{"id":277596,"date":"2025-10-04T17:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T17:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/277596\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T17:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T17:04:11","slug":"taylor-swifts-showgirl-rules-box-office-the-rocks-new-film-bombs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/277596\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Rules Box Office, The Rock’s New Film Bombs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a>\u2018s Life of a Showgirl special theatrical event is rocking at the domestic box office, where it\u2019s headed for a first-place finish with a weekend haul of at least $28 million to $32 million from 3,702 theaters, according to estimates from Swift\u2019s team and partner AMC Theatres. Rival distributors, however, have it earning north of $35 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhatever the outcome, those numbers are in sharp contrast to ticket sales for the Dwayne Johnson<\/a>-led wrestling drama The Smashing Machine, which is bombing in its domestic debut. Playing in 3,345 theaters, the A24 release earned $2.7 million on Friday for a projected weekend opening of $6 million, versus the $12 million to $14 million it was expected to earn.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe movie \u2014 an awards vehicle for Johnson \u2014 is looking at a third-place finish behind Showgirl and holdover One Battle After Another<\/a> after getting slapped with a B- CinemaScore from audiences. (Critics have been more kind; it\u2019s current score on Rotten Tomatoes is an okay 77 percent.)<\/p>\n

\n\tConversely, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl earned a coveted A+ CinemaScore from her fans, just as her history-making concert film Eras Tour did. Nearly 90 percent of Friday\u2019s moviegoers were female.<\/p>\n

\n\tSwift\u2019s team went to great lengths to keep the Showgirl project top secret until the 11th hour (they almost succeeded, but not quite<\/a>), much to the chagrin of other distributors who don\u2019t like last-minute surprises. She announced the Oct. 3-5 special event on Sept. 19 in a well-orchestrated social media post informing fans that advance tickets would go sale that day at 12:12 local time for $12, in keeping with Swift\u2019s longtime relationship with numbers (Showgirl is her 12th studio album). Consumers can expect to pay notably more than $12 for premium large format screenings.<\/p>\n

\n\t Showgirl, playing in theaters for only three days, can best be described as a series of lyric videos for tracks on her new album, music videos and behind-the-scenes footage. And it\u2019s anchored by the world premiere of the music video for\u00a0Showgirl\u00a0single \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d which she directed. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2023, The Eras Tour concert pic catapulted Swift to box office fame when it opened to a huge $93.2 million domestically on its way to becoming the top-grossing concert film of all time with $261.6 million in global ticket sales. The superstar and her team financed the $15 million project, bypassing the Hollywood studio system in partnering with\u00a0AMC Theatres<\/a> to distribute the film. AMC Theatres Distribution is likewise releasing\u00a0Showgirl\u00a0in partnership with Variance Films in the U.S. and Canada, and with Piece of Magic Entertainment in other international markets.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to THR\u2018s review of Showgirl<\/a>, \u201cThe 89-minute cinematic experience \u2014 neither visual album nor concert film, and not quite a documentary \u2014 is strictly for the diehards. But while there\u2019s something to be said for the communal experience of absorbing an album surrounded by dozens of like-minded fans, what\u2019s actually being served up on screen is more filler than killer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Benny Safdie, Smashing Machine reunites Johnson with his Jungle Cruise co-star and good friend Emily Blunt, who played a key role in bringing Johnson and Safdie together. The film is based on the real-life story of Mark Kerr, a former college wrestler who battled trauma and an addiction to painkillers during the early years of the UFC. It marks Johnson\u2019s first time making a play in the awards space.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother weekend offering is James Cameron\u2019s Avatar: The Way of Water, which is being rereleased exclusively in 3D. Like Swift\u2019s team, Cameron and partner 20th Century\/Disney are using the box office for promotional purposes: this Christmas, Avatar: Ash and Fire opens.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe movie will be playing in 90 percent of all Imax auditoriums domestically, but will have to share Dolby Cinema screens and other premium large-format auditoriums. Way of Water is projected to earn $2 million to $3 million domestically from 2,100 theaters.<\/p>\n

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