Hollywood delivered an unexpected box office showdown this weekend as Paramount’s “Street Fighter” claimed the top spot while a documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes emerged as one of the year’s most surprising theatrical successes.
“Street Fighter,” featuring Callina Liang, Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji, opened with an estimated $31 million across 3,575 North American theaters. The video game adaptation also generated $20 million internationally, bringing its worldwide debut to $51 million.
Produced for a reported $82 million before marketing expenses, the action-packed reboot attracted a predominantly male audience, with men accounting for 69% of opening-weekend moviegoers.
But the weekend’s most remarkable performance belonged to “You Can See Everything,” an unconventional documentary from filmmakers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim.
The nearly three-hour film earned an estimated $15 million from just 855 theaters, securing second place and delivering an unusually strong opening for a documentary.
Distributor A24 reported more than 2,000 sold-out screenings, demonstrating substantial demand for a film that arrived with a considerably smaller theatrical footprint than its major studio competitors.
The documentary explores the life of Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos executive whose spectacular rise and downfall became one of Silicon Valley’s most notorious scandals.
Developed discreetly over three years, the project features footage captured during Holmes’ final weeks before beginning her federal prison sentence. Fielder spent more than a month documenting her family life, including time with her partner, Billy Evans, and their two young children.
The film has also generated exceptional critical and audience responses. It received a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 99 on Metacritic, while PostTrak exit polling found that 91% of surveyed viewers would definitely recommend it.
Younger moviegoers played a major role in its commercial success, with audiences under 35 accounting for more than 70% of opening-weekend attendance.
Its financial performance is particularly notable given reports that production expenses remained below $7 million, with marketing costs estimated at less than $10 million.
Elsewhere, Universal’s horror release “Other Mommy,” starring Jessica Chastain, secured third place with $8.4 million during its second weekend. Its domestic earnings have now reached $44.9 million.
Disney’s survival thriller “Whalefall,” featuring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin, experienced a more challenging debut. The $60 million production opened in fourth place with $8 million domestically and $17.5 million worldwide.
The latest adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” rounded out the top five with approximately $7.3 million. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, the film attracted a heavily female audience and earned an A- CinemaScore.
The weekend also included smaller specialty releases, including a restored theatrical presentation of Ken Russell’s 1971 film “The Devils” and the continued expansion of Alex Gibney’s documentary “Musk.”
Netflix also reported theatrical earnings for the Spanish-language film “La Bola Negra,” which collected $277,500 from four locations as part of its theatrical rollout.
Overall, North American theaters generated approximately $101.6 million during the weekend, representing a 45% increase compared with the corresponding period last year.
Year-to-date domestic box office revenue has reached approximately $8.2 billion, nearly 20% ahead of 2025.
While “Street Fighter” emerged as the weekend’s commercial champion, the impressive performance of “You Can See Everything” demonstrated that an unconventional documentary can compete with major Hollywood productions when audience curiosity translates into ticket sales.
