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Street Fighter Leads Box Office Race With $4M in Previews

Jonah VillalbaPublished 7m ago2 min readBased on 8 sources
Street Fighter Leads Box Office Race With $4M in Previews
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Paramount's Street Fighter earned $4 million in Thursday previews in the domestic market, the United States and Canada, ahead of its cinema release on 16 October 2026, Variety. It is expected to win the opening weekend over Disney's Whalefall and A24's You Can See Everything, Hollywood Reporter. The race is on.

Current forecasts give Street Fighter a $25 million to $35 million domestic debut, Variety. The global opening is eyed at $70 million, Deadline. Legendary and Capcom, the Japanese games organisation, co-financed the film for $82 million, with Paramount paying only distribution costs, the expense of putting the film in cinemas and advertising it, Variety.

Disney's Whalefall took $900,000 in Thursday previews in the United States and Canada, Variety. It is projected to earn $10 million to $12 million for the weekend, Variety. That would place it second behind Street Fighter on early estimates.

A24's You Can See Everything collected $1.75 million in previews in the domestic market, Variety. The Elizabeth Holmes documentary, from A24, is aiming for $7 million to $8 million for its debut weekend, Hollywood Reporter. It was directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim and cost $7 million to produce, Variety.

Focus Features' Sense and Sensibility earned $1.15 million from advance screenings and previews in the United States and Canada, Variety. It is projected to make $5 million to $8 million in its opening weekend, Variety. Numbers tell the story.

Street Fighter is listed for release on 16 October 2026. It is directed by Kitao Sakurai, according to Paramount's film pages. The film is based on the Capcom video game series first released in 1987, according to Paramount. Street Fighter and The Devils are the first Paramount and Warner Bros. films opening post-merger, Deadline.

What makes this stand out is the spread. Four different audiences are being courted in one weekend, from a fighting game adaptation to a documentary, a survival drama and a period romance. For cinemagoers, this means plenty of choice at the theatre.

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