The hit concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” will join the Disney+ streaming service on March 15.
Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it has secured streaming rights to last year's hit movie in a deal that demonstrated, once again, the pop superstar's enormous appeal (and financial prowess).
The film was one of the biggest hits of last year. Distributed by AMC Theatres, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” grossed $96 million in ticket sales during its first four days at the domestic box office, the highest opening ever recorded for a concert film. It became the tenth highest-grossing film of 2023 in the United States and Canada with around $179 million, according to the measurement company Comscore.
Worldwide, the film grossed more than $260 million.
The deal continues Swift's partnership with the Burbank entertainment giant. Disney+ is already home to Swift's “Folklore: Long Pond Studio Sessions,” in which the singer performed intimate renditions of songs from her Grammy-winning eighth studio album at Long Pond Studio in New York.
The extended “Taylor Version” of the Eras Tour film will feature songs not featured in the theatrical release, including the “Folklore” single “Cardigan” and unspecified acoustic performances (likely culled from the rotating “surprise songs” portion of the Swift set).
Disney did not reveal how much it is paying for the streaming rights to the concert film.
Swift was the big winner at the 66th Grammy Awards on Sunday night, collecting the album of the year award for “Midnights” and setting a new record for most wins by an artist in the most prestigious category of the annual ceremony. Swift announced the April release of a new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” earlier in the night when she accepted the award for pop vocal album.
The North American leg of Swift's Ticketmaster greatest hits tour is estimated to have grossed more than $700 million in ticket sales and elevated the “Cruel Summer” hitmaker to billionaire status. The concert film was filmed during Swift's six-night stint at Inglewood's SoFi Stadium.
The global pop sensation has since taken her concert abroad. She is scheduled to perform several shows in Tokyo this week before her boyfriend, NFL superstar Travis Kelce, plays this year's Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
