Last month, Taylor Swift blazed a new trail by self-releasing “Taylor Swift: The Era’s Tour” in theaters with the highest-grossing opening weekend for a concert film at $96 million. Its domestic total of $178 million ranks No. 11 for the year ahead of franchises like “Indiana Jones,” “Mission Impossible,” “Transformers” and “Creed.”
Now, Beyonc茅 is following suit by releasing her own concert film “Renaissance: A Film by Beyonc茅” in AMC Theatres nationwide this Friday, following the chrome-carpeted world premiere on Nov. 25 in Los Angeles.
While Taylor’s blockbuster was filmed over three nights at SoFi Stadium Los Angeles in August, Beyonc茅’s film features footage from across her 56-show tour that ran from May 10, 2023, to Oct. 1, 2023. That means you will sometimes see Queen Bey wearing different costumes from different locations during highlights of the same song.
The record-breaking concert tour made history as the highest-grossing tour by a Black artist ever, earning $579 million worldwide, which is also good for the eighth-highest-grossing tour of all time. The tour included a stop in our area at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Aug. 5 and Aug. 6, which was plagued by lightning and crowd-control issues.
No need to worry about the weather this time. The roof of your nearest multiplex will keep you dry 鈥� at least until you start sweating by dancing in the aisles. Expect members of the Beyhive to come decked out in all silver just like the tour.
If you went to the movies to see “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” you know what to expect in terms of audience participation and duration of the experience. The runtimes are nearly identical, with Beyonc茅’s film running 2 hours and 48 minutes, just a minute shorter that Swift’s film that clocked in at 2 hours and 49 minutes.
Like her previous documentary “Homecoming” (2019), 鈥淩enaissance” intercuts the stage performances with backstage interviews of Beyonc茅 and her team, revealing that Beyonc茅 had knee surgery prior to the tour. You’ll also see home videos of her personal life with mother Tina Knowles, husband Jay-Z, 6-year-old twins Rumi and Sir and 11-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter, who reportedly steals the show on the stage and behind the scenes.
Obviously, the inclusion of these interviews means that some live songs had to be cut for time, including 鈥�1+1,鈥� 鈥淚 Care,鈥� 鈥淩ather Die Young,” “Love on Top” and her cover of Rose Royce’s “I鈥檓 Going Down.鈥�
Check out the full set list to see what made the cut:
Concert Film Set List
鈥淒angerously in Love 2鈥�
鈥淔laws and All鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 That Girl鈥�
鈥淐辞锄测鈥�
鈥淎lien Superstar鈥�
鈥淟ift Off鈥�
鈥淐uff It鈥�
鈥淓苍别谤驳测鈥�
鈥淏reak My Soul + The Queens Remix鈥�
鈥淔辞谤尘补迟颈辞苍鈥�
鈥凄颈惫补鈥�
鈥淩un the World (Girls)鈥�
鈥淢y Power鈥�
鈥淏lack Parade鈥�
鈥淪avage鈥� feat. Megan Thee Stallion
鈥淧补谤迟颈迟颈辞苍鈥�
鈥淐hurch Girl鈥�
鈥淕et Me Bodied鈥�
鈥淏efore I Let Go鈥�
鈥淐razy in Love鈥�
鈥淩iver Deep, Mountain High鈥�
鈥淟ove Hangover (Diana Ross Intermission)鈥�
鈥淧lastic Off the Sofa鈥�
鈥淰irgo鈥檚 Groove鈥�
鈥淣aughty Girl + Love to Love You Baby鈥�
鈥淢辞惫别鈥�
鈥淗别补迟别诲鈥�
鈥淜itty Kat鈥�
鈥淭丑颈辩耻别鈥�
鈥淎ll Up in Your Mind鈥�
鈥淒runk in Love鈥�
鈥淎merica Has a Problem鈥� feat. Kendrick Lamar
鈥淧耻谤别/贬辞苍别测鈥�
鈥淪ummer Renaissance鈥�
After all of the songs are over, be sure to stick around through the end credits for a special surprise.
