TOPSHOT – US singer Taylor Swift arrives for the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert movie world … [+]
Taylor Swift has conquered almost every chart there is, and that statement now includes the ranking of the biggest movies in America.
The singer’s new concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour launches at No. 1 on the list of the top-grossing movies this past weekend in America. Not only was the superstar’s first major motion picture of this kind a success, it blew every other title out of the water.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour opened with somewhere between $95 million and $97 million at the North American box office, according to the Associated Press. Internationally, the film’s success was equally impressive, estimated to have earned a substantial $31 to $33 million. These international earnings contribute to a global total in the range of $126 million to $130 million.
As Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour celebrated a resounding victory at the box office in North America, it beat even the most exciting new releases by a massive margin. In fact, Swift’s film was reportedly responsible for 70% of box office grosses this past weekend.
The Exorcist: Believer, in its second weekend, secured a distant second place with $11 million in earnings. The Paw Patrol Movie follows in third place with $7 million. Rounding out the top five from this past weekend’s box office draw are Saw X and The Creator with $5.7 million and $4.3 million in box office earnings, respectively.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is already the second-highest-grossing concert film of all time, replacing Justin Bieber’s Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which stopped less than $1 million shy of hitting $100 million at the box office. Swift still has to catch up to Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which raked in more than a quarter of a billion dollars during its run.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/10/16/taylor-swifts-movie-accounted-for-70-of-box-office-grosses-in-america-this-weekend/