India, Sept. 20 -- Taylor Swift is bringing her twelfth studio album to the big screen. The pop sensation's new record, The Life of a Showgirl, drops on Friday, October 3, and she is marking the moment with a short-run film event. Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl will play in theaters nationwide the same day, giving fans just one weekend to catch it.

According to Harpers Bazaar, the limited engagement runs from October 3 through October 5. That is three days only - Friday through Sunday - before it disappears from theaters. Swift's team is pitching it as part movie premiere, part album release, rolled into one experience.

AMC Theatres is at the center of the rollout. Swift already made history with them during last...