Street Fighter won the weekend box office with a $31 million North American opening. But Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, delivered the biggest surprise, far exceeding expectations with a $15 million debut.
‘You Can See Everything’ Breaks Out
A24’s three-hour documentary earned $15 million from 855 North American theaters, averaging $17,544 per screen. It marked the biggest opening from fewer than 1,000 locations since 2006’s Borat.
The film follows Theranos founder Holmes before she began her prison sentence. Its opening ranks as the largest documentary debut since Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004, surpassing the $7.1 million launch of this year’s Melania.
Fielder and Oppenheim made You Can See Everything in secret over three years. After a surprise premiere at Telluride, the film’s marketing maintained that sense of mystery.
The documentary recorded more than 2,000 sold-out screenings nationwide over the weekend. Social media videos showed lines winding through cinemas.
Moviegoers under 35 accounted for 70 percent of the audience, while men made up 55 percent. A24 will expand the film’s theater count next weekend, building on its 2026 successes with Backrooms, The Drama and The Invite.
Strong word of mouth could further fuel the documentary’s Oscar buzz. It holds a 99 percent critics approval rating and a 98 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
On Letterboxd, its 4.8 rating makes it the platform’s highest-rated title ever. The Hollywood Reporter critic Angie Han praised the film as “smart, funny and full of surprises.”
‘Street Fighter’ Wins With $31 Million
Paramount Pictures’ Street Fighter opened with $31 million from 3,575 North American theaters. That fell below the studio’s expectations for a debut in the mid-$30 million range.
The Capcom video game adaptation marks the first release under Paramount’s distribution deal with Legendary. Director Kitao Sakurai’s $82 million film added $20.1 million from 65 international markets.
Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji and Callina Liang star in the movie, which centers on a combat tournament. Audiences gave it a B- CinemaScore, matching the grade earned by the 1994 Street Fighter starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Critics have been less receptive, giving the new film a 41 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That improves on the 1994 movie’s 20 percent critics score, while the new adaptation holds a 79 percent audience score.
In his review for The Hollywood Reporter, Frank Scheck called the film a “jumbled tonal mess.” He also described it as “only sporadically entertaining.”
‘Other Mommy’ Falls as ‘Whalefall’ Opens Below Expectations
Universal Pictures’ Other Mommy is heading for third place with about $8.3 million. That represents a decline of roughly 70 percent after its No. 1 debut last weekend, when audiences gave it a D+ CinemaScore.
Jessica Chastain plays a sinister spirit who appears in a girl’s closet in director Rob Savage’s horror film. Its estimated domestic total now stands at $44.8 million.
20th Century Studios’ Whalefall is expected to open with $8 million from 3,065 North American theaters. The studio had projected a debut in the low double digits.
Brian Duffield directed the survival thriller, which stars Austin Abrams as a scuba diver swallowed by a sperm whale. The adaptation of Daniel Kraus’ 2023 novel carries a $60 million budget, leaving it facing a difficult path to profitability.
Whalefall added $9.5 million from 51 international markets. North American audiences gave it a B CinemaScore.
The film holds a 71 percent critics approval rating and an 81 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Hollywood Reporter chief film critic David Rooney wrote that it is “just not batshit crazy enough to be much fun.”
‘Sense and Sensibility’ Earns an A- From Audiences
Focus Features’ Sense and Sensibility follows just behind Whalefall, opening to an estimated $7.2 million from 2,545 North American theaters. Audiences awarded director Georgia Oakley’s Jane Austen adaptation an A- CinemaScore.
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star as the Dashwood sisters. The story follows their lives after their father’s death.
