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"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" was set to open in theaters
worldwide on Friday, but high interest prompted Swift to add
earlier screenings in some markets.
"Look what you genuinely made me do: Due to unprecedented demand
we're opening up early access showings of The Eras Tour Concert
Film on THURSDAY in America and Canada!!" the "Anti-Hero" singer
wrote on social media.
Additional showtimes also were being added for the weekend,
Swift said.
Late, Swift stepped on to a red carpet in a strapless pale blue
gown for the film's world premiere. She posed for selfies with
fans who scored a seat in one of thirteen auditoriums in an AMC
Theatre at an outdoor mall in Los Angeles.
Scattered in the crowd were celebrities including comedian Adam
Sandler, "Law & Order" actor Mariska Hargitay and "Barbie" star
Simu Liu, who was wearing friendship bracelets on his wrist like
many of Swift's fans.
Pop superstar Beyonce also was in attendance, according to a
photo posted by Swift on social media.
Inside the theater, Swift thanked fans for supporting the Eras
Tour, which has sold out stadiums around the world. She
applauded "the amount of care and preparation and passion that
you put in, the intensity that you put into coming to these
shows".
"I've never had this much fun in my life as I had at the Eras
Tour," she said.
Ticket sales for Swift's movie, which is being distributed by
AMC Theatres, are expected to set records for a concert film,
and industry analysts have been upping their forecasts.
Box Office Pro projects the movie with take in between $105
million and $140 million in the United States and Canada over
its opening weekend.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; editing by Miral Fahmy)
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