‘Street Fighter’ Gets Knocked Out by an Elizabeth Holmes Doc, but a Franchise Record Is Still Within Reach

Video game adaptations have been fighting for box office respect for decades, and the new ‘Street Fighter’ box office run has become one of the most closely watched bouts of the fall. Directed by Kitao Sakurai, this is the third live-action take on Capcom’s franchise, following the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme version and 2009’s ‘Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li’.

The opening round looked solid enough. Paramount’s reboot claimed the top spot with $31 million from 3,575 theaters, adding $20.1 million across 65 international markets for a $51.1 million global start.

But the second round was a different story. On Monday, ‘Street Fighter’ grossed $1.9 million, a steep 73% drop from Sunday, and lost the top spot at the U.S. box office to a documentary.

That documentary is A24’s ‘You Can See Everything’, which edged out the video game reboot with $2.57 million despite playing in only 855 locations. Box office tracker Global Box Office noted on X that it’s the first movie this century to be No. 1 in America while playing in fewer than 1,000 theaters.

And yeah, as mentioned earlier, #StreetFighterMovie  suffered a KO due to mixed WOM, losing the #1 yesterday at US #BoxOffice to doc #YouCanSeeEverything! The #StreetFighter  film grossed 1.9M on #2 BIGGEST MON ever for fighting video game adaptations, harsh -73% drop from SUN (vs 2026 #MortalKombat2’s 2.8M, -67.2%). It hits a 32.7M US cume in 4 days. TONIGHT, it’ll to surpass 1994 #StreetFighter ’s entire 33M run in the U.S., as the highest grossing film of the franchise domestically.

— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) October 20, 2026

The comparison with its closest genre rival isn’t flattering either. Monday’s figure still ranks as the 2nd biggest Monday ever for a fighting game adaptation, but ‘Mortal Kombat II’ pulled in $2.8 million on its first Monday this year with a gentler 67.2% drop.

The steep slide points to lukewarm word of mouth. Critics gave the film a 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, while ticket buyers were kinder with a 79% audience score but handed it a B- CinemaScore.

PERFECT! Watch the New Trailer for Street Fighter, hitting theaters everywhere October 16. https://t.co/jAAPf1k9jf

— Street Fighter Movie (@Street_Fighter) September 1, 2026

That grade matches the one audiences gave the 1994 version and sits a notch below the B earned by ‘Mortal Kombat II’. Reviewers widely praised the cast while criticizing the thin script and underwritten characters, framing it as a popcorn movie best enjoyed with friends.

The ensemble certainly has star power. Andrew Koji plays Ryu, Noah Centineo is Ken, and Callina Liang is Chun-Li, alongside Cody Rhodes as Guile, Jason Momoa as Blanka, 50 Cent as Balrog, Orville Peck as Vega, and Roman Reigns as Akuma. Set in 1993, the story sees Chun-Li reunite the estranged fighters for the World Warrior Tournament while they uncover a deadly conspiracy.

There’s a silver lining for fans of the franchise. After 4 days, ‘Street Fighter’ sits at $32.7 million domestically, and it’s set to pass the entire $33 million U.S. run of the 1994 film by Tuesday night, becoming the highest-grossing entry in the franchise domestically.

New trailer for ‘YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING’. The documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim follows Elizabeth Holmes before she goes to prison. In theaters on October 16. https://t.co/nJmI4pz2XE

— Pop Base (@PopBase) September 23, 2026

For context, the original opened to just $9.5 million in 1994 and finished with $33.4 million domestically and $99.4 million worldwide on a $35 million budget. The stakes are much higher this time.

The new film reportedly cost $82 million to produce, roughly the same as ‘Mortal Kombat II’, which opened to $38.5 million but was considered a financial disappointment after finishing with $129.5 million globally.

The coming weekend won’t make things easier. ‘Clayface’ opens on October 23, the same day ‘You Can See Everything’ expands nationwide. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary is riding a wave of momentum after opening to $15 million, the second-highest opening for a documentary ever.

It also scored an A- CinemaScore, and it was reportedly made for under $7 million. Overseas grosses will likely decide whether Paramount gets a new franchise out of this. The film ends on a cliffhanger with Bison still at large, and Sakurai has hinted at wanting to make a second movie.

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