Street Fighter Opens to $31M as A24 Doc Nears $14M
A24's secret Telluride documentary You Can See Everything drew a 91% definite recommend score and about 1,300 sellouts in its debut.
Street Fighter opened to $31 million in its debut weekend across 3,575 theaters, while A24's documentary You Can See Everything landed between $12 million and $14 million on 855 screens, according to Deadline.
The video game adaptation drew an audience that was 45% over age 35. Before the weekend, the film's social media universe stood at 920.6 million, ahead of Legendary's Minecraft Movie at 772.4 million, Mortal Kombat 2 at 452.6 million and Five Nights at Freddy's at 488.5 million.
You Can See Everything, co-directed by and starring Nathan Fielder, recorded the second-best documentary opening at the box office, behind only Fahrenheit 9/11, which opened to $23.9 million in 2004. The film premiered secretly at Telluride and logged roughly 1,300 sellouts over the weekend.
PostTrak data showed a 91% definite recommend score and a 98% overall positive rating for the documentary. Viewers aged 18-34 made up 62% of turnout, and 41% of tickets were bought on the day of the show.
Whalefall, meanwhile, opened to $7.5 million against a $60 million budget.
The 1994 Street Fighter film, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, opened to $6.8 million via Universal and finished at $33.4 million unadjusted for inflation.
Quick answers
How much did Street Fighter make in its opening weekend?
Street Fighter opened to $31 million at 3,575 theaters in its debut weekend.
How wide was You Can See Everything's release?
The A24 documentary opened to $12 million-$14 million at 855 screens.
What is the best documentary opening ever?
Fahrenheit 9/11 holds the record with a $23.9 million opening in 2004; You Can See Everything ranks second.