Street Fighter Targets $70M Global Debut as Four Films Open

Street Fighter is expected to lead this weekend's new releases with a high $30Ms domestic start and a mid $30M international start, for a near $70M global opening, according to Deadline. The film is booked at 3,500 theaters with a heavy Imax and PLF footprint.

Previews for Street Fighter begin Thursday in the U.S. and Canada at 2PM, followed by a 7PM fan event featuring bonus footage and giveaways. The film is the first theatrical release under Legendary's new global distribution deal with Paramount and was made for a net $82M with Capcom.

Also opening this weekend, Whalefall is tracking for an $11M-$12M domestic start in 3,000 theaters and about the same overseas, for a $24M worldwide start on the high end. It opens everywhere overseas except Denmark, which will open on Oct. 22. The net $60M production was shot in California.

Sense and Sensibility is hitting 2,436 theaters with an eye of $8M domestic for the mid-$20M Universal Working Title financed feature. Meanwhile, The Devils is going into 350 playdates this weekend in key U.S. and Canada cities.

Background

For the period of Jan. 1-Oct. 11, the combined domestic box office for Paramount and Warner Bros stands at $941.6M, ranking fourth behind Universal ($1.86B), Disney ($1.6B) and Sony ($1.37B). Six Paramount/Warner Bros movies remain to release this year, including Clayface next weekend, The Cat in the Hat (Nov. 6), Ebenezer (Nov. 13), Dune: Part 3 (Dec. 18), The Angry Birds 3 (Dec. 23) and Mr. Irrelevant (Dec. 25). Skydance co-CEO David Ellison has yearned to merge Paramount and Warner Bros to scale up and compete in a hyper-changing entertainment business.