Concert film

{{Short description|Audiovisual recording of a concert performance}} [[File:Taylor Swift The Eras Tour Lover Set (53109587454).jpg|alt=Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour in 2023|thumb|upright=0.7|''Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour'' (2023) is the highest-grossing concert film of all time.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=Highest-grossing concert or performance film at the global box office |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/94263-highest-grossing-concert-film |accessdate=November 27, 2023 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref>]] A '''concert film''' or '''concert movie''' is a film that showcases a live performance from the perspective of a concert goer, the subject of which is an extended live music performance or musicals.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sandahl|first1=Linda J.|title=Rock films: A viewer's guide to three decades of musicals, concerts, documentaries and soundtracks 1955–1986|date=1987|publisher=Facts on File, Inc.|isbn=0-8160-1281-4|page=7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c0u-QgAACAAJ|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>

==Early history== [[File:Concert Magic.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Poster for ''Concert Magic'' in 1948 at the Towne Cinema in Toronto, Ontario]] One of the earliest-known concert films is the 1944 film ''Adventure in Music''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wickham |first1=Ina |title=Catching the Beat in Music World Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-adventure-in-music/133609257/ |access-date=October 17, 2023 |work=Quad-City Times |date=October 15, 1944 |pages=30}}</ref> Another early film is the 1948 picture ''Concert Magic''. This concert features virtuoso violinist Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) at the Charlie Chaplin Studios in 1947. Together with various artists, he performed classical and romantic works of famous composers such as Beethoven, Wieniawski, Bach, Paganini, and others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yehudi Menuhin and Alma Trio Player Scheduled to Appear in New Concert Film |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-gatos-times-saratoga-observer-yehudi/133608861/ |access-date=October 17, 2023 |work=Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer |date=December 17, 1948 |pages=8 |quote=Gordon...reports that the success of "Concert Magic", the first full length concert film to be produced, prompted plans for the filming of the second picture.}}</ref>

The earliest known jazz concert film is the 1959 film ''Jazz on a Summer's Day''. The film was recorded during the fifth annual Newport Jazz Festival.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eil|first1=Philip|title=This 1960 Jazz Film Shaped Concert Documentaries as We Know Them|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jazz-on-a-summers-day-newport-jazz-festival-2016/|access-date=19 August 2016|date=29 July 2016}}</ref> The earliest known rock concert film is Rock’n’Roll, a 1959 feature film produced by the promoter Lee Gordon. As it also features some Jazz performances and was released prior to ''Jazz on a Summer's Day'', it arguably has claims to being the first Jazz concert film as well.

A latter notable concert film, the T.A.M.I. Show, featured acts such as The Beach Boys, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, and the Rolling Stones.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Richards|first1=Kevin|title=Legendary T.A.M.I. Show Featuring James Brown, The Rolling Stones, and More Coming To DVD « American Songwriter|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2009/12/legendary-t-a-m-i-show-featuring-james-brown-the-rolling-stones-and-more-coming-to-dvd/|access-date=19 August 2016|date=16 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825174319/http://americansongwriter.com/2009/12/legendary-t-a-m-i-show-featuring-james-brown-the-rolling-stones-and-more-coming-to-dvd/|archive-date=25 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

One of popular music's most ground-breaking concert films is ''Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii'' (1972), directed by Adrian Maben, in which Pink Floyd perform a short set of songs inside the amphitheatre of Pompeii without an audience (save for the recording crew).

==Examples== ===Rockumentary=== The term "rockumentary" was first used by Bill Drake in the 1969 ''History of Rock & Roll'' radio broadcast and is a portmanteau of "rock" and "documentary".<ref name=horr>{{cite web |url=http://www.reelradio.com/ricky/horr.html |title=The Reel Top 40 Radio Repository – The History of Rock and Roll Demo |publisher=Reelradio.com |access-date=2009-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620064458/http://www.reelradio.com/ricky/horr.html |archive-date=2009-06-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=rs30>{{Cite news | last = Hopkins | first = Jerry | author-link = Jerry Hopkins (author) | title = 'Rockumentary' Radio Milestone | newspaper = Rolling Stone | page = 9 | date = April 5, 1969 | issue = 30}}</ref> The term was subsequently used to describe concert films containing appearances by multiple artists.<ref name=rs116>{{Cite news | last = Aletti | first = Vince | author-link = Vince Aletti | title = Our Latin Thing | newspaper = Rolling Stone | page = 42 | date = August 31, 1972 | issue = 116}}</ref><ref name=rs139>{{Cite news | last = Landau | first = Jon | author-link = Jon Landau | title = 'Let the Good Times Roll' indeed | newspaper = Rolling Stone | pages = 62–63 | date = July 19, 1973 | issue = 139}}</ref> Then, in 1976, the term was used by the promoters of the live musical production ''Beatlemania'' which documented the evolving career of The Beatles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ERMzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uc0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5135,98324 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124145053/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ERMzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uc0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5135,98324 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |title=A 'Rockumentary' About the Beatles Comes to Sunrise |last=Spires |first=Shari |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |date=December 26, 1980 }}</ref> The 1984 mockumentary film ''This Is Spinal Tap'' notably parodied the rockumentary genre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title='This Is Spinal Tap' LP to be reissued June 11 -- on black vinyl|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-spinal-tap-album-vinyl-reissue-20130509-story.html|access-date=19 August 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=9 May 2013}}</ref>

===Others=== Other examples of this type of film include Menudo's 1981 film, ''Menudo: La Película'', and Duran Duran's 85-minute 1984 video, ''Sing Blue Silver''. The former mixes a Menudo concert (in Merida, Venezuela) with movie scenes and a plot, while the latter follows Duran Duran as they travel around Canada and the United States doing concerts and actual tourism.

==Highest-grossing concert films== ''Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour'', which has grossed $267 million worldwide,<ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |id=28814949 |title=Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour|access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref name="ErasTour">{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title='Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' Writes Her Name As No. 7 In Deadline's 2023 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-movie-profits-1235899130/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 20, 2024 |date=April 29, 2024}}</ref> is the highest-grossing concert film of all time. The record was previously held by ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' (2011).<ref name="NUM">{{cite The Numbers |title= Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour — Financial Information |id=Taylor-Swift-The-Eras-Tour-(2023)|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |last2=Lang |first2=Brent |date=2023-10-13 |title=Box Office: 'Taylor Swift: Eras Tour' Kicks Off With $2.8 Million in Previews |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-taylor-swift-eras-tour-previews-1235753749/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US |quote=The movie has already made $100 million in advance ticket sales, according to its distributor AMC Theatres. That makes it the highest-grossing concert film ever, surpassing Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" ($99 million).}}</ref>{{legend|#b6fcb6|''Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing {{Date of previous Friday}} in theaters around the world''.|text={{†|alt=film currently playing}}}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+{{nowrap|Highest-grossing concert films}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=All Time Worldwide Box Office for Concert/Performance Movies |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/genres/concert-or-performance |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=The Numbers}}</ref> ! scope="col" |Rank ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Performer ! scope="col" |Type ! scope="col" data-sort-type="currency" |Worldwide gross |- | 1 | style="text-align: left;" |''Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour'' | 2023 | Taylor Swift | rowspan="4" |Music | $267,100,000<ref name="ErasTour"/> |- | 2 | style="text-align: left;" |''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' | 2011 | Justin Bieber | $99,034,125 |- | 3 | style="text-align: left;" |''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert'' | 2008 | Miley Cyrus | $70,712,099 |- | 4 | style="text-align: left;" |''One Direction: This Is Us'' | 2013 | One Direction | $68,233,799 |- | 5 | style="text-align: left;" |''Eddie Murphy Raw'' | 1987 | Eddie Murphy | Stand-up | $50,504,655 |- | 6 | style="text-align: left;" |''Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé'' | 2023 | Beyoncé | Music | $44,389,684 |- | 7 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Original Kings of Comedy|''The Original Kings of Comedy''}} | 2000 | Steve Harvey{{·}}D.L. Hughley{{·}}Cedric the Entertainer{{·}}Bernie Mac | rowspan="2" | Stand-up | $38,236,338 |- | 8 | style="text-align: left;" |''Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip'' | 1982 | Richard Pryor | $34,970,309 |- | 9 | style="text-align: left;" |''Woodstock'' | 1970 | Various | scope="row" rowspan="2" |Music | $34,699,266<ref name=wood>{{cite The Numbers |title=Woodstock |id=Woodstock|access-date=January 7, 2024}}</ref> |- | 10 | style="text-align: left;" |''Katy Perry: Part of Me'' | 2012 | Katy Perry | $32,700,439 |- | 12 | style="text-align: left;" |''Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain'' | 2013 | Kevin Hart | Stand-up | $32,327,255 |- | 13 | style="text-align: left;" |''Metallica Through the Never'' | 2013 | Metallica | rowspan="6" |Music | $31,900,000 |- | 14 | style="text-align: left;" |''Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience'' | 2009 | Jonas Brothers | $30,428,831 |- | 15 | style="text-align: left;" |''BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas'' | 2023 | BTS | $29,291,883 |- | 16 | style="text-align: left;" |''Madonna: Truth or Dare'' | 1991 | Madonna | $29,012,935 |- | 17 | style="text-align: left;" |''U2 3D'' | 2008 | U2 | $26,170,402 |- | 18 | style="text-align: left;" |''Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)'' | 2026 | Billie Eilish | $25,195,000 |- | 19 | style="text-align: left;" |''Kevin Hart: What Now?'' | 2016 | Kevin Hart | rowspan="2" |Stand-up | $23,591,043 |- | 20 | style="text-align: left;" |''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'' | 2002 | Martin Lawrence | $19,184,820 |- | 21 | style="text-align: left;" |''Glee: The 3D Concert Movie'' | 2011 | ''Glee'' | Music | $17,462,398 |- | 22 | style="text-align: left;" |''Richard Pryor: Here and Now'' | 1983 | Richard Pryor | Stand-up | $16,156,776 |- | 23 | style="text-align: left;" |''Christmas with the Chosen: The Messengers'' | 2021 | {{sort|Chosen|''The Chosen''}} | Religion | $13,388,000 |- | 24 | style="text-align: left;" |''You So Crazy'' | 1994 | Martin Lawrence | Stand-up | $10,184,701 |- | 25 | style="text-align: left;" |''Burn the Stage: The Movie'' | 2018 | BTS | rowspan="3" |Music | $9,881,954 |- | 26 | style="text-align: left;" |''U2: Rattle and Hum'' | 1988 | U2 | $8,600,823 |- | 27 | style="text-align: left;" |''Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires'' | 2022 | Coldplay | $8,400,000<ref name="HANLEY">{{Cite web |date=2 May 2024 |title=Coldplay to Premiere Buenos Aires Concert on Veeps |url=https://www.iq-mag.net/2024/05/coldplay-to-premiere-buenos-aires-concert-on-veeps/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240503195531/https://www.iq-mag.net/2024/05/coldplay-to-premiere-buenos-aires-concert-on-veeps/ |archive-date=3 May 2024 |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=IQ}}</ref> |- | 28 | style="text-align: left;" |''Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain'' | 2011 | Kevin Hart | Stand-up | $7,712,436 |- | 29 | style="text-align: left;" |''Mayday Life'' | 2019 | Mayday | Music | $7,272,220 |- | 30 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall|''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall''}} | 2012 | {{sort|Phantom of the Opera|''The Phantom of the Opera''}} | rowspan="2" |Stage production | $7,106,631 |- | 31 | style="text-align: left;" |''Prima Facie'' | 2022 | ''Prima Facie'' | $6,646,622 |- | 32 | style="text-align: left;" |''BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul'' | 2019 | BTS | rowspan="2" |Music | $6,587,004 |- | 33 | style="text-align: left;" |''Stop Making Sense'' | 1984 | Talking Heads | $5,694,759 |- | 34 | style="text-align: left;" |''Hamlet'' | 2015 | ''Hamlet'' | Stage production | $5,350,452 |- | 35 | style="text-align: left;" |''Divine Madness'' | 2018 | Bette Midler | Music | $5,318,098 |- | 36 | style="text-align: left;" |''Les Misérables: The Staged Concert'' | 2019 | ''Les Misérables'' | Stage production | $5,042,935 |- | 37 | style="text-align: left;" |''IM Hero: The Final'' | 2023 | Lim Young-woong | Music | $4,514,656 |- | 38 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: The Audience'' | 2013 | {{sort|Audience|''The Audience''}} | rowspan="2" |Stage production | $4,330,068 |- | 39 | style="text-align: left;" |''Romeo and Juliet (Secret Cinema 2018)'' | 2018 | ''Romeo and Juliet'' | $4,282,983 |- | 40 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu 2018 Maastricht Concert'' | 2018 | rowspan="2" |André Rieu | rowspan="2" |Music | $3,869,719 |- | 41 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu: 70 Years Young'' | 2020 | $3,788,405 |- | 42 | style="text-align: left;" |''Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance'' | 2016 | ''Miss Saigon'' | Stage production | $3,720,532 |- | 43 | style="text-align: left;" |''Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams'' | 2018 | Coldplay | rowspan="2" |Music | $3,500,000<ref name="WISEMAN">{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2018 |title=Documentary Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams Takes $3.5M Box Office in One Night for Trafalgar Releasing |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/coldplay-head-full-of-dreams-box-office-trafalgar-releasing-chris-martin-1202502598/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231025155546/https://deadline.com/2018/11/coldplay-head-full-of-dreams-box-office-trafalgar-releasing-chris-martin-1202502598/ |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=Deadline}}</ref> |- | 44 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert'' | 2019 | André Rieu | $3,495,372 |- | 45 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Frankenstein'' | 2011 | ''Frankenstein'' | Stage production | $3,351,486 |- | 46 | style="text-align: left;" |''Let's Spend the Night Together'' | 1983 | {{sort|Rolling Stones|The Rolling Stones}} | Music | $3,282,561 |- | 47 | style="text-align: left;" |''Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor'' | 2017 | Floyd Mayweather Jr.{{·}}Conor McGregor | Sports | $3,250,019 |- | 48 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert'' | 2016 | André Rieu | Music | $3,220,727 |- | 49 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Winter's Tale|''The Winter's Tale''}} | 2015 | {{sort|Winter's Tale|''The Winter's Tale''}} | Stage production | $3,097,621 |- | 50 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert'' | 2017 | André Rieu | rowspan="2" |Music | $3,097,621 |- | 51 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Met: Live in HD – Aida|''The Met: Live in HD – Aida''}} | 2013 | Aida | $2,943,797 |}

===Music=== The top 15 are among the highest-grossing concert films. André Rieu is the most frequent performance with 13 titles on the list. :{{legend|#b6fcb6|''Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing {{Date of previous Friday}} in theaters around the world''.|text={{†|alt=film currently playing}}}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+{{nowrap|Highest-grossing music concert films}}<ref name=":1"/> ! scope="col" |Rank ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Performer ! scope="col" data-sort-type="currency" |Worldwide gross |- | 1 | style="text-align: left;" |''Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour'' | 2023 | Taylor Swift | $267,100,000<ref name="ErasTour"/> |- | 2 | style="text-align: left;" |''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' | 2011 | Justin Bieber | $99,034,125 |- | 3 | style="text-align: left;" |''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert'' | 2008 | Miley Cyrus | $70,712,099 |- | 4 | style="text-align: left;" |''One Direction: This Is Us'' | 2013 | One Direction | $68,233,799 |- | 5 | style="text-align: left;" |''Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé'' | 2023 | Beyoncé | $44,043,065 |- | 6 | style="text-align: left;" |''Woodstock'' | 1970 | Various | $34,699,266<ref name=wood/> |- | 7 | style="text-align: left;" |''Katy Perry: Part of Me'' | 2012 | Katy Perry | $32,700,439 |- | 8 | style="text-align: left;" |''Permission to Dance on Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing'' | 2022 | BTS | $32,600,000 |- | 9 | style="text-align: left;" |''Metallica Through the Never'' | 2013 | Metallica | $31,900,000 |- | 10 | style="text-align: left;" |''Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience'' | 2009 | Jonas Brothers | $30,428,831 |- | 11 | style="text-align: left;" |''BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas'' | 2023 | BTS | $29,291,883 |- | 12 | style="text-align: left;" |''Madonna: Truth or Dare'' | 1991 | Madonna | $29,012,935 |- | 13 | style="text-align: left;" |''U2 3D'' | 2008 | U2 | $26,170,402 |- | 14 | style="text-align: left;" |''Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)'' | 2026 | Billie Eilish | $25,195,000 |- | 15 | style="text-align: left;" |''Burn the Stage: The Movie'' | 2018 | BTS | $20,347,513 |- | 16 | style="text-align: left;" |''U2: Rattle and Hum'' | 1988 | U2 | $8,600,823 |- | 17 | style="text-align: left;" |''Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires'' | 2022 | Coldplay | $8,400,000<ref name="HANLEY" /> |- | 18 | style="text-align: left;" |''Mayday Life'' | 2019 | Mayday | $7,272,220 |- | 19 | style="text-align: left;" |''BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul'' | 2019 | BTS | $6,587,004 |- | 20 | style="text-align: left;" |''Stop Making Sense'' | 1984 | Talking Heads | $5,694,759 |- | 21 | style="text-align: left;" |''Divine Madness'' | 2018 | Bette Midler | $5,318,098 |- | 22 | style="text-align: left;" |''IM Hero: The Final'' | 2023 | Lim Young-woong | $4,514,656 |- | 23 | style="text-align: left;" |''Queen Rock Montreal'' | 1984 | Queen | $4,100,000<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/01/22/queen-reportedly-tops-one-of-the-beatless-records/|title= Queen Reportedly Tops One Of The Beatles’s Records|date= January 22, 2024|accessdate= March 29, 2026}}</ref> |- | 24 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu 2018 Maastricht Concert'' | 2018 | rowspan="2" |André Rieu | $3,869,719 |- | 25 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu: 70 Years Young'' | 2020 | $3,788,405 |- | 26 | style="text-align: left;" |''Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams'' | 2018 | Coldplay | $3,500,000<ref name="WISEMAN" /> |- | 27 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert'' | 2019 | André Rieu | $3,495,372 |- | 28 | style="text-align: left;" |''Let's Spend the Night Together'' | 1983 | {{sort|Rolling Stones|The Rolling Stones}} | $3,282,561 |- | 29 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert'' | 2016 | rowspan="2" |André Rieu | $3,220,727 |- | 30 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert'' | 2017 | $3,097,621 |- | 31 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Met: Live in HD – Aida|''The Met: Live in HD – Aida''}} | 2013 | Aida | $2,943,797 |- | 32 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Beatles Get Back: The Rooftop Concert|''The Beatles Get Back: The Rooftop Concert''}} | 2022 | {{sort|Beatles|The Beatles}} | $2,881,726 |- | 33 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert'' | 2015 | rowspan="3" |André Rieu | $2,862,599 |- | 34 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu: Christmas with Andre 2016'' | 2016 | $2,809,890 |- | 35 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu's Sydney Town Hall Concert – An Australian Celebration'' | 2018 | $2,806,603 |- | 36 | style="text-align: left;" |''Greatest Hits Live'' | 2019 | Take That | $2,549,176 |- | 37 | style="text-align: left;" |''Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest'' | 2019 | Depeche Mode | $2,442,030 |- | 38 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert'' | 2014 | André Rieu | $2,190,155 |- | 39 | style="text-align: left;" |''Metallica & San Francisco Symphony S&M2'' | 2019 | Metallica{{·}}San Francisco Symphony | $2,179,640 |- | 40 | style="text-align: left;" |''Billie Eilish Live at the O2'' | rowspan="3" scope="row" |2023 | Billie Eilish | $2,117,195 |- | 41 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love is All Around'' | rowspan="2" scope="row" |André Rieu | $1,897,239 |- | 42 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu Live in Dublin'' | $1,826,384 |- | 43 | style="text-align: left;" |''N'SYNC: Bigger Than Live'' | 2001 | NSYNC | $1,808,679 |- | 44 | style="text-align: left;" |''Cliff Richard Live: 60th Anniversary Tour'' | 2018 | Cliff Richard | $1,686,021 |- | 45 | style="text-align: left;" |''Rammstein: Paris'' | 2017 | Rammstein | $1,658,090 |- | 46 | style="text-align: left;" |''Twenty One Pilots: Cinema Experience'' | 2022 | Twenty One Pilots | $1,560,000 |- | 47 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu: Christmas with André 2021'' | 2021 | André Rieu | $1,559,304 |- | 48 | style="text-align: left;" |''Take That Live 2015'' | 2015 | rowspan="2" |Take That | $1,553,608 |- | 49 | style="text-align: left;" |''Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2'' | 2017 | $1,422,889 |- | 50 | style="text-align: left;" |''Big Bang Made'' | 2016 | BigBang | $1,404,745 |- | 51 | style="text-align: left;" |''André Rieu's: Magical Maastricht – Together in Music'' | 2020 | André Rieu | $1,295,288 |- | 52 | style="text-align: left;" |''David Gilmour Live at Pompei'' | 2017 | David Gilmour | $1,273,347 |}

===Stage production=== :{{legend|#b6fcb6|''Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing {{Date of previous Friday}} in theaters around the world''.|text={{†|alt=film currently playing}}}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+{{nowrap|Highest-grossing stage production concert films}}<ref name=":1"/> ! scope="col" |Rank ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Performance ! scope="col" data-sort-type="currency" |Worldwide gross |- | 1 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall|''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall''}} | 2012 | {{sort|Phantom of the Opera|''The Phantom of the Opera''}} | $7,106,631 |- | 2 | style="text-align: left;" |''Prima Facie'' | 2022 | ''Prima Facie'' | $6,646,622 |- | 3 | style="text-align: left;" |''Hamlet'' | 2015 | ''Hamlet'' | $5,350,452 |- | 4 | style="text-align: left;" |''Les Misérables: The Staged Concert'' | 2019 | ''Les Misérables'' | $5,042,935 |- | 5 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: The Audience'' | 2013 | {{sort|Audience|''The Audience''}} | $4,330,068 |- | 6 | style="text-align: left;" |''Romeo and Juliet (Secret Cinema 2018)'' | 2018 | ''Romeo and Juliet'' | $4,282,983 |- | 7 | style="text-align: left;" |''Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance'' | 2016 | ''Miss Saigon'' | $3,720,532 |- | 8 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Frankenstein'' | 2011 | ''Frankenstein'' | $3,351,486 |- | 9 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Winter's Tale|''The Winter's Tale''}} | 2015 | {{sort|Winter's Tale|''The Winter's Tale''}} | $3,097,621 |- | 10 | style="text-align: left;" |''Billy Elliot the Musical Live'' | 2014 | ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' | $2,815,788 |- | 11 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|London Palladium: The King and I|''The London Palladium: The King and I''}} | 2018 | {{sort|King and I|''The King and I''}} | $2,692,907 |- | 12 | style="text-align: left;" |''George Balanchine's The Nutcracker'' | 2011 | {{sort|Nutcracker|''The Nutcracker''}} | $2,119,994 |- | 13 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Present Laughter'' | 2019 | ''Present Laughter'' | $2,033,526 |- | 14 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Little Life|''A Little Life''}} | 2023 | {{sort|Little Life|''A Little Life''}} | $2,033,043 |- | 15 | style="text-align: left;" |''Kinky Boots – The Musical'' | 2020 | ''Kinky Boots – The Musical'' | $1,997,631 |- | 16 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: A View From the Bridge'' | 2015 | {{sort|View From the Bridge|''A View From the Bridge''}} | $1,943,723 |- | 17 | style="text-align: left;" |''Met Opera: Porgy and Bess'' | 2020 | ''Porgy and Bess'' | $1,913,398 |- | 18 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Follies'' | 2017 | ''Follies'' | $1,842,192 |- | 19 | style="text-align: left;" |''Met Opera: La Boheme'' | 2018 | ''La Boheme'' | $1,774,848 |- | 20 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: One Man Two Guvnors'' | 2011 | ''One Man Two Guvnors'' | $1,714,891 |- | 21 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: All About Eve'' | 2019 | ''All About Eve'' | $1,710,659 |- | 22 | style="text-align: left;" |''Met Opera: Madama Butterfly'' | 2019 | ''Madama Butterfly'' | $1,696,923 |- | 23 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Good'' | 2023 | ''Good'' | $1,674,053 |- | 24 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men'' | 2014 | ''Of Mice and Men'' | $1,664,500 |- | 25 | style="text-align: left;" |''Royal Opera House: The Nutcracker'' | 2017 | {{sort|Nutcracker|''The Nutcracker''}} | $1,635,459 |- | 26 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy'' | 2019 | {{sort|Lehman Trilogy|''The Lehman Trilogy''}} | $1,531,395 |- | 27 | style="text-align: left;" |''Royal Opera House: The Nutcracker'' | 2018 | {{sort|Nutcracker|''The Nutcracker''}} | $1,512,712 |- | 28 | style="text-align: left;" |''Met Opera: Turandot (2018) Encore (2018)'' | 2018 | ''Turandot''{{·}}''Encore'' | $1,500,000 |- | 29 | style="text-align: left;" |''Met Opera: Der Rosenkavalier'' | 2017 | ''Der Rosenkavalier'' | $1,498,974 |- | 30 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Nutcracker Royal Ballet|''The Nutcracker Royal Ballet''}} | 2015 | {{sort|Nutcracker|''The Nutcracker''}} | $1,494,137 |- | 31 | style="text-align: left;" |''All My Sons'' | 2019 | ''All My Sons'' | $1,454,828 |- | 32 | style="text-align: left;" |''Met Opera – Agrippina'' | 2020 | ''Agrippina'' | $1,453,796 |- | 33 | style="text-align: left;" |''No Man's Land – NT Live 2016'' | 2016 | ''No Man's Land'' | $1,380,144 |- | 34 | style="text-align: left;" |''Allelujah!'' | 2018 | ''Allelujah!'' | $1,347,137 |- | 35 | style="text-align: left;" |''De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Grote Pietenfees'' | 2020 | ''De Club van Sinterklaas'' | $1,336,192 |- | 36 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Hansard'' | 2019 | ''Hansard'' | $1,318,622 |- | 37 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theater Live 2017: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' | 2017 | ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' | $1,245,590 |- | 38 | style="text-align: left;" |''NT Live: Yerma'' | 2017 | ''Yerma'' | $1,238,299 |- | 39 | style="text-align: left;" |''Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo & Juliet 2016'' | 2016 | ''Romeo and Juliet'' | $1,223,663 |- | 40 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night'' | 2017 | ''Twelfth Night'' | $1,210,769 |- | 41 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theater Live: Cyrano de Bergerac'' | 2020 | ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' | $1,195,764 |- | 42 | style="text-align: left;" |{{sort|Nutcracker – Royal Opera, London|''The Nutcracker – Royal Opera, London''}} | 2016 | {{sort|Nutcracker|''The Nutcracker''}} | $1,188,225 |- | 43 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Small Island'' | 2019 | ''Small Island'' | $1,180,476 |- | 44 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theater Live Amadeus'' | 2017 | ''Live Amadeus'' | $1,151,772 |- | 45 | style="text-align: left;" |''NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' | 2016 | ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' | $1,135,686 |- | 46 | style="text-align: left;" |''Royal Opera House Swan Lake'' | 2018 | ''Swan Lake'' | $1,131,961 |- | 47 | style="text-align: left;" |''Royal Opera House The Sleeping Beauty'' | 2020 | ''Sleeping Beauty'' | $1,097,859 |- | 48 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theater Live Hedda Gabler'' | 2017 | ''Hedda Gabler'' | $1,085,982 |- | 49 | style="text-align: left;" |''National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' | 2018 | ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' | $1,071,526 |- | 50 | style="text-align: left;" |''Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake'' | 2019 | ''Swan Lake'' | $1,068,862 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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