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‘Street Fighter’ Socks $31M, ‘You Can See Everything’ Has Lines Around The Block With $12M+ Docu Milestone
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In Short: 'Street Fighter' leads the box office with a $31M opening, while 'You Can See Everything' sets a $12M+ milestone, drawing significant crowds and high audience approval.
Paramount's 'Street Fighter' has topped the box office with a $31M opening weekend, narrowly missing its target of $35M. The film, based on the iconic video game series, attracted a predominantly male audience over 35 years old, accounting for 45% of ticket sales.
A24's documentary 'You Can See Everything,' focusing on Elizabeth Holmes, has achieved a $12M-$14M opening weekend, marking the second-best debut for a documentary at the box office, behind Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' in 2004.
The film's strong performance is attributed to its selective platform roll-out, with significant engagement on Instagram and YouTube. 'You Can See Everything' boasts an awareness of 102M, outpacing other indie dramas by 40%.
'Street Fighter' has garnered mixed reviews, with critics praising the fight choreography and visuals but questioning its narrative coherence. The film earned a B- CinemaScore from audiences and an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
'You Can See Everything' has received a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with both critics and audiences praising its unconventional approach. The documentary has seen a significant Gen Z audience, with 62% of ticket buyers aged 18-34.
The film's strong performance is also reflected in its walk-up business, with 41% of tickets sold on the day of the screening. This indicates a high level of last-minute interest and enthusiasm.
Directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary has drawn sellout screenings and long lines at cinemas, with the studio reporting around 750 sold-out showings for the weekend.
'Street Fighter' stars Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji as Ken Masters and Ryu, respectively, in a film that takes place in 1993. The movie's unique blend of gonzo and dramatic elements has left audiences divided.
Kitao Sakurai, the director of 'Street Fighter,' explains that the film was a challenging project that required balancing the game's wacky elements with a more serious narrative. 'It was this weird brain split,' Sakurai says, 'where half of my brain was trying to develop this insane gonzo totally wacky “Street Fighter” kind of thing, and the other half of my brain was this very heady Oscar Isaac-Carey Mulligan dramatic piece.'
Despite the mixed reception, 'Street Fighter' has managed to attract a significant audience, with some viewers praising the film's visuals and fight scenes. 'Holy shit, how’d they do these effects?' one viewer marveled.
The success of 'You Can See Everything' has overshadowed other new releases, including 'Whalefall' and 'Sense and Sensibility,' which have struggled to make a significant impact at the box office.
Both films have been turned into disappointing live-action adaptations before, but 'Street Fighter' and 'You Can See Everything' have managed to capture the attention of audiences in different ways, with 'Street Fighter' appealing to a more mature audience and 'You Can See Everything' drawing in younger viewers.
Background
Paramount's 'Street Fighter' leads the box office with a $31M opening, while A24's documentary 'You Can See Everything' draws big crowds and sets a $12M+ docu milestone.
Street Fighter is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by the other six main games in the series, various spin-offs and crossovers, and numerous appearances in other media.
You Can See Everything is a 2026 American documentary film directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. It follows Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the defunct health technology company Theranos, and her partner Billy Evans, who invite a film crew to document them beginning in the weeks before Holmes began serving a United States federal prison sentence for defrauding investors.
What's confirmed
- Paramount's 'Street Fighter' has topped the box office with a $31M opening weekend, narrowly missing its target of $35M. The film, based on the iconic video game series, attracted a predominantly male audience over 35 years old, accounting for 45% of ticket sales.
- A24's documentary 'You Can See Everything,' focusing on Elizabeth Holmes, has achieved a $12M-$14M opening weekend, marking the second-best debut for a documentary at the box office, behind Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' in 2004.
- The film's strong performance is attributed to its selective platform roll-out, with significant engagement on Instagram and YouTube. 'You Can See Everything' boasts an awareness of 102M, outpacing other indie dramas by 40%.
- 'Street Fighter' has garnered mixed reviews, with critics praising the fight choreography and visuals but questioning its narrative coherence. The film earned a B- CinemaScore from audiences and an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- 'You Can See Everything' has received a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with both critics and audiences praising its unconventional approach. The documentary has seen a significant Gen Z audience, with 62% of ticket buyers aged 18-34.
- The film's strong performance is also reflected in its walk-up business, with 41% of tickets sold on the day of the screening. This indicates a high level of last-minute interest and enthusiasm.
- Directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary has drawn sellout screenings and long lines at cinemas, with the studio reporting around 750 sold-out showings for the weekend.
- 'Street Fighter' stars Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji as Ken Masters and Ryu, respectively, in a film that takes place in 1993. The movie's unique blend of gonzo and dramatic elements has left audiences divided.
- Despite the mixed reception, 'Street Fighter' has managed to attract a significant audience, with some viewers praising the film's visuals and fight scenes. 'Holy shit, how’d they do these effects?' one viewer marveled.
- The success of 'You Can See Everything' has overshadowed other new releases, including 'Whalefall' and 'Sense and Sensibility,' which have struggled to make a significant impact at the box office.
- Both films have been turned into disappointing live-action adaptations before, but 'Street Fighter' and 'You Can See Everything' have managed to capture the attention of audiences in different ways, with 'Street Fighter' appealing to a more mature audience and 'You Can See Everything' drawing in younger viewers.
What's still developing
- Paramount/Legendary/Capcom’s Street Fighter is doing what it’s supposed to do with a $31M start, largely pulling in an older dude demo over 35 at 45% (that’s what’s walloping Whalefall ‘s business, the overlap in male demos).
- But the scene stealer again this year after Backrooms (and even Primetime ) is A24 with their 3 hour Elizabeth Holmes non-fiction title You Can See Everything which is charting the second best opening ever for a documentary at the box office with $12M-$14M at 855 screens, right behind 2004’s Fahrenheit 9/11 ($23.9M).
- Unfortunately the movie is seeing its over 25 male and female audience bedazzled by Holmes, or eating popcorn at Street Fighter.
- There is no CinemaScore on You Can See Everything because it’s under 1,000 screens.
- The Gen Zers are gobbling this up with 18-34 showing up at 62%.
- At $31M, Street Fighter is doing alright, just 19% off from Mortal Kombat 2 ‘s $38.5M opening, though Paramount was hoping for more.
- So it makes sense, but it’s also surprising… Well, the Philippou brothers were on it originally and couldn’t do it because they were doing their second movie, although they do have a cameo in “Street Fighter.” So when you transition to Metrolao, before the Guile-Dan-Ken hallway scene?
- Jumping out to an impressive start from 855 North American locations is A24’s You Can See Everything, as the documentary about Theranos founder Holmes’ life leading up to her prison sentence collected $5.5 million Friday, including Thursday previews, as it opens with around $12 million.
- The studio reports roughly 750 sellout screenings for the weekend and plenty of lines in cinemas as the movie heads to one of the best-ever starts for a non-music doc, besting the $7 million opening earlier this year that gave Melania the biggest launch for a film in the category in over a decade.
- A24’s much-hyped Elizabeth Holmes documentary “ You Can See Everything ” landed in second place on Friday, grossing $5.54 million from 855 North American theaters.
- Disney’s survival thriller “ Whalefall ” took the No.
- "It's absurd, it's wild, it doesn't take itself too seriously," Centineo tells Newsbeat.
Sources
- BBClink
- Deadlinelink
- IndieWirelink
- The Hollywood Reporterlink
- Varietylink
- WarpBeat — background on ‘Street Fighter’ Socks $31M, ‘You Can See Everything’ Has Lines Around The Block With $12M+ Docu Milestone link
- Wikipedia — background on Street Fighter link
- Wikipedia — background on You Can See Everything link
- IGN Movie Trailers / YouTube — video link