Washington
(ANI):
The
massive
opening
haul
of
Michael
Jackson"s
film
'This
Is
It" has
led
movie
bosses
to
extend
its
two-week
run.
The
movie
charting
the
last
days
of
Jackson
saw
worldwide
grossed
a
massive
101
million
dollars
in
just
five
days.
Sony,
which
shelled
out
60
million
dollars
for
the
rights
to
distribute
the
film,
announced
it
is
extending
the
film"s
run
by
three
weeks
in
the
U.S.
The
studio's
head
of
distribution,
Rory
Bruer,
said
the
decision
to
extend
will
be
made
on
a
territory-by-territory
basis.
"He's
(Jackson
is)
just
loved
everywhere
on
the
planet.
It
doesn't
matter
if
it's
Asia,
Africa,
Australia,
Europe,
South
America.
Every
continent
in
the
world
loved
him
and
his
music," Contactmusic
quoted
Bruer
as
saying.
The
documentary
features
behind
the
scenes
footage
of
the
King
of
Pop
as
he
rehearsed
for
his
sold-out
comeback
concerts
in
London
before
his
sudden
death
on
June
25.
he
two-hour
movie,
which
is
being
hyped
as
the
last-ever
performance
by
the
star,
was
rolled
out
for
18
simultaneous
premieres
in
five
continents.