Sitting at a 99% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes is Disney Plus’ long-reigning Top Spot victor, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. Despite releasing all the way back in October 2023, The Eras Tour continues to dominate streaming platforms and has been officially named the highest-grossing concert or performance film of all time, a feat recognized in the 2023 Guinness World Records.
At the box office, The Eras Tour was bested only by Five Nights at Freddy’s, grossing a whopping $261.7 million against a $10-20 million budget.
The Eras Tour Dominates Streaming
The film is considered a “cinematic rendering” of Swift’s Era’s Tour concert, which itself compiles all the best decades of her music, right through the ages from the early days of country to the modern-day pop rock and folk. Swift’s discography was compiled into 10 acts (“eras”) to depict some of her most successful and memorable performances since she began her career in 2004 at the age of 14.
According to FlixPatrol, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour still sits at the number one spot on the Disney Plus Top Ten list of several countries, including the U.S. and the U.K. In every Top Ten list across the globe, it never drops below 4th place, having retained 1st place in the majority of countries for several consecutive weeks.
On December 13, 2023, to celebrate her 34th birthday, Swift released an extended version of the film featuring performances of “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer,” and “Long Live.” A longer edit of the film—titled Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)—akin to a director’s cut, included performances of “Cardigan” and four surprise songs, namely “I Can See You,” “Maroon,” “Death By A Thousand Cut,”, and “You Are In Love.”
As Variety reported, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour garnered 4.6 million views in its first three days on Disney Plus, breaking the record for the most-viewed music film in platform history.
