The Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything grossed $15.6 million in the US and Canada during its opening weekend, securing the second-biggest theatrical documentary debut ever, Business Insider reported. Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, the film tracks the disgraced Theranos founder during the month before she reported to prison in May 2023.
The feature trails only Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, which pulled in nearly $24 million during its 2004 opening weekend. While theatrical documentary premieres have largely faded in the streaming era as services like Netflix and Hulu capture non-fiction audiences, the strong box office return for the Holmes project signals a rare return to theatrical crowds for the genre.
Box Office Precedents Set by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Recent Debuts
Traditional non-fiction theatrical releases have experienced limited box office traction over the last decade. Besides the Holmes project, only two other traditional documentaries from the 2020s cracked the top opening weekend list compiled from Box Office Mojo data: Melania, which debuted to $7.1 million in January 2026, and the near-death experience documentary After Death, which opened to $5 million in 2023.
Concert films such as Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never generated higher totals during their respective theatrical runs, but industry analysts traditionally separate concert films from traditional investigative and biographical documentaries.
Production Timeline of You Can See Everything
Production on You Can See Everything took place in the month before Holmes reported to prison. Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors in connection with her now-defunct blood-testing company, Theranos.
The documentary captures her final weeks of freedom following her sentencing and subsequent appeals. The high-profile nature of the subject matter drew significant audience interest to commercial theaters during the October release window.
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