New ‘Street Fighter’ Reboot Officially Removed From 1,700 Theaters

Three weeks into its run, Paramount's new video game adaptation hasn't even grossed a quarter of the recent Resident Evil film's worldwide box-office haul. Both films serve as reboots of long-running video game series that have previously been turned into movies of varying degrees of success. Resident Evil spawned more than half a dozen feature films over the years, with a six-movie franchise headlined by Milla Jovovich having grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide. The new film, directed by Zach Cregger, broke franchise records with a $400 million global haul.

However, the more recent Street Fighter movie has barely recouped its reported budget at the box office. Given its declining returns, there's little chance of the film breaking even theatrically. More worryingly, the movie has yet to overtake this year's Mortal Kombat II, which was viewed as an underperformer after it grossed around $130 million worldwide against a reported budget of $80 million.

The new Street Fighter film cost roughly the same amount — a reported $82 million — but it has so far grossed about as much as DC's Clayface movie, which carries a reported $44 million price tag. Unlike that movie, Street Fighter has received mediocre reviews from critics. It's now sitting at a 41% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, "The latest iteration of Street Fighter has plenty of affection for its source material and doesn't lack for dizzying style, but its incoherent storytelling and juvenile humor make for a disappointing regression among video game adaptations."

How Much Has 'Street Fighter' Grossed at the Box Office?

The new movie stars Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji in the lead roles, alongside an eclectic ensemble. Both Centineo and Koji have experience in major franchise filmmaking. Centineo broke out with Netflix's To All the Boys trilogy and went on to star in the now-defunct DC Extended Universe, while Koji played Storm Shadow in the G.I. Joe spin-off Snake Eyes.

Street Fighter, also featuring David Dastmalchian and Jason Momoa, opened in 3,575 theaters and dropped to 2,825 theaters in its third week. This week, the film lost more than 1,000 additional theaters, and it is now playing in 1,760 locations nationwide. The movie has so far generated $93 million worldwide and more than $50 million domestically. It remains to be seen if it's able to surpass Mortal Kombat II's global haul and do well enough on the PVOD market to warrant a sequel.