Justin Bieber's Never Say Never documentary earns more than MJ's This is It

Is Justin Bieber the new king of pop?

The 17-year-old's documentary Never Say Never has officially beaten Michael Jackson's This is It at the domestic box office.

The Canadian's documentary is now the most successful concert-themed documentary, reports OK! Magazine. The movie earned $72.2 million at the domestic box office.

Jackson's This is It earned $72.1 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

As of now, Bieber has earned $10.8 million in the international box office. Never Say Never is expected to earn approximately $20 million in total in the international box office.

Bieber, who is a Twitter enthusiast, used the social media site to celebrate the good news.

PROUD of #NEVERSAYNEVER3D and grateful 2 the fans 4 making it the #1 grossing concert doc o fall TIME!! MJ is still the greatest! #HONORED he tweeted.

He later added, But MJ is still and always will be the KING OF POP! And worldwide we got a long way to go #MJtheGreatestEVER #SHOWRESPECTTOTHEKINGOFPOP