United States-Sharqiya, October 6: Pre-sales of tickets for Taylor Swift’s movie, which was filmed during the first part of her concert tour, exceeded one hundred million dollars worldwide, according to what AMC announced on Thursday, a tally that already constitutes a record number. Record revenue for a feature film about a concert.
On October 13, screenings of the movie "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" will begin in 8,500 cinemas in 100 countries.
Since before its release, “The Era Tour” has secured the status of the highest-grossing film among concert films, after this record of $99 million was held by the film “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” which was shown in 2011.
As for “This Is It,” which grossed $261 million at box offices around the world, it is not considered a musical film because it is limited to documenting the preparations for the concerts of Michael Jackson, who died before he actually stood on the stage.
"Iras" was originally supposed to be released in the United States alone, but the singer ultimately chose to make it a global event, even though the tour will be completed next year with a second part that includes dozens of concerts in South America, Europe, the United States, and Canada.
In response to a question from Agence France-Presse, an AMC spokesman explained that advance reservation revenues amounting to $100 million relate to all cinemas that will show the film, including the “Cineplex” networks in Canada or “Cinepolis” in Mexico.
“Joker” (2019) holds the all-time record for first-weekend revenues for a movie release during the month of October in North America, which is $96 million.
Taylor Swift's film may gross more than $100 million in theaters in North America in its first weekend of release, an achievement that no concert film shown in cinemas has ever achieved.
However, the revenues of “Taylor Swift: The Era Tour” may exceed $100 million during these three days, that is, from October 13 to 15, in North America, according to Jeff Bock, of the specialized company “Expeter Relations.”
The two-hour and 48-minute film includes scenes filmed during the artist's three concerts at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, a suburb of Los Angeles, in early August.
The massive "Taylor Swift: The Era Tour" tour includes 146 concerts so far.
Polestar, a magazine devoted to live arts, reported that the revenues of each concert amounted to $13 million, meaning that the total income from the tour’s concerts would subsequently reach about $1.9 billion.
No artist or band has ever had the revenues of a concert tour exceed the symbolic threshold of one billion dollars.
A little more than a month after Taylor Swift announced her tour film, AMC reported on Monday that singer Beyoncé would follow suit and release in cinemas on December 1 a documentary inspired by her recently concluded World Renaissance Tour in the United States. .
