Christopher Nolan: Taylor Swift Skipped Studios for ‘Eras Tour’ Release and Is Showing Them How ‘Incredibly Valuable’ Movie Theaters Are
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Taylor Swift‘s concert movie blockbuster “The Eras Tour” got a shout out from none other than Christopher Nolan during a recent City University of New York event in which the director and his producer and wife Emma Thomas were interviewed by author Kai Bird.
It was Bird’s book “American Prometheus” that Nolan adapted into “Oppenheimer,” which is the highest-grossing biopic in film history with $942 million at the worldwide box office.
The CUNY discussion took place Oct. 11, just a few days before Swift’s “The Eras Tour” opened in theaters and grossed $92.8 million in North America and $123.5 million globally, easily the biggest debut ever for a concert film.
It’s also the second-highest grossing October opening in history (trailing only “Joker” at $96 million) and the seventh-biggest opening weekend of 2023.
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