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Concert Films: A New Multiplex Trend?

Published on February 4, 2008

Pair of concert tickets for Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert bought off a scalper………..1000.00
Concert t-shirt, concession stand goods, parking and gas……………………………………………120.00
Hoping that your tween will love you and be happy………………………………………………….Priceless.

This weekend’s box office phenomena (Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both
Worlds Concert Tour) and a pair of early 2008
titles (Shine a Light and U2 3D) is telling us two things: the concert documentary film is a bankable method to profit from and it is a new manner that extends the concert experience for hardcore fans. For those who aren’t lucky enough to see Bono strut his stuff or for those who can’t waste a month’s salary on Stones tickets, this new alternative is especially attractive. A typical tour in North America counts about 40 to 50 cities – fans stretched out across Canada and the U.S typically have to fight for a sold-out ticket and second, travel to the venue: a costly equation. A theatrical release with heightened visual and sound quality and better technology is “making watching a concert on film” a worthy detour. Are studios continue to continue the trend? Time will tell.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).