The film Street Fighter struggles to fill French theaters
The hopes for a trilogy saga are fading in the face of a disappointing box office.
The video this brief is aboutThe film Street Fighter is not attracting the expected audience in France, jeopardizing sequel plans. Legendary Pictures, Paramount and Capcom had nevertheless signed the actors, including Olivier Richters as Zangief, for three installments. A comment from the latter on YouTube reveals that the plan was to showcase the character's power to generate hype. The same observation applies to recent fighting-game adaptations: the 2021 Mortal Kombat saw its budget rise to $80 M for revenues of $130 M, a result that does not reassure studios. According to Écran Large, fighting franchises are struggling to prove their profitability in cinema.