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Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Smashes 14-Year Box Office Record

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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary about Elizabeth Holmes has earned $12-14 million in its opening weekend, the highest for a non-concert documentary since 2004's Fahrenheit 9/11.

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01Summary

  1. 01You Can See Everything earned a projected $12-14 million in its domestic opening weekend, surpassing the $7.2 million of the 2026 Melania Trump documentary.
  2. 02The film holds a 99% Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and audiences.
  3. 03The documentary broke the record previously held by 2012's Chimpanzee ($10.7 million) for highest-grossing opening weekend for a non-concert documentary.
  4. 04Produced for $7 million, the film's break-even point is estimated at $17.5 million, far below its projected earnings.
  5. 05Only Fahrenheit 9/11 ($23.9 million) and several concert documentaries have higher domestic opening weekends among all documentaries.

02Why it matters

This matters because it shows documentaries can still draw large audiences to cinemas, and the film's profitability contrasts with the losses reported for other recent political documentaries.

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