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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tourconcert could make more in its opening weekend thanThe Flashmade in its entire theatrical run domestically. When it comes to box office disappointments,The Flashis one of the biggest and iseven comparable in some ways toMorbius.
With a lot of hype from James Gunn and others calling it “one of the greatest superhero movies ever made” on top of a massive $200 million budget the film should’ve made over a billion dollars.The Flashended up leaving theaters with $108 million domestically and $268 million worldwide.
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Last weekTaylor Swift announced that she would be releasing a concert filmfor her ongoing Eras Tour that will release October 13th. Tickets immediately went on pre-sale and shatteredSpider-Man: No Way Home’s record for AMC 1st day ticket sales making $26 million compared toNo Way Home’s $16.9 million. Experts believe based on presale tickets The Eras Tour concert film could make $100 million in its opening weekend. Additionally, experts say that the film grossing $150 million or more domestically wouldn’t be surprising at all.
If Swift is able to gross over $150 million at the domestic box office she won’t just beat outThe Flashand possiblyShazam: Fury of the Godscombined, but she will also hold the record for the highest-grossing concert film domestically. The current record holder is 2011’sJustin Bieber: Never Say Neverwhich made $73 million domestically and $99 million overseas. Previously in 2009, it was held by Michael Jackson’s posthumous documentary/concert filmThis Is It, which earned $72.1 million domestically and $181.9 million globally.
It is safe to say that most people did not haveThe Flashlosing a battle to Taylor Swift on their 2023 bingo cards. Despite this being another sad defeat forThe Flash, it will be a huge win for movie theaters across the country. With the ongoing actors’ strike,many films have pushed back their release datebecause the actors won’t be able to promote their upcoming films.The Eras Tourconcert film will be a huge boost to movie theaters during the fall schedule and will hopefully bring in people who aren’t usually moviegoers.
Although tickets forThe Eras Tourconcert film are nearly double the price of regular movie tickets, that hasn’t stopped fans from selling out theaters. This will be a much-needed win for theaters at a time of two ongoing strikes in Hollywood.
