the buzz log
This, indeed, is it. The Buzz Multiplex has been cleared of all wide releases, as Michael Jackson's posthumous concert film continues to gain momentum. The massive online attention supports predictions that "Michael Jackson's This Is It" will be the "highest-grossing music documentary" to date and may even have Oscar potential.
The Wednesday premiere drew in more than $20 million around the world, and the film title continues to be entrenched in the top 700 searches on Yahoo!.
While some observers think Halloween might dampen box-office numbers, holiday celebrants will be paying their tribute to the late singer in many ways: "michael jackson costumes" have topped October costume searches on Yahoo!. That's not all: Expect weekend parties to pass out "michael jackson pumpkin pattern" for carving, play "michael jackson games," and practice the "michael jackson moonwalk."
Below, the online preparations that have been underway for a Jackson tribute:
Top 10 Michael Jackson Searches of the Week, as ranked by Yahoo! searches
- Michael Jackson This Is It
- Michael Jackson Videos
- Michael Jackson Songs
- Michael Jackson Thriller
- Michael Jackson This Is It Song
- Jackson 5
- Michael Jackson Lyrics
- Michael Jackson Thriller Video
- Michael Jackson Billie Jean
- Michael Jackson Beat It
Filed under: Movies, Music, Holidays, Celebrities, Halloween, Dead Celebrities, Michael Jackson
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A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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