India, Sept. 24 -- Taylor Swift's release party film for The Life of a Showgirl hauled in $15 million in presales within 24 hours, according to Music Business World. The one-off screening, set for October 3-5, will run exclusively at AMC theaters across the US. The 89-minute film, titled Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, is designed as a companion to the new record. Fans will get the first look at The Fate of Ophelia music video, lyric videos, behind-the-scenes clips, and Swift's own commentary about the album.

On September 19, presales alone delivered $7.5 million for AMC, ranking as the chain's sixth-highest single day of advance ticket sales, as per Deadline.

Swift's team pitched the idea directly to AMC boss Ad...