Beyoncé’s Renaissance film is the next movie theater blockbuster
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Artwork for Beyonce's Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce. | Image: Beyonce Beyonce is bringing her Renaissance tour to theaters, making her the second pop superstar this season to turn a blockbuster concert into a moviegoing experience. Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce will hit theaters across the US, Canada, and Mexico on December 1st - AMC, Cinemark, and Regal are all selling tickets already. AMC says it'll be going global at some point, too.
The announcement comes a month after tickets for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concert film broke preorder records, doing $26 million in ticket sales in just one day. Swift's film was only available at AMC during that preorder window, which likely means a wider availability for Renaissance.
While concert films hitting theaters isn't a new phenomenon, Swift's immense success...