Portrait of 10 Singers Whose Concert Films Are Best-Sellers of All Time, The Eras Tour Leads!

At 10th position, there is a concert film from Glee. Titled GLEE: THE 3D CONCERT MOVIE. This concert film has grossed $11.9 million. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, this concert film was made during the Glee Live! In Concert! and concluded in East Rutherford in 2011. Released on August 12, 2011, you will be presented with song performances and how the series influences the lives of teenagers.  

Madonna occupies the 9th position with the highest-grossing concert film. The documentary concert film titled MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE follows Madonna on her Blond Ambition world tour in 1990. Directed by Alek Keshishian, the film was edited in black and white, to imitate cinéma vérité, while the performance scenes are in color. The film, released on May 10, 1991, successfully grossed $15 million.  

Next, Jonas Brothers ranked 8th with a profit of $19.1 million. JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCEis a 3D concert film that recorded The Burning Up concert tour in 2008-2009. The film was released on February 27, 2009 and directed by Bruce Hendricks.

RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCE is among the singers whose concert films have the highest sales. Directed by herself, the film was made with an artistic touch. Released on December 1, 2023, up to now, the profit earned by Beyonce is $21.8 million and is expected to continue to increase.

Ranked 6th is a concert film by Katy Perry titled KATY PERRY: PART OF ME. This concert film follows the journey of musician Katy Perry during her California Dream world tour in 2011-2012. Directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz on July 5, 2012, the film was released less than a year after the song Teenage Dream tied Michael Jackson's Bad record for most number-one singles from one album. To date, this concert film has grossed $25.3 million.  

Boyband One Direction is among the top-selling concert films and ranks 5th with a sales profit of $28.9 million. The film ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US is the best-selling contemporary concert for a group. Directed by Morgan Spurlock, This Is Us features live concert footage from their Take Me Home Tour stop at the O2 Arena in London, as well as footage from their lives before and after X Factor.  

Miley Cyrus can be said to be the youngest singer to break records at that time. At the age of 15, her music concert film, HANNAH MONTANA AND MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT, became the highest-grossing contemporary music concert film ever made by a female artist. Directed by Bruce Hendricks and released on February 1, 2008, this concert film has already earned $65.3 million in profits. Cyrus' concert film was even aired on Disney Channel and attracted 5.9 million viewers.  

In the Top 3, there is the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, with his concert film titled MICHAEL JACKSON: THIS IS IT. "Like you've never seen him before" is the tagline for this film, which was released only four months after Jackson's shocking death on June 25, 2009. This concert film can also be seen as a documentary, as it includes interviews, dancer auditions, rehearsals, and behind-the-scenes footage as Jackson prepares for his 50th performance at the O2 Arena in London, scheduled to start on July 13. Directed by Kenny Ortega, this film earned $72.1 million in profits.  

Justin Bieber occupies the 2nd position with his concert film that earned $73 million. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the concert film JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER was released on February 11, 2011. The film also features other famous singers such as Boyz II Men, Miley Cyrus, and Sean Kingston. It is the first (and only) film from MTV Films to receive a G rating.

This year has been Taylor Swift's year. This multi-talented singer has earned an incredible profit from her concert film titled TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR, and currently holds the top position with a profit of $178.9 million, which may still increase. The film serves as a documentary of her concert tour journey and Taylor Swift's stage performances of popular songs from all her albums, making it a standard setlist for the tour.