Shortly before its theatrical release on October 13, 2023, predictions for “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” were exaggerated and the concert film was predicted to have record-breaking entry into international cinemas, reaching between 150 and 200 theaters. million dollars worldwide, making it a blockbuster in its own right that should eclipse “Barbie.” The first figures after the opening weekend do not shoot up that high, Yet ‘The Eras Tour’ can already be considered the most successful concert film of all time.
As reported, “The Eras Tour” could gross between $95 million and $97 million in the U.S. and Canada on Sunday afternoon. About 4.8 million people in the US are said to have seen the film, while the average ticket price there was $20.75 and 60% came from pre-sales.
“The Eras Tour” leaves concert films of other famous musicians far behindincluding Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ with $23.2 million in its opening weekend, Miley Cyrus’ ‘Best Of Both Worlds’ which opened to a record $31.8 million in 2008, and Justin Bieber’s ‘Never Say Never’ , which took in a record $73 million in total in 2011.
“The Eras Tour” also hit the box office in Germany
And in Germany, ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ also ended up at number 1 in the cinema charts after this weekend by a wide margin – at least if we look at the revenues.
In this country, the entrance fee to the concert film is 19.89 euros for adults and 13.13 euros for children, which on average is well above the price of regular cinema tickets. Let’s look at the numbers of tickets sold in German cinemas, ‘The Eras Tour’ only reached number 4 in the cinema charts with 102.5 thousand visitors. How reported: “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” “Checker Tobi and the Journey to the Flying Rivers” and “Weekend Rebels” anticipate Taylor Swift’s concert epic.