Tickets for Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' going fast

Advance tickets for the Michael Jackson film "This Is It" were snatched up in record time in the US and around the globe, according to a Reuters report. Tickets for the movie, made up primarily of rehearsal footage taken in the weeks before Jackson's death, went on-sale Sunday (9/27).

Early sales have resulted in hundreds of sold-out showings in North America, with particularly strong sales in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and New York.

Outside the US, more than $1 million in tickets were sold in Japan on the first day.

In London, where the "This Is It" tour had been scheduled to play 50 dates, more than 30,000 tickets were bought by fans, topping advance interest in the "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings" films.

Fans eager to be a part of Jackson's final legacy also lined sidewalks waiting for tickets in Paris, Bangkok and Munich.

The film is scheduled to open Oct. 28 for a two-week run.