'Street Fighter' leads box office with $51m global opening

Street Fighter has topped the global box office with a $51 million opening weekend, including $31 million domestically, while survival thriller Whalefall has earned $17.5 million worldwide, according to TheWrap.

The Paramount and Legendary video game adaptation, produced with publisher Capcom, had an $82 million budget.

Its opening performance raises questions about whether it can attract audiences beyond its core gaming fanbase. The film received a B- CinemaScore, alongside ratings of 40% from critics and 80% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Street Fighter now faces competition from Warner Bros. and DC’s Clayface, which is expected to target both comic book and horror audiences.

Meanwhile, 20th Century Studios’ Whalefall, starring Austin Abrams as a scuba diver swallowed by a whale, opened with $8 million in North America and $17.5 million globally against a reported net budget of $60 million. The film received a B CinemaScore and scores of 71% from critics and 81% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

A24’s documentary You Can See Everything took second place with $15 million from 855 locations, marking the highest opening for a documentary in at least 13 years.

Directed by Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder, the film examines convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes and has recorded more than 2,000 sold-out screenings. Its combined production and marketing budget was reportedly below $10 million.

Universal and Blumhouse’s Other Mommy placed third with $8.3 million in its second weekend, bringing its domestic 10-day total to $44.8 million. Focus Features’ Sense and Sensibility opened in fifth place with $7.25 million and received an A- CinemaScore.

Elsewhere, Sony’s Resident Evil reached $361 million worldwide, including $5.5 million domestically in its fifth weekend. The Social Reckoning fell 73% in its second weekend to $1.5 million domestically, bringing its global total to $14.2 million against a $30 million budget.

Warner Bros.’ Digger continued to struggle, earning $920,000 domestically in its third weekend and reaching $17 million overall in North America.