Street Fighter tops October box office with $30M opening

Paramount is banking on the video-game adaptation Street Fighter to open the October weekend, with forecasts of 25 to 35 million dollars in 3,500 North American theaters. The film, co-financed with 82 M$ from Legendary and Capcom, is also expected to bring about 35 M$ internationally across 65 markets. Disney places its survival thriller Whalefall in second place, estimated between 10 and 12 M$ in 3,065 cinemas. A24’s documentary You Can See Everything, focused on Elizabeth Holmes, targets 7 to 8 M$ from 800 venues, while Focus Features’ remake Sense and Sensibility aims for 5 to 8 M$ on 2,436 screens. (Variety)