The latest buzz of Sony’s Michael Jackson documentary, “This Is It,” did not thrill large crowd of audience in North America. Away from North America the movie gathered stronger fan.

“This Is It” is a film of footage of Michael Jackson before the London concert. It has been compiled from 120 hours of his rehearsal when Jackson was preparing for the concert at the time of his death in June. The film has made about $68.5 million in five days in international sales says the studio.

“This Is It” was No. 1 film, but the result was of disappointment. To promote the picture Sony tried everything to make it as a must-see event to all the fans worldwide.

The total revenue of the film worldwide was $101 million. Sony invested $60 million to make the movie, excluding marketing costs. It is on the way of getting a good profit. When the DVD sales are included then it is even more.

Rory Bruer, President of Sony for worldwide distribution said, “We couldn’t be more pleased — a tremendous result.”

Sony also extended the run of the movie through Thanksgiving in the US. According to the spokesman, Sony would announce it for Canada and overseas markets also soon.

One thing is to be noted. “This Is It” beat earlier record for a concert film. “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour,” the former record holder, had a lifetime worldwide gross in 2008 of $70.6 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

“This Is It” is a movie of Mr. Jackson’s planned 50-date engagement in London. It consisted scenes of Jacksons’ doing rehears, sometimes whole-heartedly and sometimes not whole-heartedly.

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Fresh new song of Michael Jackson is set to be launched on October 12, nearly four months after the Moonwalker died.

‘This Is It’ is the name of the track. It is the same name as comeback concerts of King of Pop Michael Jackson that were due to begin this summer in London.

Songs of ‘This Is It’ will feature the backing vocals of Jackson’s brothers.

‘This Is It’ is a two-disc album that will be featuring songs in a documentary about Michael Jackson. The album is being released by Sony Music Entertainment.

John McClain, the co-producer of ‘This Is It’ says, “This song only defines, once again, what the world already knows – that Michael is one of God’s greatest gifts.”

The first of the two discs of the album will be having some of the biggest hit songs of Michael Jackson.

The film ‘This Is It’ will be released after the audio track being released. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures.

The world gala launch of the film will be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. on 27 October. Other non-simultaneous premieres locations are Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney, Paris and many more.

Pre-order here: This Is It

After Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry and Julianne Moore, now it is Cerys Mathews, the Catatonia frontwoman, becoming pregnant in the 40s. She recently announced that for the third time she is going to become a mother.

Cerys Mathews, the 40-year-old singer, is five months pregnant broke the happy news to friends and family. She is expecting a child with Steve Abbott, her London-based boyfriend and manager and nine years senior to her. The couple has been together since February this year.

The other two children of Cerys Mathews are a 5-year-old daughter Glenys Pearl y-Felin and 3-year-old son Johnny Tupelo Jones from her ex-husband Seth Riddle, American music producer.

Cerys wants her new baby to spend time in Wales and she even wants to give it a similar Welsh name as her other children. She may also send the new arrival child to the same Welsh school in London in which the other two children goes.

Other celebrities giving birth in their 40s are:

Madonna
Madonna has four children. The first one is daughter Lourdes born after a relationship with Carlos Leon, her personal trainer, in the year 1996.

Madonna married in the year 2000 with Guy Ritchie. At the age of 41 the couple had a son called Rocco, now he is nine years old, and then the couple adopted David, a Malawian baby boy, in October in the year 2008. Just after this Madonna announced her divorce with Ritchie.
Madonna, now 51-years old, adopted another Malawian girl called Mercy.

Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman, Academy Award-winning actress, has adopted two children. They are Isabella Jane, born in 1992, and Connor Anthony, born in 1995, from her marriage to Tom Cruise.

The couple divorced in the year 2001 and after 7 years Nicole Kidman later announced that she was to have a child of her own with country singer Keith Urban, her second husband.

In 2008, Nicole Kidman gave birth to baby girl Rose Kidman Urban, in Nashville, Tennessee. Then Nicole was 41-years old.

Halle Berry
Halle Berry begun dating Gabriel Aubry, a French-Canadian supermodel, in November 2005, who was 9 years junior to her. She confirmed her pregnancy in September 2007.

Halle Berry gave birth to a baby girl named Nahla Ariela Aubry in Los Angeles on March 16 at the age of 41.

Julianne Moore
Actress Julianne Moore married Bart Freundich on August 23, 2003. The couple has two children.

The elder one is son Caleb and the younger is daughter Liv. Julianne Moore had the daughter when she was 41 in April 2002.

It seems Shilpa Shetty loves to do something away from the Bollywood track. After Big Brother, Twenty20 cricket and spas, now she is venturing into the F&B segment. Shilpa is on the way to open chain of readymade meals in Britain.

On her blog she wrote from London that it gives her great pleasure to announce that she along with her fiancé Raj Kundra have invested with the V8 Gourmet Group. She also writes that Indian food is much enjoyed in Britain and it has a huge market for Indian food chain. According to her chicken tikka masala is becoming Britain’s favourite.

She further said, “…this was only a sign for us to think it right to invest and procure a 33 percent stake in V8 that encompasses Vama, The Bombay Bicycle Club and Tiffinbites. We also do airline catering and the newest plan is to introduce readymade Indian meals that will be under 10 percent fat.”

The co-owner of V8 is celebrity chef Andy Vama.
Shilpa Shetty hopes to launch this chain of readymade meals in Britain after Christmas. She said that it is great to know that their restaurants are frequently visited and appreciated by celebrity clients such as Brad Pitt, Woody Allen, Mick Jagger, His Highness King Abdullah of Jordan, Bryan Adams, Rowan Atkinson, Uma Thurman, Amitabh Bachchan and Saif Ali Khan.

Shetty also added that they have plans of branching out the chain to Dubai and Jordan by end of this year.

Rumor is also there that Shilpa is starting this chain meal business in remembrance of the late British reality TV star Jade Goody, but she dismissed this rumor. Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty interacted in “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2007 in Britain.