Per Screen Average is $24,073.
Typically on a blockbuster movie the chain commands 22% to 25% of the weekend.
Sunday came in at an estimated$23.3M, -28% from Saturdays estimate of $32.3M.
That means Friday was $37.7M, not the bloated reported $39M.
AMC will be issuing their numbers later this morning.
Sundays hold off of Saturday for Swift isnt that far fromJokers -24% Sunday vs. Saturday.
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Some pegEras Tours holds throughout the weekend to the fact that it was presold.
Anything aboveJokers $96.2M opening is a record opening for the month of October.
Saturday is still estimated at$32.3M, which is a hair belowJokersSaturday of $32.4M.
A Sunday thats off -15% from Saturday; AMC realizes, that is a high jump.
After 6 PM today, foot traffic goes backwards.
Being off 25% or 30% today is more in the realm, we hear.
Her spectacular performance delighted fans, who dressed up and danced through the film.
Since EntTelligences post-pandemic launch,Eras Touris one of the highest presales theyve ever seen.
The only non-AMC theaters in the top 100 are No.
44 Regal Irvine Spectrum, No.
73 Regal Bridgeport Village in Portland, OR, No.
83 Cineplex Winston Churchill in Toronto, No.
96 Cinemark Moosic in Wilkes Barres and No.
99 Regal Fresno Riverpark in California.
More victory laps forEras Tour…
This year has been marked by unprecedented experiences for movie lovers in theaters across this nation.
Imax and PLF repped 26% of the weekend.
Imax stateside did $11.1M at 377 screens, or 11.4%.
International markets earn $2M from 236 screens.
Another 106 Imax international screens will open forEras Touron October 26 and November 3.
Ahead of opening, RelishMix, natch, noticed that word of mouth ran positive onEras Tour.
Chatter from Swifties called for unanimous support of the film, the battle cry assemble SWIFTIES!
and, Im traveling to Denver for opening night in the theater!!
ringing loud and clear.
This one is hard to guess.
Thats the second-best domestic opening at the October box office afterThe Jokers $96.2M.
What studio doesnt want that?
Right now, its relegated to only play on the weekends.
Despite that good news, this ratchets down the 3-day to$90M-$109Mat 3,850 theaters.
Again, that outlook doesnt come from AMC.
Note,Eras Tourstill has a shot at hitting the $100M bullseye.
But you have to build in safeguards for Swift.
And shell write her name in CinemaScore, meaning Swift gets a rare A+ in exit polls.
Rotten Tomatoes audience score is at 99%.
Walk-up business crowds were weighed at 27% yesterday.
One boutique chain exhibitor griped to us that on a mega weekends such as this, theyre typically ahead.
However, with theEras Tour,theyre under-indexing.
Eras Tourplayed across America despite many thinking shed be big city heavy.
Swift was big in the East, South, Midwest and Mountain.
See, we told you her fanbase arent avid moviegoers.
There were sellouts yesterday, making capacity hard.
Hence, walk-up business will be easier to accommodate today.
What happens now that the Swifties have seenEras Tour?
Saturday AM estimates:
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On the high-end, that could be the third biggest opening at the 2023 domestic B.O.
afterBarbie($162m) andSuper Mario Bros3-day of $146.3M.
Added another source about theEras Touroutlook: Prepare for us to be wrong.
Why are Swift concert film projections calculus to box office bean counters instead of the usual weekly algebra?
Basically, theres an enormous amount of frontloaded presales here, plus the x-factor is how many walk-ups occur.
Add to that the standard drops on Saturday night with a young-female skewing title.
That said, no one is expectingSwifthere to play out likeBarbiewhich strutted to a $162M opening.
Well have more updates as they come.
Meanwhile, hatersarentgoing to hate: Critics on Rotten Tomatoes are givingEras Toura 100% score.
AMC isnt sending out official figures until tomorrow.
Parents gave it 4 stars and kids under 12, 5 stars.
Note: These exits will shift over the weekend.
The weekend runner up looks to be Universal/Blumhouse/Morgan CreeksExorcist: Believerat 3,684 locations.
Previously: The AMC distributedTaylor Swift: Eras Tourconcert movie officially made$2.8Min Thursday night previews.
Remember, these previews arent indicative of how the weekend will go.
Projections of $100M+ stateside still stand at 3,855 theaters.
The animated pics running total is $42.8M.
