Taylor Swift‘s ‘Showgirl‘ Steamrolls Competition, Dominatesโฃ Weekend Box Office
LOS ANGELES, October 6, 2024 – Taylorโฃ Swift’s โconcert โfilm, Taylor Swift: The โOfficial Release Party of a Showgirl, delivered a blockbusterโข opening weekend, exceeding industry expectations and decisively outpacingโ all other new releases.Theโ 89-minute film, distributed byโค AMC Theatres Distribution, claimed the โtop spot with an estimated $350,000 in earnings, โaccording to sources.
The film’s success underscores Swift’s unparalleledโ ability to mobilize her โfanbaseโ and drive theatrical attendance. Showgirl featuresโ the premiere of the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia,”โค alongsideโ behind-the-scenes footage and personal reflections from โฃthe artist on her โlatest album. This performance marks a significant event in the intersection โฃof music and cinema, demonstrating the potential โfor artist-driven concert films to โคgenerateโ considerable revenue.
Following Showgirl, Gold Derby’s box-office predictions placed one Battle After Another in second, with Theโ Smashing Machine securing theโ third position. Gabby’s Dollhouse: โขthe Movie and Anemone rounded out the top five. The Smashing Machine, a biographical drama directed by โBenny Safdie and distributed by A24, details โthe life of MMA fighter โMark โKerr, whose career was marked by โฃboth professional success andโข personal struggles.
Otherโค new releases this weekend included Anemone, directed byโข Ronan Day-Lewis and โฃdistributed โby Focus โFeatures, a drama centered on two estranged brothers confronting family secrets; bone Lake, โdirected by Mercedes Bryce Morgan โand distributed by Bleecker Street, โขa thriller about a romantic getaway gone awry;โค and Good Boy, โขdirected by Ben Leonberg and distributed by IFC Entertainment Group, a supernatural horror film โfeaturing a man and his loyal โคdog.
Box-office numbers are subject โto change asโฃ final figures are reported.