Taylor Swift’s concert film, “Eras Tour,” has achieved remarkable success, grossing over $100 million in advance ticket sales globally a week before its cinema release.
AMC, the distributor, noted an extraordinary demand for the film, which broke records for one-day sales in less than 24 hours. This milestone positions it as the most profitable concert film ever, surpassing Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never,” which made $99 million in 2011.
Taylor Swift’s ongoing global tour, slated to run until late 2024, is on track to become the largest in history, with stadium ticket sales potentially reaching $1.4 billion.
This would eclipse Elton John’s record for his farewell tour. The “Eras Tour” film is set to hit cinemas in over 100 countries next Friday, and analysts predict it could generate an additional $100 million in box office revenue in North America during its opening weekend.
In 2021, five films, including “Barbie,” “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” achieved over $100 million in their North American debuts.
AMC is also handling the distribution of Beyonce’s Renaissance tour movie, scheduled for release in December. Taylor Swift has had a record-breaking year, becoming the first artist in history to have songs in every slot of the top 10 US singles chart.
She surpassed Drake, who previously held the record of nine top 10 singles concurrently in September 2021. The Beatles held a similar record in 1964 with eight singles in the top 10.
In August, Spotify announced that Swift had set another record as the first female artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on the platform.
This achievement followed her release of the re-recorded album “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” which topped the charts in the US and UK. Swift will soon release her next re-recorded album, “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” as part of her efforts to regain ownership of her original recordings.