Michael Jackson fans flocked to cinema theatres en masse this morning, to catch a glimpse of the late superstar’s final film.

Red carpets were rolled out across 18 simultaneous premieres on five continents and there have been numerous reports that hundreds turned up for the 4am premiere in Vue Cinema’s in London, Portsmouth and Dublin.

But in Watford’s Vue Cinema however, only 15 die-hard Jackson fanatics turned up for the performance.

Watford’s Vue Cinema manager, Ken Love, 39, said: “Vue decided to show This Is It at 4am to coincide with the premiere of the film in LA.

“We did go to a lot of trouble to show this film, obtaining permission from Watford Borough Council.

“We’ve had booking for future shows in the week, but there just doesn’t seem to be many takers for the premiere this early in the morning.”

This Is It, a documentary that records the former King of Pop’s last performance and features behind the scenes footage as he prepared for his sold-out comeback concerts in London, has been highly anticipated.

Despite the poor turnout, super fans from Watford, Amelia Hendrey and Angelina Tonkntieva, were on-hand to describe how saddened they were to hear about the death of Michael Jackson, but how they thought the film was a fitting tribute.

Amelia Hendrey, 26, who had to be up in two hours to work in a shop, said: “I rang my friend Angelina this morning at 3am singing Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” and she couldn’t believe how excited I was to see the film.

“I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, I think he’s absolutely fantastic and I cried when he died.

“You look at other famous stars like Mick Jagger and Ozzy Osbourne who have abused their bodies and compare them to Michael Jackson, who looks so physically fit in the film, you can’t understand why he’s died.”

Angelina Tonkntieva, 25, said: “I couldn’t wait to see the film this evening and am going to buy it as soon as it comes out on DVD.

“People will ask where I was when Michael Jackson died and I think they’ll also ask what I was doing when the premiere of his last film was shown.

“I can say I was here, in Watford, at 4am, watching my hero.

“This film is a great testimony to what a fantastic artist he was.”

This Is It will be shown for two weeks only at Watford Vue.