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Street Fighter opens with $51 million worldwide as Whalefall takes $17 million
Street Fighter earned $51 million worldwide in its opening weekend, including $31 million in the US and Canada.
The video game adaptation, made by Paramount and Legendary with publisher Capcom, cost $82 million to produce.
Its opening was described as middling, and its B- CinemaScore may make it harder to keep drawing audiences.
Whalefall opened to $17 million worldwide, including $7.3 million in the US and Canada.
The survival thriller follows a scuba diver who is swallowed by a whale and had a reported net budget of $60 million.
Positive reviews have not yet translated into a strong opening: Whalefall received a B CinemaScore and higher Rotten Tomatoes scores from critics and audiences than Street Fighter.
Both films now depend on continued audience interest, and Whalefall could use word of mouth to limit its losses.
Street Fighter faces competition from DC’s Clayface next weekend, while the box-office results for both films will become clearer in the weeks ahead.
Street Fighter opened with $31 million domestically and $51 million worldwide, leading the weekend box office.
Whalefall opened with $7.3 million domestically and $17 million worldwide.
Street Fighter’s reported production budget was $82 million, while Whalefall’s reported net budget was $60 million.
TheWrap reported mixed audience and critic scores for Street Fighter, while Whalefall received generally positive reception.
Polygon reported that Resident Evil had opened with $60 million, nearly twice Street Fighter’s domestic opening.
- Who
- Paramount/Legendary’s Street Fighter and 20th Century Studios’ Whalefall.
- What
- Street Fighter led the weekend box office with a $51 million worldwide opening; Whalefall opened with $17 million worldwide.
- When
- The opening weekend reported on October 18, 2026.
- Where
- The films opened in theaters worldwide, with domestic grosses reported for the United States.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Street Fighter grossed $31 million domestically and $51 million worldwide.
Whalefall grossed $7.3 million domestically and $17 million worldwide.
- Street Fighter domestic opening
- $31 million
- Street Fighter worldwide opening
- $51 million
- Whalefall domestic opening
- $7.3 million
- Whalefall worldwide opening
- $17 million
- Street Fighter reported budget
- $82 million
- Whalefall reported net budget
- $60 million
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