GoKawiilElizabeth Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything' opens to $15M, second-best ever for the genre
The Nathan Fielder-Lance Oppenheim documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes earned an estimated $15 million in its opening weekend despite playing in only 855 theaters, making it the second-biggest documentary opening ever. The film holds a 99% score on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic and reportedly sold out roughly 2,000 screenings, with filmmakers given rare access to Holmes and her family before she began serving her prison sentence.
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The strong per-theater performance suggests significant pent-up demand for Holmes' story even after years of books, podcasts and prior documentaries covering her fraud conviction. Fielder's involvement, known for unconventional and metatextual filmmaking, may be drawing audiences beyond typical true-crime documentary viewers, which could explain the unusually high critical scores. The film's dominance in conversation could also make it harder for other tech-focused films to gain attention this season, according to TechCrunch's Aaron S.
- The documentary earned an estimated $15 million in its opening weekend across just 855 theaters.
- It is the second-highest documentary opening weekend on record, with 99% scores on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.
- Filmmakers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim had rare access to Elizabeth Holmes and her family before her prison sentence began.
Source: techcrunch.com — Anthony Ha, 2026-10-18
Published there as: “Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’”
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