{"id":192626,"date":"2025-12-19T06:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/192626\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T06:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:44:07","slug":"the-dominate-experience-concert-film-heading-to-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/192626\/","title":{"rendered":"The dominATE Experience’ Concert Film Heading to Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBleecker Street\u2019s event cinema division Crosswalk and Universal Pictures Content Group (UPCG) have acquired rights to Stray Kids<\/a>: The dominATE Experience, a concert film capturing the K-pop group\u2019s sold-out performances at Los Angeles\u2019 SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n

\n\tUnder the deal, Crosswalk will release the film theatrically in North America, while UPCG will handle international<\/a> distribution across most of the rest of the world, excluding South Korea, China and Japan. A global theatrical rollout is planned for early 2026, including Imax engagements.<\/p>\n

\n\tProduced by Live Nation Studios, the film combines concert footage from Stray Kids\u2019 dominATE world tour with behind-the-scenes material. It is directed by Paul Dugdale (Adele: One Night Only, Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour), with documentary segments directed by Farah X (The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe acquisition was negotiated by Miranda King and Avy Eschenasy for Bleecker Street, Ingrid Pittana for UPCG and Ross Putman on behalf of Live Nation.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStray Kids\u2019 global reach and passionate fan base perfectly represent the bold, wide-reaching experiences we are constantly wanting to bring to audiences on the big screen,\u201d Bleecker Street CEO Kent Sanderson said in a statement, describing the film as a natural extension of the company\u2019s push into event cinema.<\/p>\n

\n\tUPCG EVP Helen Parker said the company plans to position the release as a global theatrical event, citing the group\u2019s international audience and the growing appetite for concert films outside traditional music markets.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe deal comes as K-pop concert films continue to build theatrical appeal across Asia<\/a> and in select Western markets, particularly for fan-driven event releases. Recent titles headlined by BTS, BLACKPINK and NCT have delivered strong per-screen averages in South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, with premium formats and limited-run engagements offsetting shorter play dates. Distributors have been leaning on such titles as low-risk event cinema, combining theatrical exclusivity with built-in fan engagement.<\/p>\n

\n\tLive Nation Studios head of film and TV Ryan Kroft said the project aims to translate the scale of Stray Kids\u2019 live performances to theaters, combining concert footage with the feeling of behind-the-scenes access.<\/p>\n

\n\tFormed by JYP Entertainment in 2018, Stray Kids has emerged as one of the most commercially successful K-pop groups of its generation, with more than 30 million albums sold worldwide. The group has logged multiple Billboard 200 No. 1 debuts and has expanded its footprint through film and television soundtracks, including recent contributions to Netflix\u2019s Arcane and Marvel\u2019s Deadpool & Wolverine.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe release adds to Crosswalk\u2019s growing slate of event-focused theatrical titles following Bleecker Street\u2019s 2025 launch of the division. The company\u2019s upcoming projects include Stop! That! Train!, directed by Adam Shankman and starring RuPaul, and Alex Gibney\u2019s much-anticipated Elon Musk doc, Musk.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe partners have yet to reveal a release date for Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bleecker Street\u2019s event cinema division Crosswalk and Universal Pictures Content Group (UPCG) have acquired rights to Stray Kids:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192627,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[337,146,85,399,46,4850,409,56984],"class_list":{"0":"post-192626","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-asia","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-international","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-k-pop-news","14":"tag-music","15":"tag-stray-kids"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}