After conquering the world’s largest stadions with their sold -out concert tours, Taylor Swift Proves again that she can also control the large screen.
Her latest theater effort, “The Official Release Party for a Showgirl”, dances to the top of Box Office charts with $ 33 million over the weekend. The “movie experience”, which the project has been called, collected another $ 13 million on the International Box Office for a global total $ 46 million. It is a significant number given that “showgirl” was announced just over two weeks ago And landed in theaters with minimal marketing outside Swift’s social media. AMC distributes “the official release party for a showgirl”, which is not a traditional film, or a concert movie like Swift’s record breaking “The Eras Tour,” But instead, an 89-minute listening party that offers fans a look at a new music video and pictures behind the scenes for their 12th studio album, “The life of a showgirl.” This is Swift’s second No. 1 debut after 2023’s “The Eras Tour”, which opened for an astonishing $ 93.2 million.
“No other musical artist on the planet can do this,” says David A. Gross, who runs the film consulting company Franchise Entertainment Research.
Swift is a self -proclaimed fan of numerology and set tickets for sale for $ 12, which is above the national average price but below the cost in major cities such as New York City or Los Angeles. The audience reception has been fantastic (a rare “A+” degree on Cinemascore Exit surveys), but regardless of feedback, “The official release party for a showgirl” is only scheduled for the weekend 3 to 5.
“On behalf of the AMC theaters and the entire theater industry, I expand our sincere appreciation to the iconic Taylor Swift for taking its shine and magic to cinemas this weekend,” said AMC CEO Adam Aron in a statement. “Her vision to add a cinematic element to her incredible album debut was nothing less than a triumph.”
Elsewhere at the checkout, the audience could not smell what the mountain cooked. This weekend’s second newcomer, Dwayne Johnson’s R-ranked sports drama “The Crushing machine“Crated in third place with $ 6 million from 3,345 arenas. These ticket sales were During projections of $ 8 million to $ 15 million And marked a career lay for Johnson, during his thriller 2010 “faster” ($ 8.5 million, not adjusted for inflation). In orominic discs aside, it is a blow to the A24, which spent $ 50 million to produce the film – and many millions more at marketing efforts, including stops at Venice and Toronto Film Festival. On the way out of Lido was “The Smashing Machine” greeted with a long standing ovation And is considered an Oscar challenger, but it is unclear now whether the catastrophic commercial turnout will damage the film’s prices.
Part of the disconnection is that “The Smashing Machine” has a rare dramatic performance from Johnson, which is best known for family -friendly franchises such as “Jumanji” or “Fast and Furious.” He plays wrestler and UFC master Mark Kerr when he makes a career comeback after fighting against abuse. Emily Blunt plays Kerr’s then girlfriend, Dawn Staples. Although critics were nicer (73% on Rotten Tomatoes), the audience dismissed the film with a “B -” degree on Cinemascore output surveys. Benny Safdie, who rose to Arthouse -famous with his older brother Josh on films such as “Uncut Gemstones” and “Good Time”, directed “The Smashing Machine” in his solo debut.
“Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are strong trails that have elevated larger images. It doesn’t happen here,” says Gross. “American wrestling is a local phenomenon, and it will limit it abroad.”
Second place was Leonardo DiCaprio’s comic actionpic “a battle after the second” by $ 10.3 million from 3,634 theaters and decreased 53% from its debut. So far, the film has earned $ 41 million in North America and $ 101.7 million globally. On the one hand, it is officially the highest film by director Paul Thomas Anderson’s career and past 2007’s Western “There Will Be Blood” ($ 76.4 million globally). On the other hand, “a battle” cost over $ 130 million to produce and does not seem to have the residence power needed to justify its large budget. Since ticket sales are usually split 50-50 between studios and theater operators, “a battle after another” requires about $ 300 million to break evenly theatrical.
In Limited Release, Focus Features drama “Anemone”, with Daniel Day-Lewis, has included in his first film role in eight years, was largely ignored by film guests. The film earned $ 700,000 from 856 screens and translated to $ 817 per place. The acting legend’s son, Ronan Day-Lewis, directed “Anemone” from a script that they wrote together. Reviews have skewed negative (a 57% on Rotten Tomatoes) for the film, which follows the older day-Lewis as a return and former British soldier who has lived in isolation in the forest for two decades when his brother (Sean Bean) unexpectedly shows up.
Even this weekend, Disney was released on “Avatar: The Way of Water”, which swam to $ 3.2 million from 2,140 domestic sites. Blockbuster Epic added another $ 6.8 million abroad, giving its weekend to $ 10 million. The studio brought director James Cameron’s sequel back to screens to stick excitement for the third post, “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which opens in December. The original “Avatar” and its Looooong-delayed sequel “The Way of Water” gathered each over $ 2 billion globally and stands as two of the biggest films in history. Will “Fire and Ashes” complete Trifecta?
