Weekly Box Office: 'You Can See Everything' Surprises While 'Whalefall' Overlooked
By Kieran Burt - October 19, 2026
Movies - Features - Box Office
This weekend at the box office saw the opening of several new films to cinemas, including You Can See Everything, Street Fighter, Whalefall and Jailer 2. You Can See Everything swept up the box office in a surprising turn of events, with a buzzy documentary that opened in less than 1,000 cinemas domestically. Street Fighter came in at the top both domestically and worldwide, but its performance leaves something to be desired, and unfortunately Whalefall got swallowed whole.
You Can See Everything
You Can See Everything, the latest film from A24, has been released domestically and comes in at a surprise number two with $15 million, far above expectations of $7-8 million. The film, from directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, sees filmmakers document the life of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes 34 days before she goes to prison for defrauding investors.
The film only opened in 855 cinemas, with further expansion and an international release planned. Rentrak reports that it’s the second-largest documentary below Fahrenheit 9/11 all the way back in 2004. Its incredible box office run is even more surprising as this documentary is nearly three hours long, and doesn’t involve music or a performer in any capacity. Distributor A24 reports that 70% of moviegoers are under 35, with a 55% male and 45% female split. Further reporting says 90% of audience members would definitely recommend, and more than 80% said the film exceeded expectations.
Street Fighter
Coming in at number one both domestically and worldwide, Street Fighter has opened on the low side. It came in with a $31 million domestic total, an international total of $20.1 million, for a worldwide total of $51.1 million. Its domestic opening is only 19% off fellow fighting game Mortal Kombat 2’s $38.5 million opening.
Its opening is below expectations for distributor Paramount, though they will be glad they were only on the hook for distribution costs, with developer Capcom co-financing the film’s $82 million production budget. Its B- CinemaScore and a 42% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes signal the film will have an uphill battle when it comes to theatrical profitability. Ancillary revenue will likely bump this number into the green, and Capcom will argue that the film will also be a success if it drives engagement to the Street Fighter gaming series as part of its transmedia strategy.
Whalefall
Whalefall unfortunately opened below expectations to $8 million domestically, good enough for number four, and $9.5 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $17.5 million, good enough for number six. The film found itself getting swallowed up by the whales of Street Fighter and You Can See Everything, living up to its name in that fashion. It carries a $60 million production budget, which will likely drag the film to the depths of unprofitability, unless it can demonstrate impressive staying power, something that its B CinemaScore doesn’t suggest it will be able to do.
When comparing it against other seafaring thrillers, Whalefall opens relatively comparably; 2016’s Heart of the Sea only opened to $10 million domestically, and Finest Hours also in 2016 only opened to $10.2 million domestically. Disney and 20th Century Studios should have seen this opening amount coming from several nautical miles away and adjusted the budget accordingly.
Other Mommy
Dropping a harsh 70% at the domestic box office, Other Mommy fell to number three with a total of $8.4 million, with an international total of $9.6 million, and $18 million worldwide, enough for a number four finish. This is the poor reviews and D+ CinemaScore coming home to roost, even accounting for the fact that horror films usually have a heavier drop-off than other genres.
Universal and Blumhouse are comparing the film’s performance with other horrors such as Smile and The Black Phone, which finished their box office run with $217.4 million and $161.4 million, respectively. This is an optimistic outlook for where Other Mommy is likely to finish, as neither Smile nor The Black Phone shared the abysmal CinemaScore that this carries or as harsh a drop-off in their second weekends. Cumulatively, Other Mommy currently stands at $78.8 million.
Jailer 2
Jailer 2, an Indian film following retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian as he faces a threat to his family opened to number nine domestically to $3.2 million, but a strong $28 million opening internationally pushed it to a number two finish worldwide, totalling $31.2 million. This is partly driven in India of course, as the film’s star, Rajinikanth is a draw for audiences, but has also been a success in other markets such as the U.A.E, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka, among other countries.
Jailer 2 has already posted the biggest international opening for a Kollywood film. Kollywood is the Tamil-language film industry based in Kodambakkam, India. IMAX showings helped to bring in a crowd, adding $450K in India and select overseas locations. Its budget is between $28.7 million to $42 million, so it’s on track for breaking even.
Box Office Extras
The Social Reckoning fell out of both the domestic and worldwide top ten after just one weekend in cinemas, with a total of $1.6 million for a number 13 finish domestically and a harsh 69% drop-off, $1.3 million internationally, for just $2.9 million worldwide. This is a total only Meta would be happy with.
Data from Rentrak
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Kieran Burt
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Kieran is a freelance writer, covering entertainment news. He loves everything about the cinema - especially when it comes to Star Wars and the box office.
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