‘Street Fighter’ Is Heading to Digital After a Rocky Run at the Box Office

The latest live-action ‘Street Fighter’ movie is getting ready to leave theaters for home screens. Legendary’s big-budget take on the Capcom fighting game series arrived in October with a stacked cast and plenty of nostalgia. Its theatrical run, however, hasn’t delivered the knockout the studio was hoping for.

The film had a long road to the big screen. Legendary Entertainment acquired the live-action film and television rights to Street Fighter in April 2023, with Capcom co-producing. Danny and Michael Philippou were announced as directors before dropping out in June 2024, with Kitao Sakurai joining the following February. It premiered on October 12 at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles and was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 16.

Now ‘Street Fighter’ has a home release date. The film will be available on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes on December 1. By then, it will have grossed roughly $99 million worldwide against an $82 million budget.

The opening weekend actually looked promising. ‘Street Fighter’ opened to $31 million at the domestic box office, taking the top spot on the charts, and added $20.1 million overseas for a $50.1 million global debut. That opening landed between ‘Mortal Kombat II’s $38.5 million and ‘Masters of the Universe’s $29.4 million among this year’s nostalgia-driven releases.

The momentum didn’t last. The film suffered a 72% drop in its second weekend. According to The Numbers, it has earned about $57.8 million domestically and $41.7 million internationally. That leaves the movie well short of profitability. With its reported $82 million budget, Screen Rant estimates the movie needs to earn about $205 million to break even.

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Reviews didn’t help. On Rotten Tomatoes, 42% of 101 critics’ reviews are positive, and the site’s consensus says the film has plenty of affection for its source material and dizzying style, but its incoherent storytelling and juvenile humor make for a disappointing regression in video game adaptation. Metacritic assigned it a score of 44 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating “mixed or average” reviews.

Audiences have been kinder. Verified audience members gave it a stronger 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, but that hasn’t translated into strong word of mouth. Some viewers have praised the fight choreography and the anime-inspired sequences that cut in and out of the action.

The cast was always one of the film’s biggest selling points. It stars Andrew Koji as Ryu, Noah Centineo as Ken Masters and Callina Liang as Chun-Li, alongside a star-studded lineup that includes Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Orville Peck, Don Lee, 50 Cent, David Dastmalchian and Jason Momoa. Dastmalchian plays M. Bison, Reigns plays Akuma, Rhodes plays Guile, and Momoa plays Blanka.

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The story leans heavily into retro flavor. Set in 1993, it follows estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters, who are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament.

More home release options are on the way. Physical media is expected to arrive in December, with 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray editions reportedly available to pre-order, including a special “Choose Your Fighter” SteelBook. Mid-January is the expected window for the film to arrive on Paramount+.

The bigger question is what this means for the franchise. SlashFilm compared its situation to ‘Mortal Kombat II’, which also failed to firmly secure a future for its franchise with its box office opening, and noted that things are currently in an uncertain place. A strong showing at home could still help ‘Street Fighter’ find a second wind.

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