Taylor Swift’s cinematic event Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl opened at No. 1 at the box office, raking in approximately $15.8 million on its first Friday. The event, tied to her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl, ran in theaters from October 3 to October 5 as a limited‑window release.

The film, an 89‑minute mix of music video premieres, behind‑the‑scenes footage, lyric videos, and Swift’s reflections, is projected to earn between $25 million and $30 million across the opening weekend. In its first day, it nearly hit $16 million in earnings.

The box office draw outpaced other new releases. One Battle After Another took second with about $3.3 million, while The Smashing Machine landed in third with roughly $2.7 million.  In ticket pre‐sales, Release Party of a Showgirl had already pulled in $15 million within 24 hours of the presale opening, with AMC itself generating around $7.5 million in that span.

Early audience responses have been strong: CinemaScore polling reportedly gave it an A+, and PostTrak showed 93% of attendees would recommend it. On review aggregator sites, the audience approval rating is very high (96 % on Rotten Tomatoes), though critical reception has been mixed (Metacritic score ~47) and some reviews describe the release as a “lazy big screen cash‑in.”

Internationally, the event rolled out to more than 8,000 cinemas across over 110 territories, with additional markets added outside North America for showings later in October.  Some Latin American exhibitors, however, began canceling advertised post‑weekend dates, citing distributor decisions.

The album The Life of a Showgirl also saw an explosive debut. It shattered records as Spotify’s most pre‑saved album, and on release day became the platform’s most‑streamed album in 2025—reaching that milestone in under 11 hours. Its lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” reportedly set a one‑day streaming record as well.

The synergy between the album launch and the theatrical event underscores the scale of Swift’s cultural and commercial reach in this moment.