Plenty of Michael Jackson fans turned out for "This Is It" on Wednesday, but Sony Pictures may have to wait until Friday to find out whether the movie is a "Thriller" or "Bad" at the box office.
The documentary, a gamble for Sony that was assembled from more than 100 hours of video footage and rushed to the big screen after the singer's death in June, sold $2.2 million worth of tickets domestically at late-night screenings Tuesday, the studio reported.
According to industry executives who have been monitoring box-office returns, "This Is It" was on track as of Wednesday evening to collect $10 million to $12 million by the end of the day. A Sony spokesman declined to comment.
Comparisons with other movies are difficult, given that only two major films have been released in recent history by studios on a Wednesday outside of summer or the holidays. "The Passion of the Christ," a phenomenon that benefited from group purchases by churches, grossed $26.6 million in February 2004, and "The Matrix Revolutions," the third movie in a blockbuster trilogy, collected $24.3 million on its opening Wednesday in November 2003.
Thus far, it's unclear whether "This Is It" will be a blockbuster. The movie's big test will come Friday. Attendance today is expected to be light because most hard-core Jackson fans will have seen it opening day. Saturday will also be slow because it's Halloween, historically a dismal day at the box office.
If word of mouth is strong and moviegoers beyond the most devoted Jackson fans are interested, that probably will be evident in healthy ticket sales Friday.
Industry executives estimate, based on early data, that the movie could bring in anywhere from $30 million at the low end to $60 million at the high end through Sunday. The studio spent $60 million to acquire the rights and probably has spent tens of millions more on marketing.
Ultimately, however, domestic ticket sales may not be that important. "This Is It" is expected to perform substantially better overseas, where it could be a major hit regardless of how it does in the U.S. and Canada.
Box-office figures from the 97 foreign countries where "This Is It" opened simultaneously are not yet available.
> Plenty of Michael Jackson fans turned out for "This Is It" on Wednesday, > but Sony Pictures may have to wait until Friday to find out whether the > movie is a "Thriller" or "Bad" at the box office.
> The documentary, a gamble for Sony that was assembled from more than 100 > hours of video footage and rushed to the big screen after the singer's > death in June, sold $2.2 million worth of tickets domestically at > late-night screenings Tuesday, the studio reported.
> According to industry executives who have been monitoring box-office > returns, "This Is It" was on track as of Wednesday evening to collect > $10 million to $12 million by the end of the day. A Sony spokesman > declined to comment.
> Comparisons with other movies are difficult, given that only two major > films have been released in recent history by studios on a Wednesday > outside of summer or the holidays. "The Passion of the Christ," a > phenomenon that benefited from group purchases by churches, grossed > $26.6 million in February 2004, and "The Matrix Revolutions," the third > movie in a blockbuster trilogy, collected $24.3 million on its opening > Wednesday in November 2003.
> Thus far, it's unclear whether "This Is It" will be a blockbuster. The > movie's big test will come Friday. Attendance today is expected to be > light because most hard-core Jackson fans will have seen it opening day. > Saturday will also be slow because it's Halloween, historically a dismal > day at the box office.
> If word of mouth is strong and moviegoers beyond the most devoted > Jackson fans are interested, that probably will be evident in healthy > ticket sales Friday.
> Industry executives estimate, based on early data, that the movie could > bring in anywhere from $30 million at the low end to $60 million at the > high end through Sunday. The studio spent $60 million to acquire the > rights and probably has spent tens of millions more on marketing.
> Ultimately, however, domestic ticket sales may not be that important. > "This Is It" is expected to perform substantially better overseas, where > it could be a major hit regardless of how it does in the U.S. and > Canada.
> Box-office figures from the 97 foreign countries where "This Is It" > opened simultaneously are not yet available.
> -- > Pissing good money after bad...
Spending sixty million dollars on the rights, whatever it cost to splice a bunch of footage together into something (presumably) coherent and say another twenty on marketing, they probably figure it's worth a roll of the dice. It may be a dud but it may go crazy too. Michael Jackson has a weird effect on a lot of people. Somebody must not have a lot of faith in Michael's staying power to be rushing it out this quickly though. Christmas would have been a better time to release it and its only eight weeks away.
> > Plenty of Michael Jackson fans turned out for "This Is It" on Wednesday, > > but Sony Pictures may have to wait until Friday to find out whether the > > movie is a "Thriller" or "Bad" at the box office.
> > The documentary, a gamble for Sony that was assembled from more than 100 > > hours of video footage and rushed to the big screen after the singer's > > death in June, sold $2.2 million worth of tickets domestically at > > late-night screenings Tuesday, the studio reported.
> > According to industry executives who have been monitoring box-office > > returns, "This Is It" was on track as of Wednesday evening to collect > > $10 million to $12 million by the end of the day. A Sony spokesman > > declined to comment.
> > Comparisons with other movies are difficult, given that only two major > > films have been released in recent history by studios on a Wednesday > > outside of summer or the holidays. "The Passion of the Christ," a > > phenomenon that benefited from group purchases by churches, grossed > > $26.6 million in February 2004, and "The Matrix Revolutions," the third > > movie in a blockbuster trilogy, collected $24.3 million on its opening > > Wednesday in November 2003.
> > Thus far, it's unclear whether "This Is It" will be a blockbuster. The > > movie's big test will come Friday. Attendance today is expected to be > > light because most hard-core Jackson fans will have seen it opening day. > > Saturday will also be slow because it's Halloween, historically a dismal > > day at the box office.
> > If word of mouth is strong and moviegoers beyond the most devoted > > Jackson fans are interested, that probably will be evident in healthy > > ticket sales Friday.
> > Industry executives estimate, based on early data, that the movie could > > bring in anywhere from $30 million at the low end to $60 million at the > > high end through Sunday. The studio spent $60 million to acquire the > > rights and probably has spent tens of millions more on marketing.
> > Ultimately, however, domestic ticket sales may not be that important. > > "This Is It" is expected to perform substantially better overseas, where > > it could be a major hit regardless of how it does in the U.S. and > > Canada.
> > Box-office figures from the 97 foreign countries where "This Is It" > > opened simultaneously are not yet available.
> > -- > > Pissing good money after bad...
> Spending sixty million dollars on the rights, whatever it cost to > splice a bunch of footage together into something (presumably) > coherent and say another twenty on marketing, they probably figure > it's worth a roll of the dice. It may be a dud but it may go crazy > too. Michael Jackson has a weird effect on a lot of people. Somebody > must not have a lot of faith in Michael's staying power to be rushing > it out this quickly though. Christmas would have been a better time to > release it and its only eight weeks away.- Hide quoted text -
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It'll sell on DVD by the truckload. When moron fans snap up several copies of rehashed greatest hits packages, Sony know they can chuck any old shit at them and they'll buy it.
I think that it will be such a succesful movie that it will be remembered for a really long time! Michael Jackson has always been criticized by the media, and now he is dead he has turned to a good person from the media point of view... hate media!
On 6 nov, 09:56, josemsv_1993 <josemsv_1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I think that it will be such a succesful movie that it will be > remembered for a really long time! > Michael Jackson has always been criticized by the media, and now he is > dead he has turned to a good person from the media point of view... > hate media!
I love the movie, and it represents everything that was once Jacko: someone hardworking, and above all, good person.
On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:00:26 -0800 (PST), Ruiperez <lauryta...@gmail.com> wrote: >On 6 nov, 09:56, josemsv_1993 <josemsv_1...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> I think that it will be such a succesful movie that it will be >> remembered for a really long time! >> Michael Jackson has always been criticized by the media, and now he is >> dead he has turned to a good person from the media point of view... >> hate media!
>I love the movie, and it represents everything that was once Jacko: >someone hardworking, and above all, good person.
That all changed in the late 80s when he started raping boys and getting high.
In article <4fa8b9d2-0d89-4e0c-ae0f-8b1cdcfebe13 @t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, lauryta...@gmail.com says...
> On 6 nov, 09:56, josemsv_1993 <josemsv_1...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I think that it will be such a succesful movie that it will be > > remembered for a really long time! > > Michael Jackson has always been criticized by the media, and now he is > > dead he has turned to a good person from the media point of view... > > hate media!
> I love the movie, and it represents everything that was once Jacko: > someone hardworking, and above all, good person.
You left out the other things that were ALSO Jacko: pedophile, deadbeat, plastic surgery junkie, deliberate circus freak, no-show, crybaby, liar, hypochondriac, narcissist, etc.
> In article <4fa8b9d2-0d89-4e0c-ae0f-8b1cdcfebe13 > @t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, lauryta...@gmail.com says...
> > On 6 nov, 09:56, josemsv_1993 <josemsv_1...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I think that it will be such a succesful movie that it will be > > > remembered for a really long time! > > > Michael Jackson has always been criticized by the media, and now he is > > > dead he has turned to a good person from the media point of view... > > > hate media!
> > I love the movie, and it represents everything that was once Jacko: > > someone hardworking, and above all, good person.
> You left out the other things that were ALSO Jacko: pedophile, > deadbeat, plastic surgery junkie, deliberate circus freak, no-show, > crybaby, liar, hypochondriac, narcissist, etc.
And best of all, DEAD! Young boys are a little bit safer now that pedo pan is rotting in Hell.
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