Movies
The music documentary, comprised of footage of the late King of Pop's rehearsals for his curtain call tour, dominates the chart with a $3.7 million haul.
Mao's Last Dancer holds its place at number two, while Couples Retreat slips down to three. The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, which marks the last big screen role for Heath Ledger, is a new entry at four. Horror sequel The Final Destination rounds out the top five.
Cameron Diaz's The Box, directed by Donnie Darko's Richard Kelly, debuts at number eight.
The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):
1. (-) This Is It - $3,701,314
2. (2) Mao's Last Dancer - $855,144
3. (1) Couples Retreat - $841,171
4. (-) The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus - $663,255
5. (3) The Final Destination - $561,646
6. (5) Julie & Julia - $517,388
7. (4) Saw VI - $507,608
8. (-) The Box - $506,692
9. (6) Astro Boy - $343,021
10. (7) All About Steve - $279,289
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