Even though Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie didn’t win a Golden Globe, she still created history. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert and documentary movie of all time. Swift accomplished this astounding milestone after her global box office hit film surpassed Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which had previously held the record.
AMC Theatres’ CEO Adam Aron wrote on X, “Now at $261.6 million globally, AMC’s first ever released film, TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR just became the highest grossing concert film & highest grossing documentary film of all time. AMC sends our congratulations and eternal gratitude to Taylor Swift for being so remarkable.”
Now at $261.6 million globally, AMC's first ever released film, TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR just became the highest grossing concert film & highest grossing documentary film of all time. AMC sends our congratulations and eternal gratitude to Taylor Swift for being so remarkable. pic.twitter.com/LvVEUT7Faf
— Adam Aron (@CEOAdam) January 8, 2024
On Sunday, The Eras Tour grossed a total of $261.6 million globally, including more than $180 million in North America. According to the latest figures, the singer’s concert film beat The King of Pop’s This Is It, which earned $261.2 million worldwide.
In a statement for AMC, Aron said, “On behalf of all of us at AMC Theatres, I send my congratulations and eternal gratitude to Taylor Swift for her remarkable and record-setting box office performance.”
“Her spectacular performance delighted fans around the world and serves as another strong reminder about the power of extraordinary filmmaking and magic of movie theaters,” he added.