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'This Is It' wears crown as 'Paranormal Activity' heads for $100M

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 1, 2009 1:34 PM CST

(Newser) – This Is It lived up to its name at the weekend box office, raking in $21.3 million domestically and $101 million internationally. The Michael Jackson documentary's strong showing prompted distributor Sony to extend its original 2-week run by 3 weeks, through Thanksgiving weekend, reports... Read full story »

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