Taylor Swift’s ‘Ellas Tour’ premieres at The Grove in Los Angeles – The Hollywood Reporter
Taylor Swift appears at the world premiere of Movie Star The Elas Tour Concert film at The Grove’s AMC Theater on Wednesday.
The superstar, who announced shortly before the Los Angeles event that his film would be released in North America on Thursday instead of the original Friday night release date, arrived early and posed for photos with his team and director Sam Lench. After doing so, I immediately ran into the venue. Hundreds of fans lined up at the entrance to the theater, exchanging friendship bracelets and singing Swift’s hit songs, while Swift stopped for selfies with many of her fans. Stars like Rachel Zegler, Maren Morris, Simu Liu, and Adam Sandler were in attendance.
Earlier in the day, Los Angeles braced for the Swift-induced madness to hit the city, with famous shopping center The Grove posting on its social media channels that the entire complex would be closed Wednesday for an event. Ta.
Videos on social media also showed The Grove’s usual cobblestone streets covered with a large red carpet surrounding the theater, as well as a step-and-repeat backdrop featuring a stage. Elas tour Poster. Roads around the venue were also closed and police presence was increased. However, The Original Farmers Market, located next door to The Grove, posted on social media that it will remain open on Wednesday. When THR stopped by, we saw barricades blocking farmers market patrons from entering The Grove as Swift songs played from overhead speakers.
Taylor Swift: The Elus Touropens in more than 8,000 theaters worldwide on Friday, streaming directly through AMC Theaters, a record-breaking record. era trip Swift kicked off March with a 44-song setlist that spanned many albums of her career. The concert footage is 2 hours and 48 minutes long, which is a little shorter than her 3+ hour show. Just before the premiere event, Swift announced that the film would be released early in North America and Canada, with screenings beginning Thursday night.
The Elas Tour is aiming for a worldwide box office opening record for a concert film of $150 million to $200 million, including $100 million to $125 million in North America and $50 million to $7,500 internationally. The film was released after advance ticket sales exceeded $100 million worldwide one week before the performance.
