Michael Jackson may have dubbed himself the King of Pop, but the late icon didn't hold the box-office crown for long. Less than a year after the posthumous MJ documentary "This Is It" became the most successful concert-themed film in U.S. history, Justin Bieber is poised to snatch the mantle.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" has earned $72.2 million in domestic box office so far, passing Jackson's $72.1 million haul. And while Bieber has racked up those impressive numbers in just six weeks, he's got a long way to go before he laps the global receipts for the MJ doc.

"This Is It" has grossed $189.1 million overseas for a global total of $261.2 million. Music films don't typically play well overseas, and THR noted that "Never Say Never" has grossed a more modest $10.8 million overseas so far, with Paramount executives predicting that it could top out around $20 million internationally.

The impressive U.S. numbers were likely goosed by the re-release of the film recently with 40 additional minutes of bonus footage from director Jon M. Chu. Bieber still has a little way to go to climb the list of the top-grossing documentaries of all time. "Never Say Never" is currently stalled out at the #3 position, around $5 million behind "March of the Penguins," according to Box Office Mojo, and well short of the all-time record held by Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which has taken in $119.1 million to date.

Bieber set off a classic ...fan frenzy a few weeks ago when he visited Liverpool, England, for his world tour. And just a week later, he posed with his new wax figure at London's Madame Tussauds, checking off another item on the list of milestones to an MJ-like career.


http://www.mtv.com/news/a...fice.jhtml

All hail the King of Pop.

musicjunky318 said:

All hail the King of Pop.

Well good for Justin *in before the negative comments*

Justin Bieber has smashed Usher's title of Prince of Pop

musicjunky318 said:

All hail the King of Pop.

musicjunky318 said:

All hail the King of Pop.

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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Isn't Lady Gaga supposed to come out with one as well?

Somebody's quote on the internet in response to this story:

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Congrats Justin!! My little sister is sooooooo in love with him...

Ellie said:

It probably happened because This Is It was only playing for a limited time only. Wasn't it only on for about 3-4 weeks extended from the originally planned 2?

Yeah, that's why.

Ellie said:

It probably happened because This Is It was only playing for a limited time only. Wasn't it only on for about 3-4 weeks extended from the originally planned 2?

BTW, I forgot....why did they wanna play it for only such a short time?

Oh well , but to me, MJ is still the man.

dag said:

Ellie said:

It probably happened because This Is It was only playing for a limited time only. Wasn't it only on for about 3-4 weeks extended from the originally planned 2?

BTW, I forgot....why did they wanna play it for only such a short time?

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Ellie said:

dag said:

BTW, I forgot....why did they wanna play it for only such a short time?

It was something to do with trying to get the DVD out for Christmas and how there's some kind of law that a movie had to be X number of weeks off cinema screens before the DVD release was allowed. They used that as an excuse a few times for pulling popular films from the cinema, but it doesn't make complete sense as I know of instances where other films never stopped running at all, or films being released on cinema and DVD simultaneously or just 1-2 weeks apart (e.g. The September Issue). Disney use that excuse a lot as they did with Alice In Wonderland and the first Night At The Museum. ... and in the end the This Is It DVD got pushed back until 2010 anyway.

Thanks for the explanation, Ellie.

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That right earring refuses to let up!

ALL HAIL THE NEW KING KANG OF POP !!

HATERS

ok..leaving this thread before bboy87 & ViintageJunkiie return..

Looks and 0.0 talent. He's The King Of Product.

Fucking ingrates the lot of you...

The kid's a teen idol. I don't hate the kid particularly, but this is pushing it way too far.

If he can stay relevant for over 4 decades, inspire generations of fans, AND produce an album that surpasses THRILLER, then make a big deal. But I'll be damned if I bow down or even acknowledge some kid who thinks he's the shit. Hell, I wouldn't even give him Michael's title. Even if he is Canadian...

That title belongs to Michael Joseph Jackson , of Gary, Indiana. It always will be...

Without Michael...Justin wouldn't have anything. Hell, his mentor would have absolutely NOTHING.

'nuff said.

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SherryJackson said:

Fucking ingrates the lot of you...

The kid's a teen idol. I don't hate the kid particularly, but this is pushing it way too far.

If he can stay relevant for over 4 decades, inspire generations of fans, AND produce an album that surpasses THRILLER, then make a big deal. But I'll be damned if I bow down or even acknowledge some kid who thinks he's the shit. Hell, I wouldn't even give him Michael's title. Even if he is Canadian...

That title belongs to Michael Joseph Jackson , of Gary, Indiana. It always will be...

Without Michael...Justin wouldn't have anything. Hell, his mentor would have absolutely NOTHING.

'nuff said.

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HAHA THIS IS GENIUS. *Right-Click Save*

CHIC0 said:

ALL HAIL THE NEW KING KANG OF POP !!

HATERS

ok..leaving this thread before bboy87 & ViintageJunkiie return..

I'm gonna tell George to take some MORE time to release his next album

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/justin-bieber-passes-michael-jackson-shuns-rebecca-black/58978

bboy87 said:

I'm gonna tell George to take some MORE time to release his next album

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Justin who?

Please...

Please wake me when the real deal comes by and not just wannabe whatever.