Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Movie Breaks Major Record at the Box Office

Swift just overtook Justin Bieber

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You will never, ever, ever, ever believe how wellTaylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” movie performed at the box office during its first weekend in theaters.

Over the weekend, the “Cruel Summer” singer’s highly anticipated concert film, titledTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour, finally premiered in movie theaters across the country. And much like her world tourbroke major records, it seems that the new movie has achieved a box office first.

For the film’s opening weekend,AMC reportedthatTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourearned a whopping $96 million at the box office (in addition to $32 million globally), making it the highest-grossing concert film domestically for an opening weekend.

The only film that has ever come close to this milestone is Justin Bieber’s 2011 concert film,Never Say Never, which brought in a total of $73 million during its time in theaters.

Last week, Swift, 33, attended the world premiere of her concert film in Los Angeles, where she had a number ofunforgettable momentswith her fans as well as celebrities. For instance,Adam Sandler, his wife Jackie and their two daughters, Sunny and Sadie Sandler,出来支持the musician and her newly released film.

In a video shared by a fan on X (formerly known as Twitter), the “Cardigan” singer walks up to the row Sander’s family is sitting in so she can greet theMurder Mystery 2actorand his two girls, who are diehard Swifties. Swift hugs them and takes a quick photo with them, making theiconic heart gesturewith her arms.

Can’t wait to see what other recordsTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourbreaks in the coming weeks.

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