Street Fighter Launches with $4M Previews; Holmes Doc Surpasses Expectations

Key points

• Paramount's 'Street Fighter' earned $4 million in Thursday previews, signaling a $30 million domestic opening despite poor reviews.
• A24's documentary 'You Can See Everything' pulled in $1.7 million, potentially breaking records for the genre.
• Focus Features' 'Sense and Sensibility' earned $1.1 million in previews, signaling an $8 million opening.
• 20th Century Studios' 'Whalefall' earned $900,000 in previews, signaling a $10-12 million opening.

Background

Paramount's 'Street Fighter' is the first major release under the new Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. The film is projected to open with $70 million globally. A24's 'You Can See Everything' is a documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

How outlets are covering it

The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline both report that 'Street Fighter' earned $4 million in previews, signaling a $30 million domestic opening. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the film has a 45% critics approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while Deadline notes that the film's previews are under the $5.2 million Thursday made by 'Mortal Kombat 2'. The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline both report that 'You Can See Everything' pulled in $1.7 million, potentially breaking records for the genre. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the documentary has a 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, while Deadline notes that the documentary's previews are ahead of the $2.7 million previews of 'Primetime'.

Why it matters

The strong preview numbers for 'Street Fighter' and 'You Can See Everything' indicate that both films are likely to perform well at the box office. The poor reviews for 'Street Fighter' suggest that the film may not perform as well as expected, while the strong reviews for 'You Can See Everything' suggest that the documentary may perform better than expected.

What to watch

The full weekend box office numbers for 'Street Fighter', 'You Can See Everything', 'Sense and Sensibility', and 'Whalefall' will be released on Monday.