Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' jumps into top 20 for advance ticket sales

Not only did Michael Jackson's concert documentary "This Is It" pull in a respectable $2.2 million at its midnight debut, the number of tickets ordered in advance have landed it in the record books. "This Is It" is the 15th most pre-ordered movie of all time, though bear in mind the "all time" that movie tickets have been available for pre-order is rather short. Still, that puts Jackson's final performance above half the Harry Potter films and the second "Transformers." The list also only collates movies that have opened in theaters; we'll be interested to see where "New Moon" falls, considering the numerous sellouts already reported. Without further ado, MovieTickets.com's Top 25 Advance Ticket Sellers of All Time: 1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (part 3)
2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince + IMAX + IMAX 3D
3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (part 4) + IMAX
4 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (part 3)
5 The Dark Knight + IMAX
6 Twilight
7 Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Disney Digital 3-D
8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (part 5) + IMAX
9 The Matrix Reloaded (part 2)
10 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
11 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (part 2)
12 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (part 2)
13 Sex and the City
14 Spider-Man 3 + IMAX
15 Michael Jackson's This Is It
16 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (part 3)
17 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (part 1)
18 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (part 2)
19 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen + IMAX
20 The Passion of the Christ
21 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (part 2)
22 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
23 Dreamgirls
24 Quantum of Solace
25 The Departed
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