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Topline Taylor Swift revived the fall box office this weekend with the premiere of her Eras Tour concert film, which easily won the weekend with between $95 million and $97 million in U.S. sales, according to early estimates from AMC—after Swift’s tour grossed nearly $800 million. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 11: Taylor Swift attends the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” Concert … [+] Movie World Premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on October 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS) Getty Images for TAS Key Facts Swift’s concert film—which runs just under three hours and was filmed during the final leg of her North American tour earlier this year—is estimated to have brought in between $95 and $97 million, though distributor AMC is breaking protocol and not putting out a final gross total until Monday morning, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film could fall shy of the predicted $100 million opening weekend, which some experts attributed to the lack of walk-up business available for showings due to many pre-purchasing tickets to the sold-out showings, the Hollywood Reporter wrote. In its first weekend in theaters, the Eras Tour film also took the title of highest-grossing concert film domestically, beating out Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’s $73 million run and Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which previously held second place with a $72 million U.S. total, according to Box Office Mojo data. The Exorcist: Believer took second place this weekend, bringing in $11 million in its second weekend, according to the Hollywood Reporter. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie took the No. 3 spot at the box office, earning an additional $7 million, according to Variety, bringing its total North American box office revenue after three weeks to just under $50 million. Big Number $39…

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