Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' thrills North American movie-goers

The Jackson film, cashing in on the outpouring of affection for the U.S. pop icon after his death earlier this year, earned US$21.3 million in its debut weekend.

The Halloween weekend crowds preferred the last moments of the moon-walking master of the spooky musical hit “Thriller” to scary movie “Paranormal Activity” which took a second spot with US$16.5 million.

“Law Abiding Citizen,” a thriller about a man bent on avenging the deaths of his slain family, moved up to the number three spot with US$7.3 million. It was trailed by a former number-one “Couples Retreat,” starring comic favorites Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman, now in fourth place with US$6.09 million.

The latest in the “Saw” films series, “Saw VI,” was in fifth place with US$5.6 million, trailed by “Where the Wild Things Are,” director Spike Jonze's live-action rendering of the beloved children's book of the same name, with 5.1 million.

In the seventh spot, “The Stepfather, a remake of a 1987 thriller, earned US$3.4 million.

“Astro Boy,” in eighth place with three million, is a 3-D animated feature film about the futuristic robot who first came to life in the 1950s as a character in the beloved Japanese science fiction manga series of the same name. “Amelia”, a film about aviatrix Amelia Earhart starring Oscar-winner Hilary Swank, reaped three million dollars for the number-nine spot. Teen vampire vehicle, “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant,” based on a popular young adult book franchise, brought in US$2.8 million at number 10.

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