(NNPA) - Michael Jackson's concert movie "This Is It" has raked in more than $200 million at box offices around the world in only its first two weeks of release, placing it No. 22 among the highest global earners of the year.
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Seattle Theatre Group presents Beautiful Me by internationally renowned South African choreographer and dancer Gregory Maqoma/Vuyani Dance Theatre on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. at Falls Theatre at ACT.
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The Bread and Roses Center will be sponsoring a showing of the film, "The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords" at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7. The Bread and Roses center is located at 819 N. Killingsworth St. in Portland.
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Taped during rehearsals for the late Michael Jackson's London comeback tour which was not to be, "This Is It" captures the essence of a Prince of Pop concert, only sans audience. In this regard, the movie actually allows for a much more intimate experience than one taped in front of throngs of loud, distracting and adoring fans. For here, in the empty Staples Center in Los Angeles, you're able to focus strictly on Michael, and to listen to him interact with his crew and collaborators in between numbers instead of deafening applause.
According to studio estimates, late-night screenings of "Michael Jackson's This Is It" have earned $20.2 million at the North America box office.