One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film

One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film, also known as One Direction: Where We Are – Live from San Siro Stadium is the second concert film by English-Irish boy band One Direction and the sequel to One Direction: This Is Us. The film takes place during the 28 and 29 June 2014 shows of the band's Where We Are Tour at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. It contains a 15-minute interview with the band and behind-the-scenes footage.

One Direction: Where We Are - The concert Film
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Dugdale
Produced byJim Parsons
Starring
Music byOne Direction
Production
companies
Arts Alliance
Syco Entertainment
Modest Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Release date
  • 11 October 2014 (2014-10-11)
Running time
  • 96 minutes[1]
  • 106 minutes (Only in DVD)
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$15 million[2][3]

Background

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Initial rumours of a sequel to This Is Us surfaced in April 2014 as Horan, Malik, and Tomlinson were seen being followed by a camera crew during their visit to the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; meanwhile Payne and Styles were also followed by a camera crew during their visit to Machu Picchu in the Cusco Region of Peru.[4] On 20 May 2014, the band announced the concert film on their official website with filming taking place by the end of June 2014 during their Where We Are Tour in San Siro Stadium in Milan, to be released on home media in December 2014.[5]

Promotion

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On 22 July 2014, the first teaser trailer was posted on the band's YouTube channel announcing the worldwide limited theatrical release for 11 and 12 October 2014 only.[6]

Release

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The film was released worldwide on 11 October 2014 and ended showings the next day. The film broke the record for the highest grossing event cinema production with a net total of $4.8 million.[7]

2020 Livestream

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On 28 July 2020, the band's YouTube channel released a livestream of the film as part of the band's 10th anniversary celebration.[8] This video was up for 24 hours.

Set list

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  1. "Midnight Memories"
  2. "Little Black Dress"
  3. "Kiss You"
  4. "Why Don't We Go There"
  5. "Rock Me"
  6. "Don't Forget Where You Belong"
  7. "Live While We're Young"
  8. "C'Mon, C'Mon"
  9. "Right Now"
  10. "Through The Dark"
  11. "Happily"
  12. "Little Things"
  13. "Moments" (Only in DVD)
  14. "Strong" (Only in DVD)
  15. "Better Than Words" (Only in DVD)
  16. "Alive"
  17. "One Thing"
  18. "Diana"
  19. "What Makes You Beautiful"

Encore

  1. "You & I"
  2. "Story of My Life"
  3. "Little White Lies"
  4. "Best Song Ever"

Notes

  • Only in DVD

Certifications

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Certifications for One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 4× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] 2× Platinum 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "ONE DIRECTION: WHERE WE ARE - THE CONCERT FILM (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. ^ "One Direction: Where We Are - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "One Direction's New Film Sets Global Box Office Record". 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ "'TWO Direction: 1D boys making movie sequel to This Is Us". Evoke. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. ^ "'Where We Are' Live from San Siro Stadium". One Direction. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  6. ^ "'One Direction - 'Where We Are' Concert Film Trailer". One Direction. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. ^ "One Direction's 'Where We Are: The Concert Film' Breaks Worldwide Box Office Record". Musictimes.com. 16 October 2014.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Gil (28 July 2020). "One Direction Sharing Classic Stadium Show… But For One Day Only". Billboard. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  10. ^ "British video certifications – One Direction – Where We Are-Live From San Sirio Stadium". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  11. ^ "American video certifications – One Direction – Where We Are: Live in San Remo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 August 2022.