Taylor Swift’s record-breaking ‘Eras Tour’ became the first tour in history to gross more than 1 billion dollars.
It depends Poll Starwho, citing box office reports, said on Friday (Dec. 8) that Swift took an estimated gross of $1.04 billion, with 4.35 million tickets sold from 60 shows that took place during the eligible period.
Pollstar explains that its annual ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is compiled for all shows performed between November 17, 2022 and November 15, 2023.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in US dollars and, according to Pollstar, “are based on reported information and extensive research conducted by Pollstar.”
Beyond ticket revenue, Pollstar estimates “Eras Tour” merchandise sales at approximately 200 million dollars during the same period.
Today’s news caps off a blockbuster year for Swift.
The artist enjoyed significant success with it re-recorded album releases And successful concert filmas well as this week being named Time Person of the Year for 2023.
Taylor Swift was also this year most broadcast artist from around the world on Spotifyachieving more than 26.1 billion global flows on the platform since January 1.
The film of the Eras Tour concert, for its part, would have crossed the $250 million mark mark in worldwide ticket sales, making it the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
Additionally, Pollstar predicts that “Eras Tour” ticket sales for the next year of box office eligibility will reach again 1 billion dollarsbringing the tour total to more than 2 billion dollars.
In addition to Taylor Swift, Pollstar’s Top 10 World Tours for 2023 are: Beyonce (n°2), Bruce Springsteen and the band E Street (No. 3), Cold play (Number 4), Harry Styles (n°5), Morgan Wallen (Number 6), Ed Sheeran (No. 7), P!nk (No. 8), THE Weekend (No. 9), and Duck (No. 10).
Pollstar reports that 2023 was “another unprecedented year” for the concert industry, with total gross revenues for the top 100 world tours on the rise. 46% to a record $9.17 billion (the 2022 total was $6.28 billion). Attendance was up 18.38% in total tickets sold 70.1 million (compared to 59.2 million in 2022).
In addition to Taylor Swift, the Top 10 on North American tours include Beyoncé (No. 2), Morgan Wallen (No. 3), Drake (No. 4), P!nk (No. 5), Bruce Springsteen. & The E Street Band (No. 6), Ed Sheeran (No. 7), George Strait (No. 8), Karol G (No. 9) and RBD (No. 10).
In 2023, the Top 100 North American Tours also set a gross record with an estimated $6.63 billion (compared to $4.77 billion in 2022), according to Pollstar.
“It’s been the year of the blockbuster, and none has deserved that title more than Taylor Swift’s cultural takeover in Eras, Pollstar’s first-ever billion-dollar tour.”
Ray Waddell, Oak View Group
“This has been the year of the blockbuster, with none winning that title more than Taylor Swift’s cultural takeover in Eras, Pollstar’s first-ever billion-dollar tour,” said Ray Waddell, president of Oak View Group’s Media and Conference division, which oversees Pollstar. and sister publication VenuesNow.
“The live entertainment industry remains in the midst of a record-breaking golden era, marked by innovation and creativity, artist development and a paradigm shift in the fan experience, as defined by the Sphere in Las Vegas and the incredible journey of U2.”
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