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27 February 2026

New Elvis Concert Doc Grosses $4 million in First Week, Puts You in the Front Row

Written by Paul Moon

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By Gregory Crofton An archival doc about American superstar Elvis Presley is poised to be a big hit for theatrical documentaries when the industry badly needs a win. Baz Luhrmann’s “EPiC: Elvis Presley Live in Concert” opened on IMAX screens last weekend, grossing more than $2,300 per screen, according to Box Office Mojo, and it…

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Paul Moon

H. Paul Moon is a filmmaker based in New York City and Washington, D.C. whose works concentrate on the performing arts. Major films include “Sitka: A Piano Documentary” about the craftsmanship of Steinway pianos, “Quartet for the End of Time” about Olivier Messiaen’s transcendent WWII composition, and an acclaimed feature film about the life and music of American composer Samuel Barber that premiered on PBS. Moon has created music videos for numerous composers including Moondog, Susan Botti and Angélica Negrón, and three opera films set in a community garden. His film “The Passion of Scrooge” was awarded “Critic's Choice” by Opera News as a “thoroughly enjoyable film version, insightfully conceived and directed” with “first-rate and remarkably illustrative storytelling.” Further highlights include works featured in exhibitions at the Nevada Museum of Art and the City Museum of New York, PBS television broadcasts, and best of show awards in over a dozen international film festivals.