Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour opens with record-breaking numbers
The concert film took an estimated $126 million globally in its opening weekend.
Taylor Swift's new movie enjoyed the biggest concert film opening weekend ever, the New York Times reports. It is estimated that Taylor Swift The Eras Tour generated $126 million in global ticket sales after screenings began on October 12.
$95 million of that overall figure came from North American theater, with the further $31 million coming via the 94 international territories the film is also currently screening in. Swift, working without a studio, struck an exclusive deal with AMC theaters that meant she took home 57% of ticket revenue from North America. This works out at $55 million dollars. It is reported that the movie had a budget of $15 million.
The previous biggest opening weekend for a concert film was Justin Bieber's 2011 effort Never Say Never, which took the equivalent of $41 million in North American theaters and $138 million worldwide. Swift's next target will be Michael Jackson, whose 2009 film This Is It $380 million worldwide during its time in movie theaters.
Swift held a premiere for The Eras Tour at The Grove in Los Angeles last week where she was joined by Beyoncé. This December she, too, will release a live concert film in theaters. Renaissance is scheduled to arrive in early December.