# Concert film

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 performance or concert, by either a musician or a stand-up comedian.

## Early history

One of the earliest-known concert films is the 1944 film Adventure in Music. 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.
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. 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 Summers 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.
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". The term was subsequently used to describe concert films containing appearances by multiple artists. Then, in 1976, the term was used by the promoters of the live musical production Beatlemania which documented the evolving career of The Beatles. The 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap notably parodied the rockumentary genre.

### 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, is the highest-grossing concert film of all time; the previous record for the concert film was held by Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011).
Highest-grossing concert films :
| Rank | Title | Year | Performer | Type | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | 2023 | Taylor Swift | Music | $267,100,000 |
| 2 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | 2011 | Justin Bieber | Music | $99,034,125 |
| 3 | Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert | 2008 | Miley Cyrus | Music | $70,712,099 |
| 4 | One Direction: This Is Us | 2013 | One Direction | Music | $68,233,799 |
| 5 | Eddie Murphy Raw | 1987 | Eddie Murphy | Stand-up | $50,504,655 |
| 6 | Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé | 2023 | Beyoncé | Music | $44,389,684 |
| 7 | The Original Kings of Comedy | 2000 | Steve Harvey · D.L. Hughley · Cedric the Entertainer · Bernie Mac | Stand-up | $38,236,338 |
| 8 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | 1982 | Richard Pryor | Stand-up | $34,970,309 |
| 9 | Woodstock | 1970 | Various | Music | $34,699,266 |
| 10 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | 2012 | Katy Perry | Music | $32,700,439 |
| 12 | Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain | 2013 | Kevin Hart | Stand-up | $32,327,255 |
| 13 | Metallica Through the Never | 2013 | Metallica | | $31,900,000 |
| 14 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | 2009 | Jonas Brothers | Music | $30,428,831 |
| 15 | BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas | 2023 | BTS | Music | $29,291,883 |
| 16 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | 1991 | Madonna | Music | $29,012,935 |
| 17 | U2 3D | 2008 | U2 | Music | $26,170,402 |
| 18 | Kevin Hart: What Now? | 2016 | Kevin Hart | Stand-up | $23,591,043 |
| 19 | Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | 2002 | Martin Lawrence | Stand-up | $19,184,820 |
| 20 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | 2011 | Glee | Music | $17,462,398 |
| 21 | Richard Pryor: Here and Now | 1983 | Richard Pryor | Stand-up | $16,156,776 |
| 22 | Christmas with the Chosen: The Messengers | 2021 | The Chosen | Religion | $13,388,000 |
| 23 | You So Crazy | 1994 | Martin Lawrence | Stand-up | $10,184,701 |
| 24 | Burn the Stage: The Movie | 2018 | BTS | Music | $9,881,954 |
| 25 | U2: Rattle and Hum | 1988 | U2 | Music | $8,600,823 |
| 26 | Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires | 2022 | Coldplay | Music | $8,400,000 |
| 27 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | 2011 | Kevin Hart | Stand-up | $7,712,436 |
| 28 | Mayday Life | 2019 | Mayday | Music | $7,272,220 |
| 29 | The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall | 2012 | The Phantom of the Opera | Stage production | $7,106,631 |
| 30 | Prima Facie | 2022 | Prima Facie | Stage production | $6,646,622 |
| 31 | BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul | 2019 | BTS | Music | $6,587,004 |
| 32 | Stop Making Sense | 1984 | Talking Heads | Music | $5,694,759 |
| 33 | Hamlet | 2015 | Hamlet | Stage production | $5,350,452 |
| 34 | Divine Madness | 2018 | Bette Midler | Music | $5,318,098 |
| 35 | Les Misérables: The Staged Concert | 2019 | Les Misérables | Stage production | $5,042,935 |
| 36 | IM Hero: The Final | 2023 | Lim Young-woong | Music | $4,514,656 |
| 37 | National Theatre Live: The Audience | 2013 | The Audience | Stage production | $4,330,068 |
| 38 | Romeo and Juliet (Secret Cinema 2018) | 2018 | Romeo and Juliet | Stage production | $4,282,983 |
| 39 | André Rieu 2018 Maastricht Concert | 2018 | André Rieu | Music | $3,869,719 |
| 40 | André Rieu: 70 Years Young | 2020 | André Rieu | Music | $3,788,405 |
| 41 | Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance | 2016 | Miss Saigon | Stage play | $3,720,532 |
| 42 | Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams | 2018 | Coldplay | Music | $3,500,000 |
| 44 | André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert | 2019 | André Rieu | Music | $3,495,372 |
| 44 | National Theatre Live: Frankenstein | 2011 | Frankenstein | Stage production | $3,351,486 |
| 45 | Let's Spend the Night Together | 1983 | The Rolling Stones | Music | $3,282,561 |
| 46 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor | 2017 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. · Conor McGregor | Sports | $3,250,019 |
| 47 | André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert | 2016 | André Rieu | Music | $3,220,727 |
| 48 | The Winter's Tale | 2015 | The Winter's Tale | Stage production | $3,097,621 |
| 49 | André Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert | 2017 | André Rieu | Music | $3,097,621 |
| 50 | The Met: Live in HD – Aida | 2013 | Aida | Music | $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.
    † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 14 February 2025 in theaters around the world.
Highest-grossing music concert films :
| Rank | Title | Year | Performer | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | 2023 | Taylor Swift | $267,100,000 |
| 2 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | 2011 | Justin Bieber | $99,034,125 |
| 3 | Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert | 2008 | Miley Cyrus | $70,712,099 |
| 4 | One Direction: This Is Us | 2013 | One Direction | $68,233,799 |
| 5 | Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé | 2023 | Beyoncé | $44,043,065 |
| 6 | Woodstock | 1970 | Various | $34,699,266 |
| 7 | Katy Perry: Part of Me | 2012 | Katy Perry | $32,700,439 |
| 8 | Permission to Dance on Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing | 2022 | BTS | $32,600,000 |
| 9 | Metallica Through the Never | 2013 | Metallica | $31,900,000 |
| 10 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | 2009 | Jonas Brothers | $30,428,831 |
| 11 | BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas | 2023 | BTS | $29,291,883 |
| 12 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | 1991 | Madonna | $29,012,935 |
| 13 | U2 3D | 2008 | U2 | $26,170,402 |
| 14 | Burn the Stage: The Movie | 2018 | BTS | $20,347,513 |
| 15 | U2: Rattle and Hum | 1988 | U2 | $8,600,823 |
| 16 | Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires | 2022 | Coldplay | $8,400,000 |
| 17 | Mayday Life | 2019 | Mayday | $7,272,220 |
| 18 | BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul | 2019 | BTS | $6,587,004 |
| 19 | Stop Making Sense | 1984 | Talking Heads | $5,694,759 |
| 20 | Divine Madness | 2018 | Bette Midler | $5,318,098 |
| 21 | IM Hero: The Final | 2023 | Lim Young-woong | $4,514,656 |
| 22 | André Rieu 2018 Maastricht Concert | 2018 | André Rieu | $3,869,719 |
| 23 | André Rieu: 70 Years Young | 2020 | André Rieu | $3,788,405 |
| 24 | Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams | 2018 | Coldplay | $3,500,000 |
| 25 | André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert | 2019 | André Rieu | $3,495,372 |
| 26 | Let's Spend the Night Together | 1983 | The Rolling Stones | $3,282,561 |
| 27 | André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert | 2016 | André Rieu | $3,220,727 |
| 28 | André Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert | 2017 | André Rieu | $3,097,621 |
| 29 | The Met: Live in HD – Aida | 2013 | Aida | $2,943,797 |
| 30 | The Beatles Get Back: The Rooftop Concert | 2022 | The Beatles | $2,881,726 |
| 31 | André Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert | 2015 | André Rieu | $2,862,599 |
| 32 | André Rieu: Christmas with Andre 2016 | 2016 | André Rieu | $2,809,890 |
| 33 | André Rieu's Sydney Town Hall Concert – An Australian Celebration | 2018 | André Rieu | $2,806,603 |
| 34 | Greatest Hits Live | 2019 | Take That | $2,549,176 |
| 35 | Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest | 2019 | Depeche Mode | $2,442,030 |
| 36 | André Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert | 2014 | André Rieu | $2,190,155 |
| 37 | Metallica & San Francisco Symphony S&M2 | 2019 | Metallica · San Francisco Symphony | $2,179,640 |
| 38 | Billie Eilish Live at the O2 | 2023 | Billie Eilish | $2,117,195 |
| 39 | André Rieu 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love is All Around | 2023 | André Rieu | $1,897,239 |
| 40 | André Rieu Live in Dublin | 2023 | André Rieu | $1,826,384 |
| 41 | N'SYNC: Bigger Than Live | 2001 | NSYNC | $1,808,679 |
| 42 | Cliff Richard Live: 60th Anniversary Tour | 2018 | Cliff Richard | $1,686,021 |
| 43 | Rammstein: Paris | 2017 | Rammstein | $1,658,090 |
| 44 | Twenty One Pilots: Cinema Experience | 2022 | Twenty One Pilots | $1,560,000 |
| 45 | André Rieu: Christmas with André 2021 | 2021 | André Rieu | $1,559,304 |
| 46 | Take That Live 2015 | 2015 | Take That | $1,553,608 |
| 47 | Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2 | 2017 | Take That | $1,422,889 |
| 48 | Big Bang Made | 2016 | BigBang | $1,404,745 |
| 49 | André Rieu's: Magical Maastricht – Together in Music | 2020 | André Rieu | $1,295,288 |
| 50 | David Gilmour Live at Pompei | 2017 | David Gilmour | $1,273,347 |

### Stand-up

Highest-grossing stand-up concert films :
| Rank | Title | Year | Performer | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Eddie Murphy Raw | 1987 | Eddie Murphy | $50,504,655 |
| 2 | The Original Kings of Comedy | 2000 | Steve Harvey · D.L. Hughley · Cedric the Entertainer · Bernie Mac | $38,236,338 |
| 3 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | 1982 | Richard Pryor | $34,970,309 |
| 4 | Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain | 2013 | Kevin Hart | $32,327,255 |
| 5 | Kevin Hart: What Now? | 2016 | Kevin Hart | $23,591,043 |
| 6 | Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | 2002 | Martin Lawrence | $19,184,820 |
| 7 | Richard Pryor: Here and Now | 1983 | Richard Pryor | $16,156,776 |
| 8 | Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy | 1994 | Martin Lawrence | $10,184,701 |
| 9 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | 2011 | Kevin Hart | $7,712,436 |
| 10 | The Fluffy Movie | 2014 | Gabriel Iglesias | $2,827,393 |
| 11 | Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic | 2005 | Sarah Silverman | $1,324,244 |

### Stage production

    † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 14 February 2025 in theaters around the world.
Highest-grossing stage production concert films :
| Rank | Title | Year | Performance | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall | 2012 | The Phantom of the Opera | $7,106,631 |
| 2 | Prima Facie | 2022 | Prima Facie | $6,646,622 |
| 3 | Hamlet | 2015 | Hamlet | $5,350,452 |
| 4 | Les Misérables: The Staged Concert | 2019 | Les Misérables | $5,042,935 |
| 5 | National Theatre Live: The Audience | 2013 | The Audience | $4,330,068 |
| 6 | Romeo and Juliet (Secret Cinema 2018) | 2018 | Romeo and Juliet | $4,282,983 |
| 7 | Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance | 2016 | Miss Saigon | $3,720,532 |
| 8 | National Theatre Live: Frankenstein | 2011 | Frankenstein | $3,351,486 |
| 9 | The Winter's Tale | 2015 | The Winter's Tale | $3,097,621 |
| 10 | Billy Elliot the Musical Live | 2014 | Billy Elliot the Musical | $2,815,788 |
| 11 | The London Palladium: The King and I | 2018 | The King and I | $2,692,907 |
| 12 | George Balanchine's The Nutcracker | 2011 | The Nutcracker | $2,119,994 |
| 13 | National Theatre Live: Present Laughter | 2019 | Present Laughter | $2,033,526 |
| 14 | A Little Life | 2023 | A Little Life | $2,033,043 |
| 15 | Kinky Boots – The Musical | 2020 | Kinky Boots – The Musical | $1,997,631 |
| 16 | National Theatre Live: A View From the Bridge | 2015 | A View From the Bridge | $1,943,723 |
| 17 | Met Opera: Porgy and Bess | 2020 | Porgy and Bess | $1,913,398 |
| 18 | National Theatre Live: Follies | 2017 | Follies | $1,842,192 |
| 19 | Met Opera: La Boheme | 2018 | La Boheme | $1,774,848 |
| 20 | National Theatre Live: One Man Two Guvnors | 2011 | One Man Two Guvnors | $1,714,891 |
| 21 | National Theatre Live: All About Eve | 2019 | All About Eve | $1,710,659 |
| 22 | Met Opera: Madama Butterfly | 2019 | Madama Butterfly | $1,696,923 |
| 23 | National Theatre Live: Good | 2023 | Good | $1,674,053 |
| 24 | National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men | 2014 | Of Mice and Men | $1,664,500 |
| 25 | Royal Opera House: The Nutcracker | 2017 | The Nutcracker | $1,635,459 |
| 26 | National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy | 2019 | The Lehman Trilogy | $1,531,395 |
| 27 | Royal Opera House: The Nutcracker | 2018 | The Nutcracker | $1,512,712 |
| 28 | Met Opera: Turandot (2018) Encore (2018) | 2018 | Turandot · Encore | $1,500,000 |
| 29 | Met Opera: Der Rosenkavalier | 2017 | Der Rosenkavalier | $1,498,974 |
| 30 | The Nutcracker Royal Ballet | 2015 | The Nutcracker | $1,494,137 |
| 31 | All My Sons | 2019 | All My Sons | $1,454,828 |
| 32 | Met Opera – Agrippina | 2020 | Agrippina | $1,453,796 |
| 33 | No Man's Land – NT Live 2016 | 2016 | No Man's Land | $1,380,144 |
| 34 | Allelujah! | 2018 | Allelujah! | $1,347,137 |
| 35 | De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Grote Pietenfees | 2020 | De Club van Sinterklaas | $1,336,192 |
| 36 | National Theatre Live: Hansard | 2019 | Hansard | $1,318,622 |
| 37 | National Theater Live 2017: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | 2017 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | $1,245,590 |
| 38 | NT Live: Yerma | 2017 | Yerma | $1,238,299 |
| 39 | Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo & Juliet 2016 | 2016 | Romeo and Juliet | $1,223,663 |
| 40 | National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night | 2017 | Twelfth Night | $1,210,769 |
| 41 | National Theater Live: Cyrano de Bergerac | 2020 | Cyrano de Bergerac | $1,195,764 |
| 42 | The Nutcracker – Royal Opera, London | 2016 | The Nutcracker | $1,188,225 |
| 43 | National Theatre Live: Small Island | 2019 | Small Island | $1,180,476 |
| 44 | National Theater Live Amadeus | 2017 | Live Amadeus | $1,151,772 |
| 45 | NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses | 2016 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | $1,135,686 |
| 46 | Royal Opera House Swan Lake | 2018 | Swan Lake | $1,131,961 |
| 47 | Royal Opera House The Sleeping Beauty | 2020 | Sleeping Beauty | $1,097,859 |
| 48 | National Theater Live Hedda Gabler | 2017 | Hedda Gabler | $1,085,982 |
| 49 | National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | 2018 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | $1,071,526 |
| 50 | Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake | 2019 | Swan Lake | $1,068,862 |