Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video) zombies who attended rehearsals at nearby Mecca Live Studio in the weeks leading up to the parade. Lexington’s annual Thriller Parade attracts around 20,000 spectators and features multiple actors playing the role of Michael Jackson. In 2011, the red jacket worn by Jackson in the video was auctioned for $1.8 million. A Hollywood production company attempted to turn Jackson's song "Billie Jean", which is also featured on Jackson's "Thriller" album, into a feature film, but no plans were completed. In 2009, Jackson sold the "Thriller" rights to the Nederlander Organization to stage a Broadway musical based on the video. "Thriller"
Michael Jackson's This Is It (album) as a compact disc and on the iTunes Store as a digital download. As planned, "This Is It" was released on October 26, 2009 in the US and worldwide on October 27 and 28. The press release announcing the two-disc album describes it as a "stand-alone companion" to the motion picture. "This Is It" was released as a two-disc compilation album. The first disc consists of 16 tracks, 14 of which were already released on Jackson's previous studio albums: "Thriller" (1982), "Bad" (1987), "Dangerous" (1991) and "" (1995), and one from The Jacksons' album "Destiny" (1978). The album does not