'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' dominates North American box office
According to AMC Theaters, in less than 24 hours, the music documentary "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" broke the record for the highest single-day ticket sales in the distributor's 103-year history.
Following sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium in Southern California, pop superstar Taylor Swift continues to fill movie theaters across North America with excited fans, as her music documentary"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"grossed an estimated $96 million in its opening weekend.
“It’s a strong opening,” said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. “While ticket sales are still lower than some projections, they’re still huge, far outpacing other concert films.”
According to Mr. Gross, the previous musical films that made a splash were"Justin Bieber: Never Say Never"released in 2011 - concluded its campaign to conquer theaters in North America with a total revenue of 73 million USD, and"This Is It"Michael Jackson's 2009 auction for $72.1 million.
Taylor Swift "crushed" the above achievements in just 3 days and her movie helped theaters in North America witness the biggest box office revenue since July 21.
In markets outside North America,"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"brought in an additional $33 million, bringing the film's global total to about $130 million in its opening weekend.
"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"is an opportunity for millions of viewers around the world to see the largest tour of Taylor Swift's career.
The film was produced at an "unusually fast" pace and its release style was also very typical. AMC Theaters - the distributor of this film - broke the rules of watching movies in theaters, thereby encouraging the audience to perform every action as if they were at a real concert: dancing, singing, using mobile phones...
According to AMC Theaters, it took less than 24 hours to"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"broke the record for highest single-day ticket sales in the distributor's 103-year history.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes,"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"achieved an incredible 100% positive reviews from both critics and audiences.
Rolling Stone praises"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"is a sensory-explosive cinematic experience for mass audiences. Many sites praised the smooth camera shifts, giving theatergoers the closest possible experience to a real stadium. Meanwhile, Variety magazine asserted that: "It would be difficult to find any fault with director Sam Wrench's transfer of the concert from stage to screen."
With her tour "The Eras Tour," singer Taylor Swift, born in 1989, broke many records such as the highest number of tickets sold in one day (2.4 million tickets) or the female singer with the highest revenue from a single tour of all time, surpassing Madonna. Music documentary"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"will be released in Vietnamese theaters on November 3.
