“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” Becomes Highest-Grossing Concert Film in History

Taylor Swift at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in September 2023
Taylor Swift at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in September 2023. Photo by Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock (14095570bb)

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour created quite a splash when it hit the theatres back in October and it’s still pushing boundaries. After almost three months in theatres, this groundbreaking project crossed $261.6 million at the global box office, officially becoming the highest-grossing concert film of all time.

Filmed over the course of the three shows that Swift performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California last summer, this concert film was meant to encapsulate the energy of her record-breaking The Eras Tour. It knocked it out of the park before even hitting the theaters, earning over $100 million from global pre-sales alone.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is still going strong almost three months after its premiere on October 13, 2023. Swift decided to release the extended version on VOD on December 13, but this concert film is still going strong overseas, especially in China.

Following its Chinese debut on December 31, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour grossed around $8.7 million in this market and set another major box office record. With $261.6 million grossed at the global box office, Taylor Swift set a new record for the highest-grossing concert film of all time, surpassing Michael Jackson’s This Is It.