BTS’ ‘Burn the Stage’ Movie Claims Biggest-Ever Event Cinema Box Office Haul

By Stewart Clarke

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – BTS concert movie has now garnered the biggest-ever box office haul for an event cinema release. “” has raked in $18.5 million around the world, distributor Trafalgar Releasing told Variety.

The film follows Korean boy-band sensations on their Wings tour, which was seen by more than 500,000 fans. The movie had already notched the attendance record after its original release window,  usurping One Direction , which had held the top spot with its concert film, “One Direction: Where We Are.” But the two movies were essentially tied in terms of box office, both having grossed $14 million.

“Burn the Stage” has now surpassed “One Direction: Where We Are” to take sole possession of the box-office crown after it went back into theaters for  encore screenings  in the U.S., U.K. and other territories. It also had its premiere in India.

The new screenings boosted admissions to 2 million. Advance ticket sales topped 1 million.

“Burn the Stage” has been a major international success for distributor , which is based in the U.K. but has been ramping up in the U.S. this year. Its other concert-based releases include “Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams” and “Distant Sky – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Live in Copenhagen.”