Paramount’s Street Fighter opened at No. 1 in North America with $31 million from 3,575 theaters.
The video game adaptation reportedly cost $82 million to make, so it still has work to do to become a hit.
Its per-theater average was roughly $8,670, which exhibitors said suggests broad interest rather than a fans-only rush.
A24’s You Can See Everything was the weekend’s surprise, opening to $15 million from just 855 theaters.
Universal’s horror film Other Mommy fell 70% in its second weekend to $8.3 million, good for third place.
Disney’s Whalefall debuted with $8 million, and Universal’s Sense and Sensibility opened to $7.2 million with an A- CinemaScore.
Analysts say $80 million to $100 million domestically, plus a similar overseas haul, would put the film near break-even.
Street Fighter has about a two-weekend window before Godzilla Minus Zero arrives.
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