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Before we begin today’s proceedings, let me preface my remarks by saying that Michael Moore better go get a cheesecake and a bottle of scotch RIGHT NOW because he’s probably about to lose a world record.

The best sales record for a theatrically released documentary ever was Fahrenheit 9/11 by Moore, and it brought in a whomping one hundred and nineteen million dollars.

The final biography about Michael Jackson, This Is It, has already sold out a hundred and sixty showings at the official site.  Online ticket vendor Fandango reports that its available ticket stock of a hundred and ten showings have sold likewise out.

This one releases October 28th, and with all those showtimes sold out, sounds like businesses all around the country better prepare for a massive outbreak of flu, colds, and bad backs, because no one’s gonna show up with that huge wad of tickets outstanding.  In fact, from the look of things, even Saw VI might get a run for its money.  Man, how creepy is that?  The biggest seller of Halloween weekend might be a documentary….