Katy Perry’s concert film took just £21,000 during its limited release in UK cinemas, with screenings across the country attracting largely empty auditoriums.
The £4 million production was filmed over two nights of the singer’s Lifetimes Tour in Paris last year and was shown at around 150 cinemas and IMAX venues earlier this month.
At one screening in Leeds, no tickets were sold, while only two fans attended a showing in Coventry. In Milton Keynes, 17 people went to one IMAX screening and ten to another.
Across two screenings in Edinburgh, 17 tickets were sold. At Vue’s flagship cinema in Leicester Square, 42 of 201 seats were filled, generating £881.58.
An insider said the takings were unlikely to cover the cost of making the film.
“This has been an incredibly poor showing and just shows how far her star has fallen,” the insider said. “The production was shot over two nights with a large crew and cost a huge amount of money. It certainly hasn’t paid for itself.”
Katy Perry concert film trails rival music documentary
The film’s UK performance was also below that of the crowd-sourced wildlife documentary Super Nature, released at around the same time, which sold nearly twice as many tickets.
Figures for the United States have not been released. In New Zealand, the film took £844, while its takings in Colombia were £3,717.
The result contrasts sharply with the performance of Taylor Swift’s concert film, recorded during her 149-date Eras Tour. It made £12 million in the UK and £198 million worldwide after its release in 2023, becoming the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
Perry’s Lifetimes Tour itself sold more than a million tickets across 91 nights worldwide, but that live success has not been replicated on the big screen.
The singer, 41, enjoyed major success with her 2010 album Teenage Dream, which equalled Michael Jackson’s record of producing five US number ones from a single album. Her latest album, 143, was met with harsh reviews when it was released in 2024.
