Culture 2 min read By Lauren Baxter
Elizabeth Holmes Documentary "You Can See Everything" Earns $80 Million in U.S. Box Office
The documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has become the second-highest-grossing documentary in North American history.
The documentary "You Can See Everything" about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has collected $80 million at the American box office and placed second among the highest-grossing documentaries in North American history. The result was recorded in the fourth week of its release, and according to forecasts the film is expected to surpass the $100 million mark in domestic release.
The film is distributed by the studio A24. Its box office takings remain strong: over the last weekend they continued to grow, meaning audiences keep coming to cinemas rather than only attending during the opening days of the premiere. The film runs almost three hours, which is a notable rarity for documentary cinema in commercial release and makes the film's success even more telling.
Holmes's story has long attracted public attention. She founded Theranos, a company that promised a revolution in blood testing using minimal samples. It later emerged that the technology did not work as claimed, which led to lawsuits and criminal prosecution of the founder. It is this story, its background and its consequences that the film explores. The sustained audience interest in such a storyline is evident from the fact that the film has stayed in theaters for several consecutive weeks without losing box office receipts.
The film also drew attention beyond cinemas. A satirical sketch on "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) parodied both the story itself and the film's creators. The host of that episode was Drew Barrymore... [note: see correction below]
Source: variety.com
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