What Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's concert films mean for movie theatres

Among the world’s most successful recording artists, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are both leveraging their power to determine how and when their concert films — documenting tours that have become social media phenomena — will be seen.

What Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's concert films mean for movie theatres
A woman in a chrome corset, left, and a woman in a blue ballgown are pictured during a red carpet event.

Among the world’s most successful recording artists, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are both leveraging their power to determine how and when their concert films — documenting tours that have become social media phenomena — will be seen.