You Can See Everything on pace for about $12 million, Deadline says
A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything is tracking toward about a $12 million U.S. opening after about $5.3 million Friday including previews, Deadline reported. That would rank among the strongest documentary debuts in years. Figures are Friday estimates until Sunday reports and Monday actuals.
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What happened
A24's You Can See Everything, the Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim documentary following Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes before her federal prison term, is on pace for about a $12 million domestic opening after about $5.3 million Friday including previews at 885 theaters, Deadline reported Friday afternoon. Thursday previews alone were about $1.75 million, Deadline said earlier.
Why it matters
A specialty documentary clearing double-digit millions on under 900 screens is rare and tests whether Holmes's notoriety plus Fielder's draw can expand beyond the usual doc audience. A24's marketing budget was under $10 million, Deadline reported, against a production cost also under $10 million.
More context
How that compares: Deadline said a $12 million start would be the second-best documentary opening in about 17 years, not counting concert films — behind 2004's Fahrenheit 9/11 ($23.9 million) and ahead of Disney's 2012 Chimpanzee ($10.6 million). It would also top Amazon MGM's Melania, which debuted to $7.1 million. Rotten Tomatoes scores cited by Deadline were extremely high; those scores can move.
Weekend context: Paramount and Legendary's Street Fighter still leads the new-release race on about a $30 million pace after about $12.5 million Friday including previews, Deadline said — covered separately in US Brief. 20th Century's Whalefall and Focus Features' Sense and Sensibility were pacing toward roughly $6–7 million and about $6 million, respectively.
What's still unknown: Final Sunday studio estimates and Monday actuals; holdover into week two; and whether international play expands. Until then, treat all figures as trade projections.
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Editorial sourcing notes
Friday and weekend numbers are Deadline trade estimates, not final studio actuals. Refresh with Sunday estimates and Monday actuals. Photo is a 2016 file portrait of Holmes, not a scene from the film.
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