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Taylor Swift Concert Film Nabs over $95 Million at Domestic Theaters

Fans pass by an image of Taylor Swift as they enter a cinema to watch Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert movie in Mexico City, Mexico October 13, 2023. (Reuters)
Fans pass by an image of Taylor Swift as they enter a cinema to watch Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert movie in Mexico City, Mexico October 13, 2023. (Reuters)
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Taylor Swift Concert Film Nabs over $95 Million at Domestic Theaters

Fans pass by an image of Taylor Swift as they enter a cinema to watch Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert movie in Mexico City, Mexico October 13, 2023. (Reuters)
Fans pass by an image of Taylor Swift as they enter a cinema to watch Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert movie in Mexico City, Mexico October 13, 2023. (Reuters)

Taylor Swift's movie of her Eras Tour concert dominated theaters over the weekend with $95 million to $97 million in US and Canadian ticket sales, according to estimates from distributor AMC Theatres on Sunday.

The movie, called "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour", set the record for a concert film, easily surpassing the $29.5 million collected by "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" over its first three days in 2011.

Final weekend results will be released on Monday.

If current estimates hold, Swift's film will fall short of the most bullish projections from box office analysts, who had forecast a domestic opening of $100 million to $140 million.

Still, for theater operators such as AMC and Cineworld, the movie provided a major boost to what had looked like a lackluster autumn slate after strikes in Hollywood prompted delays to "Dune: Part Two" and other releases.

Swift said on Wednesday that she was adding extra showtimes and early screenings on Thursday to meet demand.

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About 18 Million People Watched Oscars Honor ‘Anora’ 

Host Conan O'Brien holds an Oscar statue during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 2, 2025. (Reuters)
Host Conan O'Brien holds an Oscar statue during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 2, 2025. (Reuters)
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About 18 Million People Watched Oscars Honor ‘Anora’ 

Host Conan O'Brien holds an Oscar statue during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 2, 2025. (Reuters)
Host Conan O'Brien holds an Oscar statue during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 2, 2025. (Reuters)

This year's Oscars telecast that honored independent film "Anora" brought in an estimated 18.1 million US viewers on television and streaming, according to data released by broadcaster ABC on Monday.

The audience for the highest honors in Hollywood fell 7% from the 2024 ceremony, when 19.5 million people tuned in to see blockbuster biopic "Oppenheimer" take best picture.

Among adults under 50, viewership rose 3% from last year, ABC said.

"Anora," an unconventional fairy tale about an exotic dancer and the son of a Russian oligarch, won this year's best picture prize and four other honors at the ceremony. The movie has brought in $40 million at global box offices, compared with nearly $976 million for "Oppenheimer."

Comedian Conan O'Brien hosted the Oscars for the first time and was generally applauded by TV critics. The show ran nearly four hours and mostly avoided politics.

O'Brien "absolutely rocked his debut as a host, walking the perfect line between acid and affection," wrote Owen Gleiberman of Variety. "This was Conan at his acerbic best, giving Jimmy Kimmel a run for his money."

The Academy Awards aired live on Walt Disney's ABC and streamed on Hulu. Some viewers reported glitches on Hulu and said the stream ended just before best actress and best picture were announced.

Viewership of Hollywood awards ceremonies has dropped in recent years as audiences ditched traditional television for streaming and social media.

Sunday's awards generated 104.2 million social interactions, more than music's Grammy Awards and the National Football League's Super Bowl, ABC said. The highest-rated Academy Awards telecast aired in 1998, when megahit "Titanic" swept the honors. More than 57 million people tuned in that year. In 2021, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oscar ratings hit their low point with 10.5 million viewers.