UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF SELL-OUTS REPORTED WORLDWIDE FOR FIRST SHOWINGS OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT

The first 24-hours of pre-sales activity for Michael Jackson's This Is It has resulted in record-breaking sales throughout the world as fans secure the first tickets to the two-week, limited engagement of the highly-anticipated motion picture. In North America, online ticket sellers Fandango and MovieTickets.com report that there is extraordinary demand for the film with hundreds of showtimes already sold out after one day of pre-sales. In London, This Is It sold more than 30,000 tickets in its first 24-hours. In Japan, more than $1 million in ticket sales were recorded within the first 24 hours of their release, setting an advanced-sales record unmatched by any movie in history. Staggering advance sales were reported in Australia, where tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It purchased through Village Cinemas exceeded the lifetime pre-sales of such blockbusters as Transformers, and X-Men Origins. In Bangkok, Thailand, fans lined up at box office ticket counters throughout the city and by the end of the first day, all tickets for the first showings across Bangkok were sold-out. Record sales and sell-outs are also being reported in France, Holland, Sweden, Belgium and New Zealand, among other countries. Advance ticket sales in Singapore will start this Thursday, October 1st, across all cinemas islandwide. Moviegoers can get information for the two-week limited engagement by visiting our local site http://www.thisisit-movie.com.sg/