Having conquered the world’s biggest stadiums with her sold-out concert tours, Taylor Swift is proving again she can rule the big screen, too.
Her newest cinematic effort, “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” is dancing to the top of box office charts with $33 million over the weekend. The release collected another $13 million at the international box office for a global total of $46 million. It’s a significant tally given that “Showgirl” was announced just over two weeks ago and landed in theaters with minimal promotion outside of Swift’s social media feeds. AMC is distributing “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” which isn’t a traditional movie, or a concert film like Swift’s record-breaking “The Eras Tour,” but instead a 89-minute listening party that offers fans a