Rite Here Rite Now was such a resounding success for Ghost at the box office around the world, that the movie is now expanding its release window. The concert film from Ghost was originally supposed to only last for two days, and then got bumped to four days, and now it’ll stretch past two weeks in theaters. The movie grossed $5.04 million on 751 screens around the world. This is exceptionally unusual for a band that doesn’t have the casual fanbase size of something like Queen or AC/DC.
The movie features footage of the band playing at the Forum in Los Angeles, CA. It’s interspersed with footage of the band telling the ongoing story of their “fifth” leader singer Cardinal Copia. The top territories for the film were the United States with $2.4 million, the UK with $600,000, Germany with over $332,000, Mexico with $326,000, and Canada with over $223,000.
The band has unveiled a new track from the movie, titled “The Future Is A Foreign Land”.
While its wicked twangy guitar figures and portentous lyrics of an impending 1984 render the song instantly recognizable as an artifact of the era, “Future…” is suffused with presciently modern signatures of the contemporary GHOST sound. Ending with an optimistic nod to 2024, “Future…” was revealed to the children of the world during the end credits of RITE HERE RITE NOW’s world premiere, and is the sole previously unreleased studio track to be included on the movie’s original soundtrack.
TRACKLIST FOR RITE HERE RITE NOW LIVE ALBUM
- Imperium
- Kaisarion
- Rats
- Faith
- Spillways
- Cirice
- Absolution
- Call Me Little Sunshine
- Watcher In The Sky
- If You Have Ghosts (Chamber Version)
- Twenties
- Miasma
- Mary On A Cross
- Respite On The Spitalfields
- Kiss The Go-Goat
- Dance Macabre
- Square Hammer
- The Future Is A Foreign Land*
*All songs recorded live from the Kia Forum except “Future is a Foreign Land”
The soundtrack for Rite Here Rite Now releases on July 26th via Loma Vista Recordings. You can pre-order the soundtrack on CD, vinyl, and digital.
Whether you’re a devoted disciple looking to relive treasured memories of the GHOST live spectacle or among the curious uninitiated, RITE HERE RITE NOW and its companion soundtrack will put you right there: putting your phones down and living in the moment—as a shadow of uncertainty looms—completely spellbound and in the thrall of this bombastic yet intimate cinematic portrait of GHOST.
RITE HERE RITE NOW is directed by Tobias Forge of GHOST and Alex Ross Perry, and is produced by Popecorn Cinematic Pictures. Producers include Kristen Mulderig, Rick Sales, Craig Butta and Jonas Åkerlund. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was mixed by Rich Costey.
Some exceptions for screenings of Rite Here Rite Now include Sweden, Denmark and Finland, where screenings will be held on June 20 & 23, and France, where screenings will be held on June 23 only. Full screening information will be available at ritehereritenow.com.
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