Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," will drop Oct. 3.

Taylor Swift isn't just dropping an album, she's taking over movie theaters.

On Oct. 3, the same day "The Life of a Showgirl" arrives, Swift will debut "Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl," an 89-minute celebration set to screen in thousands of theaters across North America, AMC announced Friday, Sept. 19.

The event includes the premiere of her first new music video, "The Fate of Ophelia," plus behind-the-scenes footage, lyric videos and Swift's personal reflections.

AMC is leaning into the concert-like vibe, encouraging fans to sing and dance (with a few safety caveats) and promising no ads or trailers. Screenings will run Oct. 3-5 at AMC, Regal and Cinemark, alongside an international rollout in more than a dozen countries.

On Swift's instagram she posted a new movie poster with the caption, "I hereby invite you to a *dazzling* soirée... looks like it's time to brush off that Eras Tour outfit or orange cardigan... Tickets are on sale now. Dancing is optional, but very much encouraged."

No word if there will be a movie premiere like the Eras Tour concert movie had in Oct. of 2023.

'Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl' tickets

Tickets are specially priced at $12 and go on sale today at 12:12 p.m. ET through AMC and releasepartyofashowgirl.com.

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While this new film ties directly to "The Life of a Showgirl," Swift has also been quietly building a much larger production for more than a year, one that fans believe stretches far beyond a single album.

Concertgoers spotted film crews as early as August 2024 in London where the singer debuted a brand-new music video for "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart." The 3-minute video showed behind the scenes footage of the tour including how she dove into the stage and hid inside the "cleaning cart" that took the superstar to the stage.

But the video did not include the singer's narrative, the backstories of her dancers and bandmates, or details about the massive production feat.

The documentary team followed Swift to every stop in North America, post-London. Fans nabbed videos of camera crews recording Travis Kelce in Indianapolis before he attended the concert for about a half hour (he gave Swift's publicist a hug outside the arena). A videographer was also seen on stage hiding alongside the "Folklore" cottage as Swift smiled during her "Champagne Problems" standing ovation.

In Miami, one of the girls who received the "22" hat during the "Red" era said a camera crew captured Swift's team selecting her and bringing her to the edge of the catwalk.

Cameramen also followed Swift's mom, Andrea, as she handed out bracelets in Hard Rock Stadium.

But the filming may have started way before the Eras Tour conquered the globe. Swift made a nod to the documentary in her "For A Fortnight Challenge" YouTube Shorts video where she showed clips of her team rehearsing before the first concert in Paris. In the montage of videos, she unveiled never-before-seen clips of the "Tortured Poets" set. All the videos give a glimpse behind the bedazzled curtain.

The singer had an impressive display of production, jib and flyover cameras during her final shows in Vancouver, Canada. Fans also shared photos on social media of microphones pointed toward the audience to capture crowd reactions.

Swift has directed, produced and starred in many of her music videos including "All Too Well: The Short Film." She's also previously released movies and documentaries associated with her concerts.

Here's what to know about those:

2023: 'The Eras Tour'

Available on Disney+ is the third version of the concert movie shot during three nights in Los Angeles. In a power move, the singer bypassed production studios and streaming services amid the SAG-AFTRA union strike of 2023 and went straight to AMC Theatres Distribution. "The Eras Tour" concert film, nominated for a Golden Globe, made more than $250 million globally. In spring 2024, she put the exclamation point on year one of her billion-dollar tour by releasing a version with six bonus acoustic songs.

"People would come up to me and they would be like, 'You just going to just like do a show with all the albums in it?'" Swift said from her moss-covered piano at one of her concerts. "And I was like, 'Yeah, its going to be called the Eras Tour. See you there!'"

2020: 'Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions'

Not only did Swift release two sister albums in 2020, but she partnered with Disney+ to release "Folklore: The Long Pond Sessions" in November that year. The 106-minute documentary directed and produced by Swift takes place at Aaron Dessner's Long Pond Studio in the forested area of Hudson Valley, New York. Swift goes track-by-track through her eighth album explaining the writing, meaning and thought process behind each song with Dessner and her other collaborator and co-producer Jack Antonoff.

"I sort of unexpectedly started writing the new album, and at that point I was just like, 'Oh, I'm just writing songs in quarantine,' and then it became an album really quickly," she said.

2020: 'City of Lover' concert

In September 2019, Swift held an intimate one-hour concert for 2,000 fans in Paris, the City of Love. In the summer of 2020, Swift was supposed to hold four stadium shows in Boston and Los Angeles called "Lover Fest," but the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the musical event. Although it was never confirmed, fans believed the 42-minute special that aired in May 2020, in which Swift performed eight acoustic songs, was meant to placate some of the emotions around the canceled tour.

2020: 'Miss Americana'

The documentary named after Track 7 of Swift's "Lover" album, "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince," debuted on Netflix on Jan. 31, 2020. The film showcased the singer's vulnerability as she talked about the media scrutiny of her relationships, her battle with body dysmorphia, LGBTQ+ solidarity and the toxicity of online trolls.

"Nobody physically saw me for a year," said Swift, who has sang about being a perpetual people pleaser. "And that was what I thought they wanted. I had to deconstruct an entire belief system. Toss it out and reject it."

2018: 'Reputation Stadium Tour'

Swift released the "Reputation Stadium Tour," filmed in Arlington, Texas. At the time, the concert riddled with snakes including a 30-foot inflatable cobra named Karyn became the highest-grossing tour in U.S. history bypassing the Rolling Stones' Bigger Bang Tour.

"I think the things that can scare us the most in life are the things that we think will threaten the prospect of us finding something real," Swift said in the film. "For example, having a bad reputation, in our mind, could get in the way of you finding real friendship, real love, real acceptance, people you really fit in with."

2015: 'The 1989 World Tour Live'

The Apple Music production of Swift's fifth era "1989" was orchestrated in Sydney, Australia. More than 75,000 concertgoers cheered inside the ANZ Stadium on Nov. 28, 2015. The movie was released 22 days later on Dec. 20. The 2-hour-and-12-minute movie included rehearsal footage, an interview and backstage clips.

2011: 'Speak Now World Tour Live'

In the third era of wonderstruck fantasies and "13" written in Sharpies, Swift's label Big Machine Records released a film in November 2011 including footage shot at multiple shows. The label also released an album of live performances.

2010: 'Journey to Fearless'

The production of "Journey to Fearless" includes three episodes following Swift's second era tour. In 135 minutes, Swift explored how a girl fearlessly pursued her big dreams. The movie included 13 live numbers, home movies, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

"That arena sold out in two minutes," a young Swift said before exclaiming, "What?!"

Updated to include new information.

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