‘Street Fighter’ Eyes Box Office Victory as Buzzy Elizabeth Holmes Doc Heads for Strong Launch
Several new releases are vying for audiences in North American cinemas, with *Street Fighter* expected to lead the box office. Its projected opening could make it a strong launch, while the varied reception and competing films make the weekend a test of audience interest across action, documentary, thriller and period drama.
Paramount is forecasting mid-$30 millions domestically and a similar amount internationally for *Street Fighter*, which opens in more than 3,500 theatres on an $82 million production budget. A24 expects its Elizabeth Holmes documentary *You Can See Everything* to take about $7 million from around 800 theatres; *Whalefall* is projected at $10 million to $12 million, and *Sense and Sensibility* at $8 million. Critics’ Rotten Tomatoes scores range from 43% for *Street Fighter* to 100% for the Holmes documentary.
- *Street Fighter* is forecast to lead the North American box office.
- The film is projected to earn mid-$30 millions domestically.
- The Elizabeth Holmes documentary is forecast to open at about $7 million.
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Street Fighter is a film based on a long-running video game series in which martial artists compete in tournaments. Its characters and fights are familiar to many game fans, while the film is also aimed at cinema audiences looking for action.
Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos, a health technology company that promised to run many medical tests from a small amount of blood. The company’s claims came under scrutiny, and Holmes was convicted of fraud; a documentary about her looks at the people and events behind the case.
Cinema ticket sales matter to studios because they help show whether a film can attract audiences beyond its existing fans. The releases mentioned here span action, documentary, thriller and period drama, giving cinemas several different kinds of film to offer.