“Street Fighter” punched its way to the top of the box office in a new-release-filled weekend, battling fellow openers “Sense and Sensibility,” “Whalefall” and “You Can See Everything.”
\n\nLegendary Entertainment’s “Street Fighter,” which Paramount Pictures is distributing, generated $13 million from 3,575 North American theaters on Friday. It’s a strong start for the action film, which looks to pull in $31 million by Sunday.
\n\n“Street Fighter,” directed by Kitao Sakurai, stars Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji as two estranged fighters in the 90s who are recruited to enter a tournament that forces them to face off against each other. Based on the Capcom video game series, this iteration of “Street Fighter” is the third go-around for the IP — the first live-action film, released in 1994 and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, was a box office hit with $100 million (not adjusted for inflation), while 2009’s “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” earned just $12.8 million against a $50 million budget, becoming a major misfire for 20th Century.
\n\nA24’s much-hyped Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” landed in second place on Friday, grossing $5.54 million from 855 North American theaters. Per rival estimates, the film is expected to gross $12.45…
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