Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film grossed $39 million in its first official day in U.S. theaters, Friday, Oct. 13, according to boxofficemojo.com. That already makes it the fourth highest-grossing music concert film of all time. Taylor Swift’s film is all but certain to become the new leader on that list, quite possibly today (Oct. 15). We will update this list as boxofficemojo.com updates the film’s boxoffice tally.
Swift’s film is screening in AMC theaters in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, as well as certain other movie operators that AMC is working with as distributor. AMC is offering the film in IMAX and Dolby Cinema as well as standard screenings. Every U.S. AMC Theatre location will run the movie at least four times per day on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays while it’s showing.
The Eras Tour film was shot over the course of Swift’s first three shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., where she performed a total of six shows in early August. It was directed by Sam Wrench, who received a Grammy nomination late last year for directing Billie Eilish Live at the O2, which was a contender for best music film. He has also worked on projects by BTS, Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and Mary J. Blige.
The film premiered on Wednesday (Oct. 11) at The Grove in Los Angeles. A host of VIPs were on hand — from fellow pop queen Beyoncé to Adam Sandler, Maren Morris and Julia Garner. Billboard’s Katie Atkinson, who attended one of Swift’s SoFi shows and also covered an earlier Swift show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, was at the premiere and filed this report.
Here are the 10 highest-grossing music concert films, according to boxofficemojo.com. This list counts only domestic box-office receipts, which explains the absence of previous Swift projects such as the Netflix documentary Miss Americana (2020).
