Heading into its second weekend in theaters, the Michael Jackson movie This Is It has already brought in the big bucks.
According to Sony, This Is It has raked in more than $100 million from international box offices. This far exceeds the expectation for the film, which many thought would see similar intake as 2008’s concert film Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds. Instead, This is It has brought in over twice the amount that Best of Both Worlds did.
The countries in which This Is It has seen the highest box office take were Japan, Britain, and Germany, bringing in $18.2 million, $11.1 million, and $8.9 million respectively.
Combined with the $44 million grossed in the U.S. and Canada, this takes This Is It’s profit to $144 million so far.
This is It has seen such success that Sony has extended the film’s run to go through early December in the U.S. and Canada, rather than keeping the original 2 week limited run.
