New Street Fighter movie tops box office in opening weekend

The new live-action Street Fighter film topped the box office in its opening weekend, taking in 31 million dollars domestically according to Polygon, Movie Nation, and JoBlo. Push Square reported that the film earned a total international haul of 51.1 million dollars worldwide. [1][2][3][6]

The earnings fall short of earlier expectations, as Push Square reported that optimists hoped for a figure closer to 70 million dollars. Polygon noted that the film made about half as much as the adaptation of Capcom's horror game Resident Evil, which opened with 60 million dollars. The film was produced on an 82 million dollar budget, Deadline reported via Push Square. [1][2]

As FTMQ Gaming reported earlier, the live-action video game adaptation was directed by Kitao Sakurai and stars Andrew Koji as Ryu and Noah Centineo as Ken. Early critical reviews described the film as a fast-paced but narrative-flawed adaptation of the long-running fighting game franchise. [10]

Push Square reported that while the film faces a long road to profitability due to additional marketing costs, it is expected to avoid financial failure if ticket sales remain steady over the coming weeks. [1]