Summary
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie, which became the highest-grossing concert movie of all time in 2023, will be exclusively streaming on Disney+ starting March 15, 2024.
- The film is expected to break records on Disney+, with its massive concert tour and inclusion of five bonus songs that were cut from the theatrical release to entice subscribers.
- Before watching The Eras Tour, fans can enjoy Taylor Swift’s previous collaboration with Disney+, the acclaimed documentary Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, which offers a stripped-down and intimate version of her songs from the Folklore album.
Disney has officially confirmed that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie is heading to Disney+ this year, and the streamer already has the perfect film to watch beforehand. While Taylor Swift has already made several concert films, The Eras Tour became an astounding phenomenon as it smashed box office records in 2023 to become the highest-grossing concert movie of all time at over $261 million. Now, five months after premiering in theaters on October 13, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour will begin exclusively streaming on Disney+ on March 15, 2024.
Given the massive nature of the concert tour itself and the film’s theatrical performance, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie is expected to break records on Disney+. The live concert film marks a huge investment for Disney’s streaming service, and even includes five bonus songs that were cut from the theatrical release to entice subscribers. However, this isn’t Taylor Swift’s first collaboration with Disney+, as she previously partnered with the platform to release an acclaimed documentary in 2020 – which warrants a viewing before The Eras Tour film’s streaming arrival.
8 Box Office Records Broken By Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is a huge box office success, as the movie has broken a handful of records related to its total gross and ticket presales.
Taylor Swift’s 2020 Documentary Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions Is A Disney+ Special
Shortly after the surprise release of her July 2020 album Folklore, Taylor Swift filmed a live recording of the songs from the album as a documentary that released exclusively on Disney+ that November. The musical documentary was filmed at the isolated Long Pond Studio in upstate New York, with Swift performing all 17 tracks and breaking down the process behind their creations with musicians Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. In addition to marking her directorial film debut, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions is notable for the refined and stripped-down versions of the album’s songs and its intimate atmosphere.
Folklore
‘s “Cardigan” is confirmed to be among the five bonus tracks featured in Disney+’s extended version of
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The documentary boasts an incredible 100% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a 96% score from audience members – the former of which is the highest for any of Taylor Swift’s concert/documentary films. At only 106 minutes, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions is also a bit less intimidating to sit down for than Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which will likely extend its runtime past three hours on Disney+. Considering not every song from Folklore made its way into The Eras Tour concert, the 2020 documentary also serves as one of the few ways to see Swift perform these tracks live.
Every New Taylor Swift Song That Could Be On Her Disney+ Eras Tour Release
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), the streaming version of Swift’s concert movie, will feature four additional acoustic performances.
Taylor Swift’s Folklore Documentary Will Make Watching The Eras Tour Movie Even More Rewarding
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions was the first time that fans could see Swift perform the tracks live, as the album debuted amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s global shutdowns and The Eras Tour didn’t commence for another three years. By breaking down the creative process behind the songs through Swift’s own words, the Folklore documentary also adds to the rewarding experience of later seeing her interpretation of them in concert. Going from the muted and intimate setting of Folklore’s recordings to their presentation in Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour with lights, choreography, and thousands of concertgoers singing along truly enhances the appreciation for this specific era.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is a film rendition of the colossal worldwide event that sees the legendary pop star hit the stage in a specially curated film event. Performing the hits of her over seventeen-year career in music, The Eras Tour highlights Taylor Swift and her team as they put on a show of a lifetime.
- Release Date
- October 13, 2023
- Director
- Sam Wrench
- Runtime
- 170 Minutes