'Street Fighter' leads box office as Holmes documentary draws crowds

Paramount's "Street Fighter" is headed for first place at the domestic box office this weekend. The real surprise is a nearly three-hour documentary about Elizabeth Holmes.

The Capcom adaptation, made with Legendary, took in about $13 million on Friday, a total that includes Thursday previews, from 3,575 theaters in North America. Industry estimates point to an opening of about $31 million, according to Martin Cid Magazine and Hollywood Outbreak, both citing trade reports. Those figures are studio estimates as of Saturday. Final numbers come out Monday.

A documentary breakout

A24's "You Can See Everything," which follows the Theranos founder, earned about $5.5 million Friday from only 855 screens. It is now projected to make about $12 million to $14 million for the weekend, according to Martin Cid Magazine. Pre-release forecasts had it at $7 million to $8 million. Martin Cid Magazine, citing Deadline, reports that the total would be the second-best opening ever for a documentary, behind "Fahrenheit 9/11." Showbiz411 also put the film's Friday at $5.5 million.

Weekend estimates

| Film | Distributor | Friday | Projected weekend | |---|---|---|---| | Street Fighter | Paramount | $13M | ~$31M | | You Can See Everything | A24 | $5.5M | ~$12M+ | | Other Mommy | n/a | $2.5M | ~$7.9M | | Whalefall | 20th Century/Disney | $3.0M | ~$7M | | Sense and Sensibility | Focus Features | $3.3M | ~$6.7M |

Studio estimates as of Saturday, Oct. 17, per Hollywood Outbreak and Martin Cid Magazine.

"Street Fighter" cost a net $82 million to make. Audiences gave it a B- CinemaScore, according to Martin Cid Magazine. "Sense and Sensibility" earned an A-. In its second weekend, the horror film "Other Mommy" is approaching $44 million in domestic ticket sales.

The Numbers' Thursday chart shows how quiet the market was before the new films opened. The Indian action film "Jailer 2" led Thursday with $2 million.