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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:46 PM

Published 11/02/2009 by West Australia Sunday Times


Michael Jackson's This Is It smashes box-office records

MICHAEL Jackson's This Is It didn't prove too ghoulish for audiences over the Halloween weekend, smashing records to gross $US101 million over five days.

Sony Pictures acquired rights to the film, a behind-the-scenes documentary made before the king of pops death in June, for...

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MICHAEL Jackson's This Is It didn't prove too ghoulish for audiences over the Halloween weekend, smashing records to gross $US101 million ($112.6m) at the worldwide ... - [11/01/2009 - The Australian]

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