Michael Jackson’s "This Is It" will be released on DVD in January

Michael Jackson’s "This Is It" will be released on DVD in January. The documentary featuring the final footage of Jackson will be released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Jan. 26, tying it in with the Grammy Awards on Jan. 31.

The DVD ($28.96) will have an hour of extra footage while the Blu-ray version ($39.95) will have an hour and a half, including new "Smooth Criminal" and "Thriller" music videos that were to be screened at the London concerts.

There is also a "Making of Smooth Criminal" vignette.

Customers who order either version by Dec. 24 will get two making-of documentaries. There will also be featurettes featuring auditions for dancers, the costume process, and director/choreographer Kenny Ortega's memories of Jackson.

So far "This Is It" has generated $71 million at the boxoffice nationwide and $200 million internationally.