Billie’s 3D concert film
Billie Eilish’s concert film BILLIE EILISH – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D) is getting early-access screenings a week before its wider May release and is co-directed by James Cameron and Billie herself. (thatericalper.com) The tour set captured for the film runs 24 songs, including “Guess” and her Barbie ballad “What Was I Made For?”, and the Hit Me Hard and Soft album has passed 10.3 billion total streams as of April. (koxe.com) (attitude.co.uk)
Billie Eilish’s new concert film will hit theaters on May 8, with early-access screenings listed for May 7 on the movie’s official ticketing site. (hitmehardandsoftmovie.com) Paramount’s trailer says *BILLIE EILISH – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D)* was captured during Eilish’s sold-out world tour and is presented in immersive 3D. The same trailer credits James Cameron and Eilish as co-directors. (youtube.com) The official site lists standard screenings beginning Friday, May 8, 2026, and labels Thursday, May 7 showtimes as “Early Access.” In the Washington area alone, the site shows multiple 7 p.m. early screenings at AMC and Cinemark locations. (hitmehardandsoftmovie.com) The film extends Eilish’s *Hit Me Hard and Soft* album cycle nearly two years after the record’s May 17, 2024 release. Official Charts identifies the album as her third studio LP and her first full-length release in three years. (officialcharts.com) The project also puts a large-format filmmaker behind a pop tour movie. Deadline reported that Paramount showed exclusive footage from the 3D concert film at CinemaCon on April 16 as part of its upcoming slate presentation. (deadline.com) Paramount began pushing the release with a first trailer last month and a second trailer on April 13. The newer trailer says tickets went on sale Thursday, April 16, ahead of the May theatrical launch. (billieeilish.lnk.to, youtube.com) Coverage tied to the trailer rollout says the filmed set runs 24 songs, including “Guess” and “What Was I Made For?” Attitude also reported that *Hit Me Hard and Soft* had passed 10.3 billion streams as of April 2026. (attitude.co.uk, koxe.com) For now, the release is staying theatrical. The official site and Paramount’s trailer both frame the movie as an in-cinemas event, with no streaming date announced alongside the May 8 opening. (hitmehardandsoftmovie.com, youtube.com)