‘Street Fighter’ Scoring $31M at Box Office as ‘You Can See Everything’ Rises and ‘Whalefall’ Sinks

Paramount/Legendary's adaptation of the popular fighting game "Street Fighter" made a robust start at the box office, earning $12.5 million on its opening day, including $4 million from Thursday previews. This initial haul suggests the film could reach $31 million during its opening weekend. Despite this, the domestic launch falls short of the $38.5 million achieved by the R-rated "Mortal Kombat II," which was released by Warner Bros. and New Line in May.

The film has garnered mixed reviews, earning a B- CinemaScore and an 80% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, slightly below the B and 86% scores of the 1994 "Street Fighter" starring Jean Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia. Interestingly, the B- grade received by audiences mirrors the score given to the 1994 "Street Fighter" film. However, "Street Fighter" is not the top performer on the charts; A24's documentary "You Can See Everything" is swiftly climbing to the No. 2 spot.

Premiering ahead of "Whalefall" from 20th Century Studios, "You Can See Everything" has already collected $5.5 million from just 855 screens, setting its sights on a $12.5 million opening weekend. This impressive opening surpasses the $7 million forecast for "Whalefall," which was distributed across 3,065 locations. The $7.1 million opening of A24's February doc "Melania" from 2,030 locations serves as the benchmark for this feat.

If only concert films are considered, "You Can See Everything" would secure the title of the biggest opening for any documentary since 2013, when Morgan Spurlock's concert film "One Direction: This is Us" opened to $15.5 million. A24 kept this documentary under wraps for three years until its surprise Telluride premiere in August, adding to the intrigue surrounding its success.