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Elizabeth Holmes documentary earns $15 million opening on under 1,000 screens
The film’s strong box‑office performance was driven by a youthful audience and high audience‑recommendation scores.
By Felo News Desk · Published
According to the Independent, the three‑hour Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” earned $15 million over its opening weekend in North America, despite playing on only 855 screens.
The film, co‑directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, logged more than 2,000 sell‑out showings across those theatres. The weekend box‑office haul makes it the biggest opening for a film on under 1,000 screens since the 2006 “Borat” debut, and the strongest non‑music documentary opening in two decades, surpassing the 2004 “Fahrenheit 9/11” benchmark.
Audience data from PostTrak exit polls show a 91 % “definite recommend” rating, while Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic both list a 99 % score. Over 70 % of the opening‑weekend crowd was under 35, indicating strong appeal among younger viewers.
Production costs were reportedly under $7 million, with marketing under $10 million. Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Rentrak, told the Independent that the film was widely underestimated because “on paper this is like, wait, a three‑hour documentary,” but that Fielder’s social‑media following and Holmes’s notoriety created compelling demand.
Paramount’s “Street Fighter” topped the overall box‑office chart with a $31 million domestic haul from 3,575 theatres, while the survival thriller “Whalefall” lagged behind, a performance the Independent suggests may have been affected by the documentary’s draw.
Key facts
- “You Can See Everything” earned $15 million in its opening weekend in the US and Canada. (independent.co.uk)
- The documentary opened on 855 screens and had over 2,000 sell‑out showings. (independent.co.uk)
- It holds a 99 % rating on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. (independent.co.uk)
- Over 70 % of the opening‑weekend audience was under 35 years old. (independent.co.uk)
- Production cost was under $7 million; marketing cost under $10 million. (independent.co.uk)
Sources
- [1] independent.co.uk — originally reported as “Box Office: Elizabeth Holmes movie ‘You Can See Everything’ is now a hit in theaters too”
