Swift's devoted fanbase once again proved unstoppable with her film, The Official Release Party of a Show Girl, at number one ahead of Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, according Comscore.
The AMC Theatres release served as a companion piece to Swift's 12th studio album, packaging music videos, behind-the-scenes footage and profanity-free lyric visuals into an 89-minute experience.
The film played at all 540 AMC cinemas in the US for three days, ending after Sunday, and was shown in Mexico, Canada, the UK and across Europe.
"For Taylor Swift to harness the power of the movie theatre to build her brand, create excitement among her fans, and create a communal experience outside of her touring, outside of her live performances, is really a stroke of genius," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore.
"To be able to add another $US33 million to the box office bottom line is much welcomed by theatre owners who were looking for content for their big screens."
It comes nearly two years after her The Eras Tour concert film opened to $US96 million, with Swift extending her streak of box office dominance.
Meanwhile, Johnson saw a more modest showing. His A24 drama The Smashing Machine, co-starring Emily Blunt, opened in third place with a mere $US6 million, trailing One Battle After Another, which earned $US11.1 million and has now accumulated $US107 million globally.
Despite strong reviews and a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival - where Johnson drew praise for portraying MMA legend Mark Kerr - the film marked one of his lowest openings as a lead.
Beyond the two marquee names, the rest of the weekend lineup offered a wide mix ranging from animated adventures to horror sequels and international releases.
DreamWorks Animation's family adventure Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie debuted in fourth place with $US5.2 million, expanding the popular Netflix preschool series to the big screen. Warner Bros' supernatural thriller The Conjuring: Last Rites followed in fifth with $US4 million, pulling in $US458.2 million globally.
In sixth was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle, the latest entry in the hit Japanese anime saga, earning $US3.5 million. A rerelease of Avatar: The Way of Water made a splash in seventh with $US3.1 million - a solid return for the 2022 blockbuster ahead of Avatar: The Fire and Ash on December 19.
Rounding out the top 10 were The Strangers: Chapter 2 with $US2.8 million, the IFC dark comedy Good Boy with $US2.2 million, marking the company's second-best opening weekend ever. Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 with $US1.7 million.
Dergarabedian said he's looking forward to October films such as Tron: Ares, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Roofman, starring Channing Tatum.
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