{"id":1971,"date":"2009-10-29T07:11:29","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T07:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjstar.com\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2009-10-29T07:11:29","modified_gmt":"2009-10-29T07:11:29","slug":"this-is-it-takes-in-2-2-million-on-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2009\/10\/this-is-it-takes-in-2-2-million-on-opening-night\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is It  Takes In $2.2 Million On Opening Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script>Plenty of Michael Jackson fans turned out for &#8220;This Is It&#8221; on Wednesday, but Sony Pictures may have to wait until Friday to find out whether the movie is a &#8220;Thriller&#8221; or &#8220;Bad&#8221; at the box office.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mjstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/thisisit_la.jpg\" alt=\"thisisit_la\" title=\"thisisit_la\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1973\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->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&#8217;s death in June, sold $2.2 million worth of tickets domestically at late-night screenings Tuesday, the studio reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to industry executives who have been monitoring box-office returns, &#8220;This Is It&#8221; was on track as of Wednesday evening to collect $10 million to $12 million by the end of the day. 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