Paramount’s Street Fighter has secured the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated $31 million debut, marking a strong start for the action thriller and the first release under Paramount’s distribution deal with Legendary. The film, directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, and Callina Liang, grossed $13 million on Friday, including $5.25 million in Thursday previews, from 3,575 theaters. Produced on an $82 million budget, the adaptation of Capcom’s popular video game franchise received a B- CinemaScore from audiences and holds a 42% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, with audience scores significantly higher at 82%.
Despite its box office success, critical reception has been mixed. Frank Scheck described the film as a “jumbled tonal mess” and “only sporadically entertaining,” noting the challenge of translating the source material’s chaotic energy to the screen.
In second place, You Can See Everything, the documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, has emerged as a standout performer, grossing $12 million from 855 North American locations, including $5.5 million on Friday, according to Neon. The film sold out approximately 750 screenings over the weekend, with early exit polling indicating strong appeal among younger audiences; in New York and Los Angeles, 75% of ticket buyers were under the age of 35. The film has received widespread acclaim, earning a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and audiences, and achieving the highest-rated title ever in the first 24 hours of its release on Letterboxd with a 4.8 score.
Meanwhile, Sony and Blumhouse’s Other Mommy is projected to finish third with an estimated $7.8 million in its second weekend, a decline of approximately 72% from its previous weekend. The horror film, starring Jessica Chastain, received a D+ CinemaScore from audiences and is on track to reach an estimated domestic total of $44.3 million by Sunday.
Universal’s Whalefall, a thriller directed by Brian Duffield and based on the 2023 novel by Daniel Kraus, is underperforming expectations, with an estimated $7 million from 3,065 theaters, below the studio’s projected $10 million to $13 million opening. The film, produced on a $60 million budget and starring Austin Abrams, received a B CinemaScore from audiences.