Taylor Swift The life of a showgirl The special theatrical event swings at the national box office, where it heads for a first place with a weekend of at least 28 to 30 million dollars in 3,702 theaters, according to team estimates and SWIFT AMC partner in theaters. Rival distributors, however, won him north of $ 35 million.
Whatever the result, these figures contrast strongly with ticket sales for the wrestling drama led by Dwayne Johnson The breaking machinewhich bombes in its national beginnings. Playing in 3,345 theaters, the A24 version won $ 2.7 million on Friday for an opening on weekends of $ 6 million, compared to 12 to 14 million dollars it was to win.
The film – A reward vehicle for Johnson – plans a third place behind Showgirl and Holdver One battle after another After being slapped with a B-Cinemascore from the public. (Critics were nicer; his current score on Rotten Tomatoes is a good 77%.)
Vice versa, Taylor Swift: the official party of a showgirl won a cinemascore coveted by his fans, as is his concert film in history Tour of eras did. Almost 90% of Friday moviegoers were women.
The Swift team has made great efforts to keep the Showgirl Top secret project until the 11th hour (they almost succeeded, but not quite), to the chagrin of other distributors who do not like last minute surprises. She announced on October 3-October. 5 Special event on September 19 in a well-orchestrated social media publication informing fans that tickets in advance would be on sale that day at 12:12 pm, local time for $ 12, in accordance with the long-standing relationship of SWIFT with the figures (Showgirl is his 12th studio album). Consumers can expect to pay more than $ 12 for large format bonuses.
ShowgirlPlaying in theaters for only three days, can be described as a series of lyric videos for songs on your new album, video music and Images behind the scenes. And it is anchored by the world first of the clip for Showgirl Single “The spell of Ophélia”, which she directed.
In 2023, The Eras tour Pic de concert catapulted Swift to the renowned box office renown at the opening in 2023 to a huge 93.2 million dollars at the national level, becoming the best concert film of all time with 261.6 million dollars in world tickets. The superstar and its team financed the $ 15 million project, bypassed the Hollywood studio system in partnership with the AMC theaters to distribute the film. The distribution of AMC theaters is also released Showgirl In partnership with Variance Films in the United States and Canada, and with a piece of magic entertainment on other international markets.
According to THRexamination Showgirl“The 89 -minute cinematographic experience – no visual album or concert film, and not quite a documentary – is strictly for pure and hard pure. But there is something to say for the common experience of the absorption of an album surrounded by dozens of fans with similar views, which is really served on the screen is more full than Killer.”
Directed by Benny Safdie, SMASHING Machine A film brings together Johnson with his Cruise in the jungle The co-star and good friend Emily Blunt, who played a key role by bringing together Johnson and Safdie. The film is based on the real history of Mark Kerr, a former university wrestler who fought against trauma and dependence on pain relievers during the first years of the UFC. He marked the first time that Johnson made a game in the reward space.
Another weekend offer is that of James Cameron Avatar: Water pathwhich is reorganized exclusively in 3D. Like the Swift team, Cameron and the 20th century / Disney partner use the box office for promotional purposes: this Christmas, Avatar: ash and fire Open.
The film will play in 90% of all IMAX auditoriums at the national level, but will have to share screens of Dolby cinema and other premium large format auditoriums. Water way should win $ 2 to 3 million at the national level with 2,100 theaters.
More to come.
