A24 Gives 2026’s Biggest Surprise Additional Theaters After Phenomenal Box-Office Debut
A record-setting documentary debut
You Can See Everything, co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, opened to $15 million in 855 theaters. The film overtook the video game adaptation Street Fighter to lead the domestic box office.
It is the first documentary to top the domestic chart while playing in fewer than 1,000 theaters, according to the report. Its opening ranked second among documentaries, behind Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, and the film recorded 2,000 sold-out shows.
A24 builds demand for release
A24 used a platform release after building anticipation around the film in the preceding month. The project was revealed at this year’s Telluride Film Festival. The three-hour film follows Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the weeks before her incarceration for fraud. A24 created a sense of exclusivity around the movie before its debut.
Nationwide expansion ahead
After the film’s critical and commercial performance, A24 plans to expand it nationwide this coming week. The report says the release is expected to challenge DC Studios’ Clayface for first place on the weekend box-office charts. The article describes the opening as a surprise success, with the limited theater count and strong ticket sales setting up a much wider release.
Key points
- You Can See Everything earned $15 million in 855 theaters during its opening weekend.
- The documentary topped the domestic box-office chart, overtaking Street Fighter.
- Its opening was the second-biggest for a documentary, behind Fahrenheit 9/11.
- A24 plans a nationwide expansion, with the film expected to challenge Clayface.