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Elizabeth Holmes Documentary 'You Can See Everything' Opens to $15 Million
'You Can See Everything,' the Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, pulled in an estimated $15 million in its opening weekend — the second-biggest debut ever for a documentary. The nearly three-hour film played in just 855 theaters.
Sunday estimates put the film's domestic debut at $15 million, a figure reached despite a deliberately narrow release. "You Can See Everything" screened in 855 locations, compared with 3,575 for the weekend's top title, "Street Fighter." Even so, the documentary was reported to have logged roughly 2,000 sellout screenings.
The film received overwhelmingly positive notices, holding a 99% score on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic as of the weekend.
"You Can See Everything" was first shown last month at a secretive screening at the Telluride Film Festival. It runs close to three hours and was co-directed by Nathan Fielder, the creator of "The Rehearsal," alongside Lance Oppenheim.
What separates the project from earlier treatments of the Holmes saga is access: the filmmakers were given extensive time with Holmes and her family during the month before she reported to prison.
Holmes founded the blood-testing startup Theranos, drew backing from many of Silicon Valley's most prominent investors, and was ultimately sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors. Her rise and fall has already been recounted in books, podcasts, television series and other documentaries.
Demand was strong enough that tickets were difficult to secure in at least one major market, with availability in Manhattan described as extremely limited over the weekend.