Theater operator AMC said on Thursday that advance ticket sales for the tour movie of Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour have topped $100 million worldwide, which is making it the best-selling feature-length concert film in history.
“Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour” is set to out on Oct. 13 in 8,500 cinemas in 100 nations.
The movie is already set to become the highest-earning concert movie ever, displacing “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” which made $99 million and was released in 2011.
“This Is It,” which accumulated $261 million worldwide, is not regarded as a concert film because it only documents the performance rehearsals of Michael Jackson, who died before performing on stage.
“Eras” was firstly only to be released in the United States, but the popstar ultimately decided to make it a global event, even though her tour will have a second leg next year, with dozens of dates in South America, Australia, Asia, Europe, as well as the United States and Canada.
The $100 million in earnings came from all the cinemas that will screen the film, including the Cineplex networks in Canada and Cinepolis in Mexico, an AMC spokesperson told AFP.
Of the 8,500 cinemas, 4,000 are in North America.
The all-time earning record for an October opening weekend in North America is $96 million, placed by “Joker” in 2019.
According to Jeff Bock, of the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations, “Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour” could surpass 100 million during three days, from October 13 to 15, in North America.
The 2H48 film includes photos shot during three of the mega-stars concerts at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, a suburb of Los Angeles, in early August.
The “Eras” tour presently has 146 dates.
The industry magazine covering the performing arts, each concert generates $13 million in revenue, which would bring the tour total to around $1.9 billion, according to Pollstar.
Never before has a group or an artist surpassed the symbolic billion-dollar threshold.
Singer Beyonce would follow Swift’s example and have a theater release on December 1 of a documentary inspired by her “Renaissance” tour, which she has just finished in the United States, AMC said on Monday.
