A 2022 biographical mystery film featuring a moody Taylor Swift song is now a hit on streaming. The pop superstar conquered the world of cinema when her 2023 performance documentary The Eras Tour soared at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing concert film of all-time with $261 million in worldwide grosses.

The unstoppable Swift may indeed bring in moviegoers with films of her blockbuster concerts, but her proper acting performances have been notably less successful in boosting ticket sales. The all-star Valentine’s Day did well enough, grossing $216 million, but Swift's supporting role in The Giver failed to supercharge that film’s box office ($67 million), and Cats and Amsterdam were outright flops ($75.5 million and $31 million respectively). Swift’s presence on a soundtrack may indeed be worth more to a film than her actual on-screen contributions, as demonstrated by a 2022 mystery movie for which she contributed a song.

Swift’s Song Carolina Graces Where The Crawdads Sing,...