Box Office: ‘Street Fighter’ Makes $4 Million in Previews, ‘You Can See Everything’ Behind With $1.75 Million
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The newly added coverage confirms that “Street Fighter” leads the weekend’s newcomers, with $4 million in Thursday previews and a projected opening of $25 million to $35 million. A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” earned $1.75 million in previews and is targeting $7 million to $8 million, a strong forecast for a documentary.
Disney’s “Whalefall” earned $900,000 in previews and is forecast to take $10 million to $12 million, while “Sense and Sensibility” brought in $1.15 million from advance screenings and previews and is aiming for $5 million to $8 million. “Street Fighter” cost $82 million to make and is the first release under Paramount’s global distribution deal with Legendary; the $7 million Holmes documentary was secretly filmed with extensive access to her life and may be an Oscar contender.
- “Street Fighter” leads newcomers with $4 million in previews.
- The Holmes documentary aims for $7 million to $8 million.
- “Whalefall” is projected to earn $10 million to $12 million.
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Street Fighter began as a series of video games in which fighters compete in one-on-one martial arts contests. The new film is made by Paramount and Legendary, two film companies; it is the first release covered by their global distribution deal, which sets out how Paramount will distribute Legendary’s films around the world.
The weekend also includes Whalefall, released by Disney, and You Can See Everything, an A24 documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the former head of blood-testing company Theranos. Holmes was convicted of fraud over claims about the company’s technology. Sense and Sensibility is a separate film based on Jane Austen’s novel, about two sisters navigating family and relationships.
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Paramount’s Street Fighter led the newcomers in Thursday previews, taking $4 million in North American cinemas. The video-game adaptation, directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji and Callina Liang, is forecast to open in the mid-$30 millions, though estimates range from $25 million to $35 million. Legendary and Capcom shared the film’s $82 million production cost; it is the first release under Paramount’s global distribution agreement with Legendary. The reports differ on the film’s reception: one gives no review detail, while the other notes a 45 per cent critics’ score and a considerably stronger audience rating.
A24’s You Can See Everything earned about $1.7 million in previews, a notable start for a documentary. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s film follows Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the period before she began her prison sentence. It is expected to take $7 million to $8 million over the weekend, with one report suggesting it could exceed that range and become a rare commercial success for a non-music documentary. The reports give different production budgets: $7 million in one account and $5 million in the other. They also describe a strong response from critics and audiences, though only one supplies review scores.
The other two new releases are tracking behind the leaders. Disney’s Whalefall collected $900,000 in previews, with an opening estimate of $10 million to $12 million. Brian Duffield’s thriller stars Austin Abrams as a diver swallowed by a sperm whale; its reported production budget is $60 million. Focus Features’ Sense and Sensibility took about $1.1 million to $1.15 million from previews and advance screenings. Estimates put its opening between $5 million and $8 million, with Focus projecting $8 million. Georgia Oakley’s Jane Austen adaptation stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters.
The coverage frames the weekend as a contest among several releases, but Street Fighter is the clear preview leader. The documentary’s relatively modest expected opening stands out against its small reported budget, while Whalefall faces the largest stated production cost among the newcomers. The outlets vary in how much context they provide: one stresses the documentary’s festival buzz and possible awards prospects, while the other foregrounds theatre counts, audience and critics’ scores, and comparisons with other recent releases. Their estimates for Sense and Sensibility also differ, as do the stated budgets for You Can See Everything.
Where outlets differ
Street Fighter’s weekend forecast is given as $25 million to $35 million in one report and the mid-$30 millions in the other.
You Can See Everything is reported to have cost either $7 million or $5 million; preview receipts are rounded to $1.75 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
Sense and Sensibility is forecast to open at $5 million to $8 million in one report, while the other cites Focus Features’ $8 million projection.
One report highlights You Can See Everything’s Telluride debut and potential awards prospects; the other gives theatre counts, review scores and comparisons with Melania.
The reports describe Whalefall as a Disney release and a 20th Century Studios release, respectively.