US box office: 'Street Fighter' wins, Fielder posts second-best documentary opening
The video game adaptation tops the North American charts. Nathan Fielder's Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything' earns $15M, the second-best opening for a documentary.
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Paramount and Legendary's 'Street Fighter' won the weekend at the North American box office: according to Sunday's industry estimates, Kitao Sakurai's film took in about $31 million. Worldwide, it earned $51.1 million in its first four days, according to Filmstarts. In Germany, where it opened on October 15, around 65,000 people bought a ticket – fourth place.
In second place was Nathan Fielder's documentary 'You Can See Everything' about convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, with about $15 million. According to MyNewsLA, that is the second-best opening for a documentary after 'Fahrenheit 9/11' ($23.9 million, 2004). A German release date has not been set.
They were followed by 'Other Mommy' in its second weekend ($8.3 million), newcomer 'Whalefall' ($8.0 million) and 'Sense and Sensibility' ($7.2 million). Year-to-date North American grosses are up 20 percent on last year, according to MyNewsLA.