Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering
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The London pub fell victim to Swift-mania. (Getty) Swifties have embarked on a new era following Taylor Swift’s latest release, The Tortured Poets Department. Her fanbase has once again proved their loyalty after flocking to a local London pub which was name-dropped in her new album. The venue reportedly had to turn customers away after
Jerrod Carmichael (R) is a comedian, actor, director, and producer. He’s taken aim at fellow comedian Dave Chapelle (L) (Netflix/Getty) Comedian and filmmaker Jerrod Carmichael has blasted fellow comic Dave Chappelle, opening up about the pair’s ongoing feud and calling out Chappelle’s opinions on the LGBTQ+ community. Controversial comedian Dave Chappelle has been criticised for
The stars are rumoured to be dating. (Getty/Getty) Barry Keoghan was spotted in the crowd at The Eras Tour Singapore, and the way he reacted to Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Nonsense’ outro was nothing less than iconic. The singer-songwriter has been supporting Taylor Swift’s record-breaking tour, with the performers finishing up a seven-show run in Australia before
Taylor Swift granted the little girl’s wish. (Natalie Oliver/Facebook/Getty) Taylor Swift helped a little girl with terminal cancer to be granted her wish when she met the singer on the opening night of The Eras Tour, Sydney. The nine-year-old girl, Scarlett, was diagnosed with brain cancer and was given a prognosis of just 12-18 months
The sporting star is showing up in support of the singer. (Getty) Tayvis is back, people! Travis Kelce has landed in Australia, ready to support Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour stint in Sydney. Swift has just finished performing three sell-out shows at Melbourne Cricket Ground, in a performance which has cemented her triple-threat status.
The conference was held ahead of Swift’s Eras Tour in Australia. (Getty) The University of Melbourne has hosted a two-day academic conference on Taylor Swift ahead of The Eras Tour in Australia. Australians have been waiting patiently for the pop superstar to take her tour down under, with Swifties even going as far as tattooing
The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. (Getty) The Kansas City Chiefs have won the Super Bowl 2024 against the San Francisco 49ers, to the delight of Taylor Swift. The game between the two teams went into overtime before the Chiefs secured their win 25-22. Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce previously had a heated interaction
Taylor Swift (L) was defended by country singer Chely Wright (R) after an NYT article speculating on the former’s sexuality. (Getty) Queer country singer Chely Wright has slammed a New York Times (NYT) article speculating on Taylor Swift’s sexuality as “awful” after being name-dropped in it. In the NYT op-ed published on Thursday (4 January),
First thing’s first: Happy birthday, Taylor Swift! Closing out a year that has seen the now 34-year-old superstar score nothing but touchdowns, the shindig beau Travis Kelce has planned Wednesday night in New York City promises to be quite the celebration. And well it should be. With a record-breaking tour that brought in more than
Taylor Swift reportedly turned down an invite to perform at King Charles III’s coronation concert. (Terry Wyatt/Getty) Taylor Swift reportedly turned down an invitation to perform at King Charles’ coronation concert, according to a new book from Omid Scobie. The royal commentator, bestselling author, and ally to the Sussexes has released his second book about
With its seventh weekend numbers tallied, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has topped the $250M global benchmark. At $250.01M per AMC, the split is a little over $178.2M domestic with $71.8M coming from the international box office. The highest-grossing concert film ever domestically began worldwide rollout in mid-October, opening to $92.8M in North America for
The AMC-distributed Taylor Swift concert movie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which paused weekday play from Monday-Thursday, is looking at a 60%-70% dive in its second weekend with $27M-$37M off its first weekend of $92.3M. Those industry projections are based on the front-loaded nature of female-skewing pics, per sources. Disney’s Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus:
Refresh for latest…: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour may have missed the century mark in regards to a domestic opening, but the 12x Grammy winner was always guaranteed that number worldwide, with AMC reporting this AM that the Sam Wrench-directed concert pic has racked up $126M-$130M. The international box office opening is estimated at $31M-$33M.
SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland is very happy with Taylor Swift and not so happy with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. We spoke with Crabtree-Ireland today at New York Comic-Con where he took the stage for a panel about AI. Talks collapsed on Wednesday night between studios and SAG-AFTRA following the guild’s
The AMC distributed Taylor Swift: Eras Tour concert movie officially made $2.8M in Thursday night previews. We told you last night that the rough estimate was below $5M. The pic played in 2,700 theatres with showings last night beginning at 6 p.m. local time. Remember, these previews aren’t indicative of how the weekend will go.
EXCLUSIVE: There’s a reason why her last name is Swift. The 12x Grammy award winner, the day after the world premiere of her AMC-distributed concert movie, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, found her way back to Kansas City for the Chiefs’ NFL game vs. the Denver Broncos. Why? Because her movie is opening tonight, dummy.
Taylor Swift has the highest-grossing concert tour of the year, and she’s about to conquer movie theaters, as well. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, opening Friday, October 13, has already sold more than $100 million in advance ticket sales in 8,500 theaters across 100 countries around the world. Will it have a world premiere? Yes.
EXCLUSIVE: Heading into the Swift snowfall this weekend at the box office, here’s what we can tell you about the AMC-distributed film. As has already been reported, a $100M+ projection per distribution sources is in store and another $50M+ overseas (for $150M WW debut); but part of the stats indicating this come from box office
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film had sold more than $100 million in advance tickets globally as of today, according to AMC Theatres Distribution and AMC Entertainment as the film is set to opens at close to 8,500 theatres across 100 countries in a week. Audience demand “has been incredible” across the U.S., AMC
She’s going worldwide. AMC’s concert movie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour now will get a global release on October 13 in more than 100 countries. The 12-time Grammy winner just revealed the news on social media: The tour isn’t the only thing we’re taking worldwide…….. 🌎 Been so excited to tell you all that The
You didn’t actually think there wouldn’t be a world premiere for the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film? The biggest theatrical exhibitor in the U.S. and the world, AMC Theatres, has announced that the most highly anticipated movie on the fall theatrical release calendar will be holding a world premiere event on Oct. 11
EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell us that advance tickets sales for the Taylor Swift: Eras Tour concert movie have reached $65M-plus. That’s a figure comprised of the top three U.S. circuits –AMC, Regal and Cinemark–, Canada’s Cineplex and Mexico’s Cinépolis, we hear. That figure–a month before opening– already bests the U.S./Canada advance ticket sales of mega-superhero movies
Cinemark, the nation’s third largest theater chain, is letting fans reserve auditoriums for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film, out this fall. “We are excited to offer fans the ultimate Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert film VIP experience in their own private Cinemark auditorium,” said the chain’s chief marketing and content officer
EXCLUSIVE: STX’s first movie under its Lionsgate pact, Neil Burger’s The Marsh King’s Daughter via Roadside Attractions will now go on Nov. 3 instead of Oct. 6. Even though AMC’s Taylor Swift: Eras Concert opens on Oct. 13 and plays for four weekends, it’s clear Roadside doesn’t want to play this movie starring Star Wars
EXCLUSIVE: The AMC-distributed concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour according to sources has actually clocked $37M+ from the three big theater circuits –AMC, Regal and Cinemark– in its first 24 hours of presales. That’s definitely higher than the first day presales of Star Wars: Force Awakens at $20M. The current opening weekend projection for
UPDATE, AFTER EXCLUSIVE: AMC is reporting that the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film has clocked a mindblowing $26M for the circuit in presales in its first 24 hours, beating their previous first day presales record for Spider-Man: No Way Home which did $16.9M. Let’s write that again — this massive presales figure is
With titles falling off marquees due to the strikes, leave it to Taylor Swift to save the day. Her record breaking concert, the Eras Tour, will be playing AMC, Regal and Cinemark theaters this fall. The pic is directed by Sam Wrench. AMC is also releasing the Eras Tour movie on their own in what
Lil Nas X, Little Mix and Adele are among the artists nominated in the gender-neutral Brit Awards. (Getty/Kevin Kane/WireImage/JMEnternational/JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/YouTube/ITV) Lil Nas X, Little Mix and Adele are among the nominees for the 2022 BRIT Awards, which features gender-neutral categories for the first time. Starting with its 2022 ceremony, the awards scrapped its
Taylor Swift has finally given the world the 10-minute version of All Too Well. (Twitter) Taylor Swift has finally released her much-fabled 10-minute version of “All Too Well”, and it will leave you sobbing in bed desperately clinging on to your last morsel of hope that love still exists. That might sound dramatic, but it’s