Street Fighter Officially Knocked Out of 2,000 Theaters as Box Office Reaches $100 Million

A shrinking theater footprint

Street Fighter opened in nearly 3,600 theaters a month ago. As it enters its fifth week, the film is playing in fewer than 1,500 domestic locations, a drop of more than 2,000 theaters.

The film is expected to reach the $100 million worldwide mark this weekend, against a reported production budget of $82 million. It has yet to match the global haul of Resident Evil, which grossed four times as much with a production budget $7 million lower.

Reviews split over reboot

Directed by Kitao Sakurai, the reboot stars Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji alongside an ensemble cast. Reviews were mixed, and the film has a 42% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

A challenging franchise history

This is the third attempt to build a film franchise from Capcom’s long-running video game series. The 1994 adaptation starring Jean-Claude Van Damme earned $99 million worldwide against a reported $35 million budget.

More than 15 years later, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li was a critical and commercial flop. The current reboot arrived after Resident Evil renewed attention to video game adaptations, but has struggled to repeat that film’s critical and commercial success.

The Mortal Kombat comparison

The new film’s approach may have followed the 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot, another adaptation of a classic fighting-game franchise. Released in theaters and on HBO Max at the same time, it earned more than $80 million worldwide against a reported $55 million budget.

Mortal Kombat II made around $130 million against a reported $80 million budget earlier this year, but was viewed as an underperformer. Street Fighter has not yet exceeded the global total of either Resident Evil or Mortal Kombat II.