Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Surges at Box Office, Outperforming Expectations
The nearly three-hour film "You Can See Everything" earned $15 million from a limited number of screens, attracting a predominantly young audience.
The Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" has become a surprise box office hit, earning $15 million over its opening weekend from just 855 screens. The film, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, achieved over 2,000 sellout showings and marks the biggest opening for a documentary on fewer than 1,000 screens in nearly two decades, since "Fahrenheit 9/11" in 2004. It also had the largest opening for a film playing on under 1,000 screens since "Borat" in 2006.
"You Can See Everything" explores the final days of the disgraced Theranos founder before she reported to federal prison. Fielder spent over a month with Holmes, her partner Billy Evans, and their two young children for the production, which was made in secret over three years. The film has received widespread critical acclaim, holding a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 99 on Metacritic, with audiences giving it a 91% "definite recommend."
Unlike many major releases, the documentary's audience skewed young, with over 70% of opening weekend ticket buyers under the age of 35. The film's production and marketing costs were reportedly under $10 million combined.
"Everybody underestimated the movie, because on paper this is like, wait, a three-hour documentary?" said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Rentrak. "But he (Fielder) is a huge draw, and he has a huge following on social media, and then Elizabeth Holmes is just a character that you couldn’t even make up."
Despite the strong performance of the documentary, Paramount's video game adaptation "Street Fighter" topped the overall North American box office, grossing $31 million from 3,575 theaters. Globally, "Street Fighter" earned $51 million.
The survival thriller "Whalefall" landed in fourth place with $8 million from 3,065 locations in the U.S. and Canada, while the Jane Austen adaptation "Sense and Sensibility" took fifth place with $7.3 million. The weekend box office overall generated approximately $101.6 million, a 45% increase from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date ticket sales stand at $8.2 billion, nearly 20% higher than in 2025.