Taylor Swift’s concert movie, The Eras Tour, is off to a fantastic start, breaking records and heading for a blockbuster opening weekend.
The film captures Taylor’s epic concert journey and has already raked in an incredible $26 million in presales.
It’s projected to make a jaw-dropping $100 million during its opening weekend at the box office. This is fantastic news for theaters, especially with many other films delayed due to strikes in Hollywood.
The buzz around The Eras Tour movie has even led other films, like The Exorcist: Believer and What Happens Later, to change their release dates to avoid going head-to-head with Taylor Swift’s cinematic spectacle.
Following in the footsteps of iconic figures like Barbie, Taylor Swift is set to conquer the big screen with The Eras Tour. The movie’s presales shattered records, surpassing even Spider-Man: No Way Home’s AMC record on its first day.
The Eras Tour, spanning from March to November 2024, includes a whopping 146 concerts in 36 different locations and is poised to become the highest-grossing musical event in history, both on stage and on the silver screen.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is expected to gross around $100 million during its opening weekend, and it could reach an astounding $150 million domestically. This is a much-needed boost for theaters facing challenges due to Hollywood strikes.
However, for some movie studios, The Eras Tour movie’s release was a curveball at the start of fall. Films like The Exorcist: Believer and What Happens Later had to change their premiere dates to avoid competing with Taylor Swift and her loyal fan base. The romantic comedy featuring Meg Ryan will now hit theaters on November 3, while the sequel/reboot of the horror franchise will arrive a week earlier on October 6, despite efforts to promote both films together with the hashtag ExorSwift.
Taylor Swift has dabbled in the world of movies and TV shows over the years. She made her acting debut in 2009 on an episode of CSI and later appeared in the romantic comedy Valentine’s Day in 2010.
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In 2012, she lent her voice to the animated film Lorax and had minor roles in New Girl, The Giver (2014), and Cats (2019).
Her involvement in the film industry goes beyond acting, though. Taylor Swift ventured into directing in 2009 with the music video for her song “I’m Only Me When I’m with You” and has since produced several other music videos.
Her most notable work as a director was the short film based on her critically acclaimed song, “All Too Well,” starring actors like Dylan O’Brien from Maze Runner, Sadie Sink from Stranger Things, and Taylor Swift.
This short film was even considered for the Academy Awards and was showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival 2022. So, if she chooses to explore her artistic side further, there’s a promising future for Taylor Swift in the movie industry, both in front of and behind the camera.
