Brief

Elizabeth Holmes documentary opens with $15 million weekend

The nearly three‑hour film starring Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim posted a $15 million opening weekend in the US and Canada, the strongest debut for a documentary in 2026.

By Felo News Desk · Published Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:34:31 GMT

The documentary “You Can See Everything,” co‑directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, earned $15 million in the United States and Canada during its opening weekend, according to industry data cited by Insider and TechCrunch.

What happened

The film opened in 855 theaters across North America on October 16, 2026. Insider reported the $15 million figure as the best opening weekend for a documentary this year, while TechCrunch noted it as the second‑biggest opening ever for a documentary. The weekend featured roughly 2,000 sell‑out screenings, according to TechCrunch.

What the reports add

Insider highlighted that the documentary’s opening outperformed all other documentaries released in 2026, surpassing the $7 million projected opening noted in Felo’s earlier coverage of the film’s release. TechCrunch added that the film’s critical reception is uniformly high, with a 99 % score on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, and that it is playing in fewer theaters than the weekend’s top‑grossing fiction title “Street Fighter,” which is in 3,575 venues.

What was said

Insider quoted the box‑office data from The Numbers, an industry trade publication, without additional commentary. TechCrunch did not include direct quotes but described the film’s reception as “overwhelmingly positive.”

How it came about

The documentary premiered at the Telluride Film Festival last month and screened at the New York Film Festival on October 1, as detailed in Felo’s earlier article Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary premieres at New York Film Festival. The film was shot secretly over three years, with extensive access to Holmes in the weeks before her 2023 imprisonment, per Felo’s coverage of the secret filming Fielder and Oppenheim Detail Secret Filming of Elizabeth Holmes. The project received an R rating for graphic nudity and strong language, reported by Felo on September 26, 2026.

Key facts

The documentary earned $15 million in its opening weekend in the US and Canada. (insider.com)
It opened in 855 theaters and had about 2,000 sell‑out screenings. (techcrunch.com)
The film holds a 99 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. (techcrunch.com)
It is the best documentary opening of 2026 and the second‑biggest documentary opening ever. (insider.com)
Co‑directors are Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. (insider.com)

Where accounts differ

Ranking of the opening weekend: best opening weekend for a documentary this year (insider.com); second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film (techcrunch.com)