Taylor Swift performs onstage throughout her The Eras Tour concert at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, on July 22, 2023.
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Taylor Swift takes her final bow at the film box office this weekend.
After a whirlwind 4 weeks in theaters, the singer’s Eras Tour concert film has shattered records and helped the theater business climate a light-weight launch calendar.
Heading into its final weekend, the Eras Tour film has collected $150 million in home receipts and greater than $200 million globally. That world haul represents greater than 18% of the $1.092 billion whole world box office earned since the film was launched Oct. 13, based on information from Comscore.
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“It’s been a outstanding, one-of-a-kind, record-breaking and influential run for the Eras Tour, to not point out an enormous win for Taylor Swift and theater house owners,” stated Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at BoxOffice.com.
Expectations are that Swift will add one other $10 million domestically this weekend and could possibly be the primary film at the box office as soon as once more.
So far, the Eras Tour film is the highest-grossing home and world concert film launch of all time, however lags simply behind “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” concert documentary’s world haul of $262.5 million.
Box office data (Taylor’s model)
- Highest opening weekend for a concert film: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — $92.8 million
- Widest home launch for a concert film: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — 3,855 areas
- Highest-grossing concert film domestically: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — $150 million, and counting
- Highest-grossing concert film worldwide: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — $203.8 million, and counting
- Highest-grossing concert film documentary worldwide: “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” — $262.5 million
Source: Comscore
Swift’s concert film launch got here at an opportune time. Labor strikes in Hollywood led various movies to depart the theatrical calendar, together with the much-anticipated “Dune: Part Two” from Warner Bros. Discovery and Legendary Entertainment.
“One film could make all the distinction,” stated Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore. “This unimaginable box office efficiency is made all the extra spectacular given the film’s truncated launch sample that had it basically taking part in on large screens 4 days per week.”
Swift’s distinctive launch, coupled along with her resolution to distribute the film via theater chain AMC as an alternative of a standard Hollywood studio, has additionally led to elevated hypothesis about the place the concert film will land on streaming.
Taylor Swift’s earlier motion pictures
- Taylor Swift: Journey To Fearless (2010): aired on The Hub, which has since been rebranded as Discovery Family, after which made accessible on DVD
- Taylor Swift: Speak Now World Tour Live (2011): made accessible on DVD
- The 1989 World Tour Live (2015): launched via Apple Music
- Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour (2018): streaming on Netflix
- Taylor Swift: City of Lover Concert (2020): ABC TV Special
- Miss Americana (2020): streaming on Netflix
- Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020): streaming on Disney+
Currently, it seems that Swift is ready for the SAG-AFTRA strike to wrap up earlier than negotiating with streamers for the rights to her concert film. The film is much-coveted in the business and a giant bidding battle is predicted.
Swift has beforehand labored with Apple Music, Netflix and Disney to launch filmed variations of her concert events and documentary initiatives.