You Can See Everything grosses $15m from 855 screens

A24’s “You Can See Everything” grossed $15 million from 855 North American screens over the weekend, according to an Associated Press report published by Daily Sabah on Oct. 19.

The breakout contrasted with Paramount’s “Street Fighter,” which led the market with $31 million from 3,575 theaters, while Rentrak put overall weekend ticket sales at about $101.6 million, up 45% from last year.

A24 said the nearly three-hour Elizabeth Holmes documentary recorded more than 2,000 sellout showings. The opening was the biggest for a film on fewer than 1,000 screens since “Borat” made $26.5 million in 2006. It was also the strongest nonmusic documentary launch since “Fahrenheit 9/11” made nearly $24 million from 868 theaters two decades ago, before inflation adjustments.

“Everybody underestimated the movie, because on paper this is like, wait, a three-hour documentary?” said Paul Dergarabedian, the head of marketplace trends for Rentrak.

The film was directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim and was made in secret over three years, according to the report. Fielder spent more than a month with Holmes, her family, her two young children and partner Billy Evans before she reported to federal prison.

A24’s audience skewed young, with more than 70% of opening-weekend ticket buyers under 35. The film had 99% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 99, while PostTrak exit polls gave it a 91% “definite recommend” score. The report said the documentary cost under $7 million to make and less than $10 million to market.

“Street Fighter” opened with $51 million worldwide, including $20 million from international markets, according to studio estimates cited in the report. The film, starring Callina Liang, Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji, cost a reported $82 million to produce before marketing and promotion. Its audience was 69% male.

Other wide releases had a harder weekend. Disney’s “Whalefall,” a $60 million survival thriller starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin, took $8 million from 3,065 locations in the United States and Canada and $17.5 million globally. The report said “Street Fighter” and “You Can See Everything” may have contributed to its softer launch.

Universal’s “Other Mommy” added $8.4 million in its second weekend, taking its domestic total to $44.9 million. Focus Features’ “Sense and Sensibility” opened with an estimated $7.3 million from 2,545 theaters and drew an audience that was 84% female and 58% between ages 14 and 18.

Warner Brothers Clockwork released a restored version of Ken Russell’s 1971 film “The Devils” in 350 locations, grossing $1.6 million. Bleecker Street’s “Musk,” Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour Elon Musk documentary, expanded to 472 screens in the United States and Canada and earned $306,702. Bleecker Street said TikTok permanently suspended the film’s ad account over the weekend.

Rentrak put the year-to-date North American box office at $8.2 billion, up almost 20% from 2025.

Source: Associated Press via Daily Sabah – Arts & Culture, Oct. 19, 2026