Summary

• Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour movie showcases her extensive music career in a three-hour-long spectacle for fans to enjoy.
• Filmed at SoFi Stadium over three days in August 2023, the production team expertly edited multiple shows for seamless viewing.
• Despite the SAG-AFTRA strike, the film was granted special approval and went on to be incredibly profitable, making over $250 million.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) has landed on Disney+, and the sheer length of the tour can make it unclear where and when the movie was shot. The Eras Tour movie has immortalized the ongoing string of international shows, but it's also adapted and changed since its theatrical run. While Swift's tour began in March 2023, the movie wasn't actually filmed immediately. Instead, the tour itself was allowed to settle into a groove before the cameras started rolling.

As the name suggests, The Eras Tour features songs from almost Taylor Swift's eight documentaries and concert movies, The Eras Tour film is undeniably the one that's proven the most successful and most profitable. However, without the tour itself, the movie wouldn't exist. As such, the production team had to choose which show or shows to capture on film.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie Was Filmed From August 3-5, 2023

Filming took place at the SoFi Stadium.

While The Eras Tour began with two dates in Glendale, Arizona on March 17-18, it wasn't until roughly six months later that the movie was actually shot. Filming began on August 3 and concluded on August 5. As such, the movie itself is a composite edit of those three shows. However, the consistency of the stage show on each night allows for the on-screen impression of one, seamless performance.

SoFi Stadium is in Inglewood, California, and it was the final venue to be played on the US leg of Swift's current tour.

SoFi Stadium is in Inglewood, California, and it was the final venue to be played on the US leg of Swift's current tour. Although the shoot itself only spanned three days, Taylor Swift proceeded to perform three more times at SoFi Stadium after a one-day break. So, the set of three unfilmed shows at SoFi Stadium began on August 6 and ended on April 9. After that, the next date on The Eras Tour wasn't until August 24 in Mexico City.

Were Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Dating When The Eras Tour Was Filmed?

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Swift and Kelce are believed to have started dating in September 2023. If so, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end won't have been present during any of the SoFi stadium shows in California, let alone the three that were filmed. As a result, Travis Kelce isn't referenced or shown at any point in Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. That being said, Kelce has since attended shows on the tour, and Swift even adapted a line from "Karma" in tribute to him. The lyrics in question were changed to, "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me."

How Taylor Swift Filmed The Eras Tour Movie During The SAG-AFTRA Strike

Taylor Swift received special approval.

Unlike so many other productions, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie was allowed to film during the SAG-AFTRA strike that ran from July to November 2023. The strike in question brought many movies and TV shows to a halt, but most were dramatic, fictional productions. Swift's tour film fell outside of this description as it was a tour film. As such, (Via Billboard) The Eras Tour movie was granted permission from SAG-AFTRA to go ahead with production under an interim agreement that allowed certain types of movies to be shot.

How Much The Eras Tour Movie Cost To Film & How Much It's Made

Taylor Swift's Movie made over $250 million at the box office.

The estimated budget for the filming of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour falls somewhere between $10-20 million. At the box office, the tour film made $261.7 million, so there's no denying the movie was incredibly profitable. However, there's still the money made from paid VOD services to consider. In addition, Variety reports that Disney then paid $75m to obtain the rights to stream Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour on Disney+.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour broke box office records before it was even released in cinemas. According to Statista, The Eras Tour was already the most profitable concert movie in history prior to its theatrical debut on October 13, 2023. By October 4, the movie had already sold $100 million worth of presale tickets to excited fans. So, the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour was seemingly always destined to be a hit.

Is Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour Still On Going?

How many dates are left?

Despite being going for a year already, The Eras Tour is still in full swing. Taylor Swift has many shows left before the enormous international tour ends in December 2024. After a short break of just a few days, The Eras Tour resumes on March 17 in Stockholm, Sweden. Swift's first Swedish date of the tour is one of the overall 69 that remain. So, while Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) may capture the glamor of the intricate stage show, it only represents a very small cross-section of the size of the operation.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) is streaming now on Disney+.

Sources: Billboard, Variety, Statista