`Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' Opens with $96 Million

LOS ANGELES — "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" is making beautiful music at the box office, opening with $96 million this weekend to easily lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

The concert film beat out "The Exorcist: Believer," which took in $11 million Friday through Sunday, one week after opening in first place, Comscore reported.

"Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie" was third with $7 million in its third week.

"Saw X" was fourth with $5.7 million in its third week, followed by "The Creator," which grossed $4.3 million in its third week.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases, as estimated by Comscore, were "A Haunting in Venice" ($2.05 million), "The Blind" ($2.02 million), "The Nun II" ($1.6 million), "The Equalizer 3" ($960,000) and "Dumb Money" ($920,000).

This weekend's overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $135.1 million. The year-to-date total is $7.437 billion — an increase of 26% over the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.

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