411 Box Office Report: Taylor Swift Trips Up The Smashing machine,Soars To #1
LOS ANGELES,CA – Taylor Swift’s concert film,Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,debuted at number one this weekend,earning $33 million domestically and $46 million worldwide. The film’s arrival dramatically reshaped the box office landscape, pushing other releases down the charts and signaling the continued power of music-driven cinema.
The strong opening for Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl comes as no surprise given the artist’s massive fanbase, but the film’s performance is particularly noteworthy in a market increasingly dominated by established franchises. Simultaneously occurring, the Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk, continues to perform well, nearing profitability with $31.9 million earned in the US and $40.6 million globally against a $20 million production budget. Projections estimate a final domestic gross of approximately $35 million.
Elsewhere in the top ten, One Battle After Another secured the second spot with $11.1 million, bringing its total domestic earnings to $42.8 million and worldwide revenue to $101.7 million.The Smashing Machine landed in third place, earning $6 million in its opening weekend, matching its total worldwide gross.
Here’s a look at the complete top ten (three-day domestic numbers):
- Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl – $33 million ($33 million total,$46 million WW)
- One Battle After Another - $11.1 million ($42.8 million total, $101.7 million WW)
- The Smashing Machine – $6 million ($6 million total, $6 million WW)
- Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie – $5.2 million ($21.6 million total, $32.5 million WW)
- The Conjuring: Last Rites – $4.1 million ($167.8 million total, $458.2 million WW)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no yaiba Infinity Castle – $3.5 million ($124.6 million total, $633 million WW)
- Avatar: The Way of Water – $3.2 million ($687.6 million total, $2.33 billion WW)
- The Strangers: Chapter 2 – $2.8 million ($10.7 million total, $11.6 million WW)
- Good Boy – $2.3 million ($2.3 million total, $2.3 million WW)
- The Long Walk – $1.7 million ($31.9 million total, $40.6 million WW)
Looking ahead, next weekend promises another shift at the top, with the release of Tron: Ares anticipated to bring in $40 million to $50 million. Paramount’s Roofman and Sony’s Soul on Fire are also entering the market, though projections place their openings in the single digits.
