Michael Jackson's This Is It

Michael Jackson's film 'This Is It' has earned more than $200 Million to date, grossing $61 million in the US and $140 million in other parts of the world, with Japan bringing in $27.2 million. UPDATE: 11/11/09: The Los Angeles Times reports that the funeral for the King of Pop cost approximately $1 million. Court documents released on Tuesday reveal that his suit cost $35,000, security costs for the event ran to $30,000, invitations were $11,716, flowers were $16,000 and a funeral planner cost $15,000.

The way I feel right now. I could cry right now listening to his voice again. You know ... Michael was trying to share with the world that our culture thinks somehow that fame and fortune are an acceptable substitute for love and affection   -Shmuley Boteach

 

How is this possible when Jackson died of cardiac arrest on June 25, 2009? Because Jackson is the ultimate performer, a man who transcends his moonwalk, and in preparation for the 50th concert he was scheduled to perform in London's O2 Arena he wanted to leave nothing to chance. He had a crew filming the cast's rehearsals over three months.

The World's Most Fabulous Group   -MJ

 

Steel yourself — there's another protest march coming. Only this time, instead of worrying about the police, I'd suggest participants keep an eye out for musicians. The Wave, organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition just before the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen , will surround Parliament on Saturday 5 December.

I love trees. I have this thing for trees.   -Michael Jackson

 

Janet Jackson seems helpless, trying to interprete Michael's drug addiction. Too little time has passed to heal all sorrows about the pop-star who is merely her brother. According to her words, she recognized her brother Michael's drug problem, and tried to help him, but that he rebuffed those attempts to intervene.

just picking yourself apart all the time because you're so used to being kind of picked apart.   -Janet Jackson

 

2012 comfortably led Tuesday's box office with $4.55 million. Sony's big-budget disaster film was down 11 percent from Monday. That marked the largest daily percentage decrease of any film in wide release on Tuesday, but was quite understandable given how well the film held up from Saturday through Monday. 2012 has grossed $74.90 million through five days of release and should cross the $80 million mark on Thursday. 2012 is currently running just 1 percent behind the pace of Quantum of Solace , which Sony released in theatres at this time last year.  

Michael Jackson's concert movie This Is It is heading for the small screen - network bosses at MTV have secured rights to air the documentary in 2011. The movie is a collection of rehearsal footage from the 50 London shows Jackson was scheduled to perform from July (09). This Is It premiered worldwide last month (28Oct09) and has already taken nearly $223 million (Gbp139 million) at the worldwide box office.  

It's been 18 months since Bonnie Fuller resigned from American Media, which is more like decades in the celebrity news business. Since she left, Rob and Kristen have replaced Brad and Angelina as the tabs' most-talked-about couple. Stars make their own news via their Twitter accounts, and anything regarding Lindsay Lohan has become passé.  

The "Holy Grail" of Michael Jackson memorabilia will go on the block on Saturday in an auction of the King of Pop's famous white glove and hundreds of rock-and-roll relics. The sale at the Hard Rock Café in New York includes a car driven by Jackson, David Bowie's guitar and a slew of memorabilia from the Beatles to Bo Diddley, according to Julien's Auctions, the company running the auction. But Julien's has no doubt Jackson's white glove, which he wore when he debuted the famous moonwalk dance at the 1983 Motown 25 television special, will generate the most interest.

There is no question it is the Holy Grail of Michael Jackson   -Darren Julien

 

Oscar winner takes on wife of Nelson Mandela in next movie role. *Jennifer Hudson is set to star in a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela. The film will be directed by Darrell J. Roodt, the veteran South African filmmaker whose 2006 movie "Yesterday" was Africa's Best Foreign Film nominee, and who also directed "Cry, The Beloved Country," and "Sarafina!"

rolled into L.A.'s Cleveland High for a celebrity basketball game sponsored by local radio station Power 106   -Chris Brown