Michael Jackson's 'This is It' To Make '$250 Million In Its First 5 Days', Says AEG

Michael Jackson's 'This is It' To Make '$250 Million In Its First 5 Days',

Says AEG

Michael Jackson is already breaking records with his film, 'This Is It', and it has yet to be released, and now, according to AEG, the film is set to make '$250 million in its first 5 days'.

According to Deadline.com, 'This Is It' "is already #1 in ticket sales on big online movie ticketseller Fandango two weeks from release, outselling all of even this weekend’s new releases. This Is It has already sold out more than 1,000 showtimes on Fandango alone, and is outselling the previous bestselling limited-run concert film, Hannah Montana 3D, by a factor of 2 x1 at the same point in that film’s sales cycle. before its release date). "

It is no surprise to anyone that the concert documentary is on its way to becoming the #1 concert film of all time. Everyone would like to see Michael Jackson again, doing what he loved to do - perform.

The single 'This Is It' is burning up the charts and taking over the airwaves abroad and domestically, in true MJ fashion. Billboard reports, since the midnight release for 'This Is It', "the song has received 900 plays on 402 stations, reaching an audience of 10.4 million, as of 11 a.m. ET today, according to Nielsen BDS."

The song which will be included on the soundtrack and featured at the end of the film has "ranked as the 35th-most played current title on all stations monitored for the Billboard Hot 100. It placed at No. 15 out-of-the-box at R&B radio." According to Billboard.biz, 'This Is It' "is currently No. 1 on the U.K. Radio Airplay Chart (week to date) and given its performance to date is likely to top the final Airplay Chart on Sunday (Oct. 18), according to data from Nielsen Music Control."

The soundtrack can be pre-ordered now through SonyMusicDigital.com and Amazon.com.

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