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Street Fighter Aims for $30 Million Opening Weekend
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In Short: The upcoming Street Fighter live-action reboot is expected to secure the highest debut weekend in the franchise's history, aiming for a $30 million opening.
Street Fighter, the latest live-action reboot based on the iconic Capcom video game, is set to hit theaters this weekend with high expectations. Industry tracking suggests the film could secure the highest debut weekend in the franchise's history, aiming for a $30 million opening.
Deadline reports that the film is expected to rank No. 1 globally and domestically, with a high-$30Ms domestic and mid-$30M international start, resulting in a near-$70M global opening or more.
Street Fighter is the first theatrical release under Legendary’s new global distribution deal with Paramount, marking a significant milestone for the newly combined Paramount Warner Bros merger.
IGN reports that Street Fighter 6 sales have increased to two million units in just over a month, with Capcom aiming for 10 million sales overall.
Total sales for the Street Fighter franchise now top 50 million, highlighting the enduring popularity of the franchise.
Pragativadi projects that the film has a clear runway to become the highest-grossing entry in the entire Street Fighter cinematic catalogue, with a goal of surpassing the $100 million mark worldwide.
In addition to Street Fighter, other new releases this weekend include Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson, which is tracking to earn $17 million to $20 million in its opening weekend in North America.
Also bowing is Whalefall, a survival thriller based on a novel by Daniel Kraus, with a $11M-$12M domestic opening and a similar overseas performance.
Street Fighter's opening weekend performance will be a key indicator of the film's potential to set a new benchmark for the franchise.
While the film's critical reception is yet to be determined, its strong pre-release momentum and favorable opening weekend forecasts position it well for success.
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The film's opening weekend performance will be a key indicator of its potential to set a new benchmark for the franchise.
While the film's critical reception is yet to be determined, its strong pre-release momentum and favorable opening weekend forecasts position it well for success.
What's confirmed
- Street Fighter, the latest live-action reboot based on the iconic Capcom video game, is set to hit theaters this weekend with high expectations. Industry tracking suggests the film could secure the highest debut weekend in the franchise's history, aiming for a $30 million opening.
- Deadline reports that the film is expected to rank No. 1 globally and domestically, with a high-$30Ms domestic and mid-$30M international start, resulting in a near-$70M global opening or more.
- Street Fighter is the first theatrical release under Legendary’s new global distribution deal with Paramount, marking a significant milestone for the newly combined Paramount Warner Bros merger.
- IGN reports that Street Fighter 6 sales have increased to two million units in just over a month, with Capcom aiming for 10 million sales overall.
- Total sales for the Street Fighter franchise now top 50 million, highlighting the enduring popularity of the franchise.
- Pragativadi projects that the film has a clear runway to become the highest-grossing entry in the entire Street Fighter cinematic catalogue, with a goal of surpassing the $100 million mark worldwide.
- In addition to Street Fighter, other new releases this weekend include Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson, which is tracking to earn $17 million to $20 million in its opening weekend in North America.
- Also bowing is Whalefall, a survival thriller based on a novel by Daniel Kraus, with a $11M-$12M domestic opening and a similar overseas performance.
- Street Fighter's opening weekend performance will be a key indicator of the film's potential to set a new benchmark for the franchise.
- While the film's critical reception is yet to be determined, its strong pre-release momentum and favorable opening weekend forecasts position it well for success.
What's still developing
- Reason being that Mortal Kombat was rated R, and Street Fighter is PG-13, hence there’s an opportunity around the world to bring in families and younger men under 18.
- However, when it comes to box office comps, there’s a desire to steer clear of coming Street Fighter to the recent New Line Mortal Kombat movies, which opened at $23.3M in 2021 (a Covid-era day-and-date release on HBO Max) and this past summer’s sequel, which debuted to $38.5M in North America.
- The hope and the plan is for Street Fighter to play to a much broader age group.
- In more diversified bookings, Focus Features has the remake of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Caitríona Balfe, which is hitting 2,436 theaters with an eye on $8M domestic for the mid-$20M Universal Working Title-financed feature.
- The sales announcement comes alongside a first look at Rashid, a new DLC character for Street Fighter 6 due out July 24 via the $29.99 Year 1 Character Pass.
- Street Fighter 6 is set to star at the upcoming Evo tournament, and is the focus of a record $1 million first place prize for the Capcom Pro Tour 2023.
- To claim the top spot globally, the new reboot needs to cross the $100 million mark worldwide, surpassing the 1994 cult classic starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raúl Julia.
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- An old one: “Avengers: Endgame.” You, too, can marvel at the big numbers for a re-release of the not so final adventure of Tony Stark and pals.
- Actually, it’s a perfect weather weekend for returning to “Avengers” land.
- According to reports, Hansen called Primetime “bizarre,” “detached from reality,” and a “fever dream,” and Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of him a “D” grade.
- The most recent doc comp, Melania, opened to $7M on 1,700 theaters, which repped the best start for a documentary in a decade.