Beyonce Primed to Top Box Office with ‘Renaissance’ Concert Film

Beyoncé is all set to take the highest spot on the field workplace this weekend together with her new live performance movie — nevertheless it’s falling approach in need of one other this yr … guess who.

The Queen Bey had a powerful first-day begin to the weekend together with her ‘Renaissance’ flick — which raked in about $11.5 million between Thursday previews and Friday’s full day of showings. Projections have it pegged to make someplace within the ballpark of $20-$24 million domestically by means of Sunday.

Like we mentioned, it’s actually a stable determine so far as live performance movies are involved — particularly traditionally — nevertheless it pales compared to how Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ film did in the identical window a couple of months in the past … when it made $39 mil domestically between Thur/Fri, and ended up with an enormous haul of $92 million for its complete opening weekend.

In fact, at this level, the “Eras” tour movie has grossed effectively over $250 million worldwide.

To not evaluate the 2, however you form of should when Bey and Tay are the largest pop stars on this planet … and so they each launched live performance movies inside a brief window. The juxtaposition is just pure, and the numbers are what they’re.

It ought to go with out saying … they most actually help each other regardless, and attended the opposite’s premiere, respectively — Bey in L.A. for Tay, and Tay in London for Bey.

And sure … they posed collectively on each events, so it is no unhealthy blood by any means — or so it appears, anyway. Their fervent fan bases are typically a bit extra aggressive at occasions.

In any case, the actual winner right here is AMC — which solely distributed each films and is cleansing up huge time. Somewhat than use an outdoor studio accomplice, they did it themselves … and to date, it appears to be paying off.