Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Earns $5 Million at Thursday Box Office

Once again, while the movie star may be an endangered species, the rock star is alive and well. “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé” earned a robust $5.06 million in Thursday screenings in advance of its opening weekend, nearly double the $2.8 million netted by “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” in its pre-show screenings last October. While this doesn’t mean the concert film will open on par with the $95 million netted by the Swift flick over its Fri-Sun weekend, it does mean that we could see a domestic debut far above the over/under $20 million projections. Or, since the preview screenings weren’t announced at the last minute this time, the film may just be noticeably frontloaded with the fans all showing up over the next 24 hours.