Billie Eilish Concert Movie ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ Sets Paramount+ Streaming Date
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- Paramount+ set an Aug. 6 streaming premiere for "Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour (Live)," which had grossed $10 million in the U.S./Canada and $27 million worldwide since its May 8 theatrical release.
- Billie Eilish co-directed the concert film alongside James Cameron, filming performances at arenas in Manchester, England, and Phoenix, Arizona during her sold-out headline tour.
- The project used virtual reality 3D technology developed with Meta Platforms and Cameron's Lightstorm Vision, marking the film as her third concert film after "Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles" (2021) and "Live at the O2" (2023).
- Featured performances span Eilish's discography, including "bad guy," "What Was I Made For?" from Greta Gerwig's "Barbie," "Birds of a Feather," "Happier Than Ever," and "when the party's over."
- Producers include Eilish, Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, John Brooks, Geoff Burdick, Paul Clarke, Maggie Baird, Justin Lubliner, John Janick, Steve Berman, Chelsea Dodson, Jason Owen, and Michelle An, with Mikael Borglund as executive producer.
- Paramount+ continues building its music-content slate alongside titles like "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert," Eminem's "Stans," Alicia Keys' "Uncharted," and Cyndi Lauper's "Let The Canary Sing."
Why it matters: The Aug. 6 streaming debut converts a $27 million theatrical concert film — co-directed by James Cameron and shot in VR 3D with Meta — into a Paramount+ subscriber draw, giving the platform a marquee music property alongside its existing documentary and unscripted music lineup.
