The second musical film released by AMC – ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ opens in theaters on December 1, hoping to revive the bustling box office scene with forecasted global opening revenue in the first week of release. about 30 – 40 million USD.

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé comes on the heels of AMC’s first musical release, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, in early November, which created a highlight at the box office with $250 million in global grosses and will will be shown online on December 13.

Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour was a huge success with ticket sales of nearly $600 million, the 8th highest-grossing tour of all time and the 2nd highest-grossing by a female singer.

Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour. ROLLING STONE

Beyoncé’s appeal is very different from Taylor Swift’s. Therefore, Renaissance: A Film by Beyonc é difficult to compare its opening weekend with Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (which reached $92.8 million in North America). Beyoncé’s film, which attracts black audiences and older women, promises to lead the North American box office with about $20 million and possibly another $20 million overseas in its first weekend in theaters.

The difference in pre-opening ticket sales for both musical films is clear to see: Renaissance: A Film by Beyonc é achieved an estimated $6 million in pre-ticket sales compared to Taylor’s $37 million Swift: The Eras Tour (final figure later increased to $65 million).

Advance ticket sales of Renaissance: A Film by Beyonc é are lower than advance ticket sales of two musical films, West Side Story directed by Steven Spielberg ($10.5 million) and In the Heights ($11.5 million). ).

However, if Beyoncé’s movie starts at $15 million to $20 million, that’s very good. 2011’s Justin Bieber: Never Say Never opened with $29.5 million, while Michael Jackson’s This Is It hit $23.2 million in North America.

If Beyoncé’s movie starts at $15 million to $20 million, it’s very good. VARIETY

Major markets outside of North America that are expected to help Renaissance: A Film by Beyonc é achieve high sales in its opening weekend are Mexico, UK, South Africa, Kenya, Australia and Germany.

There are no reviews yet on Rotten Tomatoes for Renaissance: A Film by Beyond é directed by Beyoncé, over 2 hours 30 minutes long. “The film captures all the spectacle and energy that made Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour legend,” noted Deadline writer Katie Campione.