'Street Fighter' Opens Today in More Than 3,500 Theaters; $82 Million Budget, Mid-$30 Million Debut Projected
Los Angeles — Street Fighter, the new live-action film based on Capcom's video game series, opened in the United States on October 16, released by Paramount Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is playing in more than 3,500 North American theaters this weekend, with studio projections putting its domestic opening in the mid-$30 million range and a similar figure expected internationally. The production budget was $82 million, shared equally between Legendary Pictures and Capcom.
Directed by Kitao Sakurai, the film runs 119 minutes, is rated PG-13 and is set in 1993. Andrew Koji plays Ryu, Noah Centineo plays Ken Masters, Callina Liang plays Chun-Li, David Dastmalchian plays M. Bison, Jason Momoa plays Blanka, Roman Reigns plays Akuma, Cody Rhodes plays Guile, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson plays Balrog and Orville Peck plays Vega. The story follows Chun-Li as she recruits the estranged Ryu and Ken Masters for the next World Warrior Tournament, where a deadly conspiracy behind the event forces them to face each other and the demons of their past.
Capcom launched the Street Fighter game series in 1987; this is the franchise's third live-action feature film, produced by Legendary Pictures and Capcom. Also opening in North America this weekend is 20th Century Studios' survival thriller Whalefall, in 3,065 locations, alongside other new releases including an A24 documentary.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 饰演春丽的梁佩诗2024年多伦多国际电影节留影，Adam Chitayat 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons / Callina Liang, who plays Chun-Li, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, photo by Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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