Beyonce to Host Dual Premieres in Los Angeles and London for Renaissance Concert Film Following $4.5 Billion Tour Success

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Beyoncé isn’t holding back in the promotional push for her upcoming new concert film Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the pop superstar will be holding two premieres: the first in Los Angeles on November 25, which will then be followed by another in London on November 30. 

People is also reporting that AMC Theatres, the company that’s showing Beyoncé‘s film exclusively, has confirmed the two-premiere plan in place ahead of its release to the public on December 1.

Fans can expect some major high-fashion moments when the Queen Bey is joined by a slew of celebrities on the red carpet during both dates.

The film will reportedly show the making of Renaissance (2022), Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, the development of the Renaissance World Tour, as well as footage of her performing the concert, which is split into six or seven acts that lasts between two-and-a-half and three hours.

Beyoncé, 42, will be holding two premieres for her upcoming concert film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé: the first in Los Angeles on November 2London on November 30.

Promo push: Beyoncé, 42, will be holding two premieres for Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé; the first in Los Angeles on November 25, and then in London on November 30

The Renaissance World Tour, her ninth concert tour of her storied career, kicked off with a show in Stockholm, Sweden on May 10, 2023. 

The European leg took her to Belgium, Scotland, Wales, England, France, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands before wrapping up in Warsaw, Poland in June 28.

After a brief break the tour then moved to North American, beginning on July 8 in Toronto, Canada. 

The global trek mostly went off in stadiums all across the U.S. until the final show on October 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri; the site of where the trailer for the Renaissance film made its debut.

The teaser gave fans glimpses of the pop superstar behind-the-scenes and on-stage performing. It also reveals rare backstage clips of the Houston, Texas native with her three children: Blue Ivy, 11, and twins Sir and Rumi, six, all of whom she shares with husband Jay-Z.

‘When I am performing, I am nothing but free,’ she can be heard boasting in the clip. ‘The goal for this tour was to create a place where everyone is free and no one is judged.’

All in all, the Renaissance World Tour raked in a staggering $579 million, making it the highest-grossing tour by a female artist in history, and the seventh-highest-grossing tour overall, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The Renaissance Tour also broke Billboard’s record for biggest one-month gross with $127.6 million.

Global hit: The Renaissance World Tour, in support of the hit studio album of the same name, kicked off with a show in Stockholm, Sweden on May 10, 2023

Global hit: The Renaissance World Tour, in support of the hit studio album of the same name, kicked off with a show in Stockholm, Sweden on May 10, 2023

Stage and screen: After the European leg the tour then went through North America until the final show on October 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri; the site of where the trailer for the Renaissance film made its debut

Stage and screen: After the European leg the tour then went through North America until the final show on October 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri; the site of where the trailer for the Renaissance film made its debut

The New York Times estimated that the money generated by the Beyoncé bump generated about $4.5 billion, which is huge boost to the U.S. economy comparable to what the 2008 Olympics did for Beijing, China.

 As for Renaissance the album, Beyoncé (born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles) conceived and recorded all 16 songs, which are seamlessly arranged like a DJ mix, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The album dropped on July 29, 2022 and ended up debuting at number one on the US Bill board 200 chart, en route to becoming certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA).

Coming: Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé hit AMC Theaters beginning on December 1

Coming: Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé hit AMC Theaters beginning on December 1

The lead single, Break My Soul, released on June 20, 2022, hit number one on several charts worldwide,  including the US Billboard Hot 100.

The second single, Cuff It, peaked in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and internationally.

Tickets for the upcoming concert doc are currently on sale in the U.S. at AMCtheatres.com, and they will go on sale for international showings on November 9 at BeyonceFilm.com.

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé is scheduled to premiere at AMC Theaters on December 1, 2023

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