Taylor Swift’s hugely popular Eras Tour was just released in AMC movie theaters around the country in the form of a concert movie, and as many people wanted to head to one of her Eras Tour concerts but were unable to, the movie has already exploded in popularity and is providing a much-needed boost to the movie theater company,
The nearly three-hour concert film was announced in late August, with fans eagerly anticipating and counting down the days to its release since news of it broke. It will, according to AMC, play in about 8,500 theaters around the world.
In fact, the “unprecedented demand” for the film, according to Taylor Swift, prompted “opening up early access showings of The Eras Tour Concert Film on THURSDAY in America and Canada,” with even more showtimes released over the weekend.
“🩵 PREMIERE DAY 🩵 Andddd I can’t really wrap my head around this but…. Look what you genuinely made me do: Due to unprecedented demand we’re opening up early access showings of The Eras Tour Concert Film on THURSDAY in America and Canada!! As in… TOMORROW. We’re also adding additional showtimes Friday and throughout the weekend. All tickets will be available by 10am tomorrow morning. And it’ll be showing starting Friday in 90 countries all over the world. I can’t thank you enough for wanting to see this film that so vividly captures my favorite adventure I’ve ever been a part of: The Eras Tour. And the best part is, it’s an adventure we’re still on together. 
Getting in the car now…” the singer said on X (formerly Twitter).
🩵 PREMIERE DAY 🩵 Andddd I can’t really wrap my head around this but…. Look what you genuinely made me do: Due to unprecedented demand we’re opening up early access showings of The Eras Tour Concert Film on THURSDAY in America and Canada!! As in… TOMORROW. We’re also adding… pic.twitter.com/IUp17aGVvn
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 11, 2023
AMC, in a statement on the film, said that weekend ticket sales have already approached $100 million, saying, “AMC Theatres Distribution and AMC Entertainment® (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, today announced that as of October 4, TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR concert film had sold more than $100 million in advance tickets globally. On October 13, TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR concert film will start playing in most of the confirmed 8,500 theatres across 100 countries around the world
It continued, “Audience demand for TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR concert film has been incredible from the moment it was first announced. It took less than 24 hours for the TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR concert film to shatter AMC’s U.S. record for the highest ticket-sales revenue during a single day in AMC’s 103-year history. Advanced ticket sales are strong across the United States, from the largest cities to the smallest towns, and are particularly strong in premium large-screen formats like IMAX, Dolby Cinema, PRIME at AMC and other branded premium experiences.”
The theater company added, “AMC and its sub-distribution partners Variance Films in the United States, Cineplex in Canada, Cinepolis in Mexico and Central America, and Trafalgar Releasing outside of North America, have responded to broad cinema operator interest in playing TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR concert film and confirmed more than 8,500 theatres across 100 countries worldwide. AMC and its sub-distribution partners continue to take steps to reach agreements with additional cinema operators throughout the world to play this spectacular Taylor Swift tour-de-force.“
