AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. CEO Adam Aron has expressed the movie-theater chain’s “eternal gratitude” to Taylor Swift as the singer-songwriter’s concert film breaks another record.

Variety reported Sunday that “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” has earned more than $261.6 million globally, making it the highest-grossing concert and documentary film in history, surpassing “Michael Jackson’s This Is It.”

“Now at $261.6 million globally, AMC’s first ever released film, TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR just became the highest grossing concert film & highest grossing documentary film of all time,” Aron tweeted Sunday. “AMC sends our congratulations and eternal gratitude to Taylor Swift for being so remarkable.”

AMC shares AMC, -2.58%, which recently hit record lows, have edged lower this week. The movie-theater chain and original meme-stock darling’s stock is down 85% in the past 52 weeks, compared with the S&P 500’s SPX gain of 20.9%.

In addition to showing “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” in its theaters, AMC is also the theatrical distributor for the movie. AMC Theatres Distribution, along with subdistribution partners Variance Films, Trafalgar Releasing, Cinepolis and Cineplex Inc. CPXGF, +0.66% CGX, -0.73%, clinched deals with movie-theater operators representing more than 8,500 venues globally to show the film, according to AMC.

Taylor Swift achieves new milestone! Eras Tour film is now the highest-grossing concert film of all time

Taylor Swift may not have won a Golden Globe for her Eras Tour film, but she has made history nonetheless. Ahead of the 34-year-old’s red carpet appearance at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour secured its spot as the highest-grossing concert and documentary film of all time. Swift achieved this incredible feat after her global box office hit film dethroned Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which previously held the record.Taylor Swift makes history again with her concert film The Eras Tour

Eras Tour film becomes highest-grossing concert film

Just in time for Swift’s arrival at the Golden Globes, AMC Theatres’ CEO Adam Aron announced on X, formerly Twitter, “Now at $261.6 million globally, AMC’s first ever released film, TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR just became the highest grossing concert film & highest grossing documentary film of all time. AMC sends our congratulations and eternal gratitude to Taylor Swift for being so remarkable.”
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On Sunday, The Eras Tour raked in a total of $261.6 million worldwide, including north of $180 million in North America. With the latest figures, Swift’s concert film surpassed The King of Pop’s This Is It’s total global tally of $261.2 million.

In a statement for AMC, Aron said, “On behalf of all of us at AMC Theatres, I send my congratulations and eternal gratitude to Taylor Swift for her remarkable and record-setting box office performance.”

“Her spectacular performance delighted fans around the world and serves as another strong reminder about the power of extraordinary filmmaking and magic of movie theaters,” he added.

Fans disappointed at Eras Tour loses to Barbie

Swifties were disappointed after Greta Gerwig’s Barbie won the first-ever Golden Globe for Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. The Eras Tour film was nominated alongside the 2023 hit film Barbie, the criteria for the latest award category being a minimum of $150 million at the worldwide box office, including $100 million or more in North America.

Despite not winning a Golden Globe for the Eras Tour film, Swift gave a standing ovation to fellow nominee Greta Gerwig for bagging the award for Barbie. Fans flocked to social media to express their thoughts over the incident.

One fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “Barbie won box office achievement but taylor swift is a real life barbie so technically she also won.” Another said, “She lost but she was the first one to stand for giving standing ovation & that’s how Taylor Swift won again.”