'Street Fighter' Eyes $70M Global Opening, First Paramount WB Movie

Key Points:

• The newly merged Paramount Warner Bros has released two films this weekend: Legendary’s Street Fighter and Clockwork’s 4K re-release of Ken Russell’s 1971 The Devils, targeting diverse audiences with overlapping release dates.
• From January 1 to October 11, the combined domestic box office for Paramount and Warner Bros is $941.6M, ranking fourth behind Universal, Disney, and Sony, with a billion-dollar threshold possible given six more releases planned this year.
• Street Fighter, a PG-13 film co-financed by Legendary and Capcom, is expected to open with around $70M globally, appealing to a broad age group and families, and will be released widely overseas except in China.
• Other notable releases this weekend include 20th Century Studios’ Whalefall, projected to earn about $24M worldwide, Focus Features’ Sense and Sensibility remake targeting $8M domestically, and A24’s documentary You Can See Everything, which could surpass $10M if it attracts a strong Gen Z audience.
• The horror film Other Mommy is expected to see a significant second-weekend drop after a $27.8M opening, while Roadside Attractions’ Crawlers opens in 1,200 theaters this weekend.