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'You Can See Everything' earns $19.5 million in weekend, passing $45 million domestic

Image from The Guardian's coverage: ‘A cultural moment’: smash hit doc You Can See Everything continues to dazzle AmericaPhoto: The Guardian
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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary You Can See Everything earned $19.5 million in its second weekend in theaters, bringing its domestic total to about $45 million against a reported budget of $7 million. The film follows Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors, in the weeks before she heads to prison. It opened in 1,800 new theaters this week and posted the highest per-theater gross in the top ten. DC Studios' Clayface opened first with an estimated $24 million, below studio projections of $25 million to $30 million, while the stop-motion film Wildwood debuted third with $11.6 million.

Left-leaning Slate and The Guardian both treat the film as a cultural event, but they differ in emphasis. Slate centers on Holmes and the film's portrayal of her, highlighting Fielder's on-screen questions about whether she has lied and his remark that he still struggles to understand what he experienced. The Guardian leads with box office, noting a 25% rise in its second weekend, and describes a sold-out Times Square screening and the film's broader impact, while casting Holmes's partner, Billy Evans, as a villain. The alternative side is split: TMZ reports, citing sources, that Evans did not ask the director to film a full-frontal scene and disputes the director's account, while The A.V. Club frames the film mainly within the weekend box office rankings. The right-leaning Washington Times covers only the box office, leading with Clayface's opening, calling the documentary the weekend's biggest success story, and describing its $19.5 million as a first weekend of wide release, unlike the second-weekend timing in other reports.

How the sides differ Left sources focus on Holmes and the film's themes; alternative sources add a Billy Evans dispute; right sources stress box office.

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Left · 2 sources SlateElizabeth Holmes Is a Fraudster. It’s Astonishing What You Can See Everything Makes of Her.

Left outlets Slate and The Guardian frame the film as a cultural moment centered on Elizabeth Holmes and its portrayal of her, with Slate focusing on Fielder's questions and The Guardian on box office and audience reaction.

Alternative · 2 sources TMZElizabeth Holmes’ Partner Billy Evans Didn’t Propose Full-Frontal Scene In Doc: Source

TMZ leads with a sourced dispute over Billy Evans and a film scene, while The A.V. Club frames the documentary within the weekend's box office rankings and budget.

Right Washington TimesPaywall'You Can See Everything' surges with $19.5M at box office; 'Clayface' takes No. 1

The Washington Times leads with Clayface's $24 million opening and calls the documentary the weekend's biggest success story, emphasizing box office results.