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While This Is It's domestic gross of $7.4 million seems a bit soft for a film with such high expectations, its international opening day number of $12.7 million confirms the King of Pop's global appeal. The United Kingdom, France, and Japan had the highest-grossing opening days internationally, with each territory hauling over $1 million.

Michael Joseph Jackson was also known as the King of Pop. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he made his debut onto the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1969, then began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group.His world’s best-selling records are Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995). Here are the highlights of his life..

Inspired by the Hasbro action figure, Paramount's "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" took command of the weekend box office with a $56.2 million debut domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. "G.I. Joe" also took in $44.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $100.5 million.

Family-friendly film easily takes first place over the Megan Fox-starring horror/ comedy flick and other newcomers.

The Box-Office Top Five
#1 "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" ($30.1 million)
#2 "The Informant!" ($10.5 million)
#3 "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself" ($10.1 million)
#4 "Love Happens" ($8.5 million)
#5 "Jennifer's Body" ($6.8 million)