Paramount Pictures and Legendary Entertainment’s live-action adaptation of Street Fighter suffered a steep box office downturn during its second weekend in North American theaters, falling from first to fourth place on the domestic charts. Between October 23 and October 25, 2026, the video game adaptation earned an estimated $8.6 million across 3,575 locations, representing a roughly 72% plunge from its opening weekend, according to Anime News Network and The Numbers.

The sharp decline brings the film’s cumulative domestic gross to approximately $46.9 million ($46,938,634) after 10 days in theaters. As noted by AOL.com and ComingSoon, the severity of the second-weekend drop puts Street Fighter on par with high-profile theatrical misfire The Flash, while also ranking as Paramount’s sixth-largest second-weekend percentage decline for a non-concert release, trailing slightly behind the 73.3% drop previously recorded by Scream 7.

Second-Weekend Box Office Analytics and Genre Comparisons

Street Fighter initially bowed on October 16, 2026, claiming the top spot at the domestic box office with an opening three-day haul reported at $30,775,377 by Anime News Network and roughly $31 million by AOL.com. Although the global launch of roughly $51.1 million set a franchise record, it fell notably short of the $70 million worldwide opening analysts had anticipated.

In its sophomore frame, earlier projections summarized by The Numbers anticipated an even steeper 74% slide to $8.15 million before Sunday estimates stabilized at $8.6 million (a 72.1% drop). Premium large-format screens provided a notable portion of the remaining foot traffic; IMAX engagements generated $1.8 million, accounting for 21% of the second U.S. weekend total and bringing the film's cumulative IMAX earnings to $12 million. Industry analysis from The Numbers interpreted the sharp falloff as an indication that the core audience largely turned out on opening night.

While the percentage decline mirrors that of The Flash, industry observers point out that the two films operated on different commercial scales at launch. The Flash opened to $55,043,679 across 4,234 theaters—substantially higher than Street Fighter’s debut. Within its own video game adaptation cohort, Street Fighter is also losing ground; its 10-day domestic total is pacing 25% behind the 10-day domestic mark established by genre rival Mortal Kombat 2.

Global Totals and Financial Projections

The steep domestic contraction highlights growing financial pressure for the production, though trade publications and news outlets report differing figures regarding both its exact budget and its current international ledger.

According to ComingSoon and AOL.com, the feature carries an $82 million production budget, while AL.com places the production cost at about $80 million. One early projection cited by AOL.com via Box Office Mojo forecasts that Paramount could lose more than $50 million on the theatrical release, though studios have not released audited financial results or break-even thresholds.

International tracking has similarly yielded conflicting secondary reports. Anime News Network and AOL.com report a cumulative worldwide gross of approximately $79.6 million ($79,638,634), with AOL.com noting that 58.9% of the business comes from the domestic market alongside roughly $20.1 million in overseas receipts. By contrast, a separate report from TwistedVoxel cited a conflicting lower worldwide total of around $67.04 million while simultaneously referencing the $20.1 million international figure. In Japan, where game developer CAPCOM is headquartered, the film opened at No. 8, earning 134,019,900 yen (approximately $853,900) over its first three days.

New Releases Seize the Box Office Crown

As Street Fighter retreated down the charts, a wave of new releases and expanding counter-programming captured moviegoer attention over the October 23–25 weekend.

Warner Bros. claimed the No. 1 spot with the DC Universe horror release Clayface, which opened to a studio-projected $24.0 million across 3,458 theaters, according to The Numbers. Clayface earned $10.6 million on Friday (including $3.5 million in Thursday previews) and an estimated $7.8 million on Saturday, bolstered by an A-minus CinemaScore, 4.5 stars on PostTrak, and a 75% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Overseas, Clayface added $19 million across 76 markets—led by a $2.6 million start in the United Kingdom—for a $43 million global launch.

Taking second place was the Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything. After debuting at No. 2 behind Street Fighter the prior week, the documentary expanded from 855 to 2,655 theaters. Its gross rose 25% in its second weekend to an estimated $19.5 million ($7,345 per theater), pushing its domestic total to an estimated $45.1 million and placing it among the five highest-grossing non-IMAX theatrical documentaries in history, behind Fahrenheit 9/11, March of the Penguins, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, and 1976's In Search of Noah’s Ark.

Meanwhile, Laika’s stop-motion fantasy Wildwood claimed the No. 3 spot ahead of Street Fighter. Backed by a "Strong A" CinemaScore, Wildwood opened to an estimated $11.0 million according to Sunday studio projections reported by The Numbers, while AOL.com cited a $12.6 million debut on par with Laika's Kubo and the Two Strings and nearly double the $5.9 million start of Missing Link. Rounding out the top five was Black Bear's comedy Wicker, which projected $5.75 million from 1,471 locations.

Production Background and Franchise Context

The underperformance of Street Fighter carries strategic weight for its studio partners. The feature serves as the inaugural theatrical release under a three-year worldwide distribution pact signed in December between Legendary Entertainment and Paramount Pictures (with Legendary East handling distribution in China). Legendary acquired the film and television rights to CAPCOM's fighting game property in April 2023.

Before moving to Paramount, the project experienced major creative and scheduling shifts. Sony Pictures was originally attached to distribute the movie on March 20, 2026, before pulling the title from its calendar in March 2025. Filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou were initially slated to direct, but exited the project to focus on their film Bring Her Back. Director Kitao Sakurai (The Eric André Show, Bad Trip) subsequently took over, leading principal photography in Australia beginning in August 2025 with an ensemble cast featuring Jason Momoa alongside professional wrestlers.

The 2026 release follows previous live-action theatrical attempts to bring CAPCOM's fighting roster to the big screen, including the 1994 film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raúl Juliá, and Hyde Park Entertainment's 2009 spinoff Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li starring Kristin Kreuk.

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