EXCLUSIVE: Paramount/Legendary’s PG-13 take of Capcom videogame Street Fighter is off to a solid start tonight with around $4M after showtimes that began at 2PM (further boosted by a 7PM fan showtime). The expectation is for the fisticuffs feature to open north of $30M; the pic costing a net $82M co-financed by Legendary and Capcom.
Per sources, Street Figther‘s preview estimate is under the $5.2M Thursday made by New Line’s R-rated Mortal Kombat 2, based on the Midway videogame. One of the main differences between the two martial arts video games is that Street Fighter debuted in 1987,
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