MJ’s film ‘This Is It’ tops worldwide box office

October 29th, 2009 more images more images Jackson's 'This Is It' draws $20.1M worldwide LOS ANGELES — The King of Pop is No. 1 again. "Michael Jackson's This Is It" has landed on top of the domestic box office with $7.4 million in its first day and $12.7 million overseas.

October 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pop queen Madonna's new album Celebration has topped European album chart. The new album has beaten Muse's The Resistance to reach the topspot of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums countdown.

October 2nd, 2009 MADONNA is the queen of Europe after taking her new hits album CELEBRATION to the top of the continent's charts. The compilation topples Muse's The Resistance to debut at the top of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums countdown.

September 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Filmmaker Tyler Perry's latest family comedy "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" opened in the top place in North American Sunday. According to preliminary industry figures, the film raked in 24 million dollars in the Friday to Sunday period.

September 3rd, 2009 Motown soul stalwarts the FOUR TOPS, THE DRAMATICS and FREDA PAYNE will be setting sail to celebrate the record label's 50th anniversary at the beginning of 2010. The artists will party with their fans on a star-studded cruise to the Bahamas.

August 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The latest installment of Warner Brothers' new 'The Final Destination' has topped the weekend box office after raking in 28.3 million dollars. According to studio estimates, Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' came second with 20 million dollars.

August 20th, 2009 LONDON - A remake of the 1987 classic film Dirty Dancing may be soon possible, as film bosses want to cash in on the popularity of the movie. According to Production Weekly, filmmakers at Lionsgate productions are working on a script with Uptown Girls writer Julia Dahl, reports the Daily Express.

August 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sienna Miller's 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' topped the weekend box office after raking in 56.2 million dollars.

July 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Despite mixed reviews for its weak storyline, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor starrer romantic comedy "Kambakkht Ishq" has grossed Rs.100 crore (Rs.1 billion) at the box office in its first week. Distributed worldwide by Eros with around 2,000 prints worldwide, "Kambakkht..." hit more than 1,400 screens in India and about 600 overseas in a combination of prints and digital format.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - Animated movie 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' has topped the UK and Ireland box office after raking in 7.64 million pounds on its opening weekend. The third Ice Age film landed the top spot, pummelling gangster movie 'Public Enemies' into second place, reports the BBC.

June 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sandra Bullock's romantic comedy The Proposal, co-starring Ryan Reynolds, has topped the weekend box office after raking in 34.1 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'The Hangover' landed the second with 26.9 million dollars.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Tom Cruise has agreed to co-produce the fourth instalment of Mission: Impossible with producer J.J. Abrams. Abrams directed Cruise in the third part of the franchise, which grossed $395 million worldwide in 2006, reported hollywoodreporter.com.

June 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'The Hangover' has topped the weekend box office after raking in 33.4 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'Up' landed the second spot with 30.5 million dollars.

June 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Animated action comedy 'Up' has topped the box office for the second week in a row after raking in 44.2 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'The Hangover' came second with 43.3 million dollars.

May 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hugh Jackman's 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' has topped the weekend box office after raking in 87 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' landed the second spot with 15.3 million dollars, reports E! Online.