Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film is already a blockbuster
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Tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film have already broken records in less than 24 hours.

According to Fandango, the singer’s film ranks among the top 10 all-time best first-day presellers along with “Avengers: Endgame,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

In bringing [the] Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film to the big screen, Taylor Swift is giving moviegoers and the entire industry the ultimate gift,” said Jerramy Hainline, senior vice president at Fandango Ticketing.

AMC Entertainment reported Thursday that Swift’s film’s ticket sales reached $26 million, a new record for the century-old company. Previously, Spider-Man: No Way Home had the highest single-day ticket sales record with $16.9 million.

Over 250 screenings have already been sold out and presales are overindexed. According to the company, the presales are similar to those for a blockbuster tentpole.

On Friday, IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond said “Squawk on the Street” that events are being launched directly through the theatrical window instead of through streaming. “It confirms what most studios have been saying … that a theatrical release enhances subsequent windows like streaming.”

I don’t think there will be many cookie cutters, since there is only one Taylor Swift,” he said.

The concert film documents Swift’s wildly successful tour that raked in millions and was on its way to a record-breaking $1 billion in sales.

Just hours after the news broke of the pop star’s drop, Universal announced it would move the release date of “The Exorcist: Believer” a week earlier.

There were originally only a few major theater chains slated to show Swift’s concert film, including AMC, Regal, and Cinemark.

As a result of increased demand, AMC, the world’s largest movie chain, has added additional domestic showtimes. On Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through early November, AMC theaters will show the nearly three-hour film at least four times per day.

The movie drove “frenzied traffic” to Cinemark’s website and app the moment tickets went on sale, according to Wanda Gierhart Fearing, Cinemark’s chief marketing and content officer.