Pamela McClintock of Variety:
Michael Jackson's final encore "This Is It" grossed an estimated $101 million in its debut at the worldwide box office, including a domestic take of $21.3 million over the Halloween weekend.
The Sony release easily won both the domestic and foreign race.
Film grossed far more at the international B.O.--an estimated $68.5 million--reflecting Jackson's reach. Pic, opening Tuesday night, grossed an estimated $32.5 in its 5 ½ day domestic bow from 3,481 runs. Worldwide print count was 15,000.
Placing No. 2 domestically was Paramount's sleeper blockbuster "Paranormal Activity," which dipped only 22% to an estimated $16.5 million from 2,404 locations for a cume of $84.8 million in only its third sesh in wide release.
At the domestic B.O., Halloween is a notoriously bad day for moviegoing, and this year was no different. The domestic B.O. has been running ahead of last year at record numbers, but ticket sales for the holiday weekend were essentially flat with last year.
Lionsgate's "Saw VI," hurt by "Paranormal," slipped to No. 5 in its soph sesh, declining 61% to an estimated $5.6 million from 3,036 runs for a cume of $22.8 million...
Adam Markovitz of EW:
Halloween audiences picked beats over blood this weekend, pushing Michael Jackson's This Is It to the top spot...
The MJ musical docu will have plenty of competition though in the 2nd week of its limited run...
4 new wide releases hit theaters this week: Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey get the holiday season off to an early start with their motion capture twist on A Christmas Carol; Frank Langella offers James Marsden and Cameron Diaz a chance to open Richard Kelly's thriller;The Box; My pal and Associated Content contributor William Stape gives us the background on Peter Brusso the fascinating guy that inspired The Men Who Stare At Goats; It's a Close Encounter of The Fourth Kind in a fact based thriller..
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