The documentary "You Can See Everything," which focuses on Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, earned $15 million in the United States and Canada during its opening weekend. The figure, reported by distributor A24 on Sunday, October 18, 2026, marks the highest opening weekend for a documentary released this year.
The film is directed by Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder and runs nearly three hours. It examines the career and conviction of Holmes, who served as CEO of the blood-testing startup Theranos. The company, once valued at $9 billion, claimed its technology could perform hundreds of medical tests from a single drop of blood. However, investigations later found that the company used standard laboratory equipment to process tests while misleading investors about its own technology's capabilities.
Following an investigative report by John Carreyrou in The Wall Street Journal, Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors and sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. "You Can See Everything" has received a 99% critical rating and a 98% audience rating on the review site Rotten Tomatoes. The opening weekend total surpassed the year's previous documentary record set by the film "Melania," which grossed $7.1 million upon its release in January.
The financial performance of "You Can See Everything" establishes a new benchmark for non-fiction commercial success in 2026. The $15 million opening weekend represents more than double the $7.1 million earned by the year's next-closest competitor in the genre. For the general public, the film's reception indicates a continued interest in the Theranos case, which saw a $9 billion company collapse and resulted in an 11-year prison sentence for its chief executive.
The film's ticket sales suggest that three-hour investigative documentaries can compete for screen space. The high ratings on platforms like Rotten Tomatoes also provide a data point for viewers.
The success of the film demonstrates that accounts of corporate fraud and federal convictions remain a viable subject for major theatrical distribution. While the opening weekend totals are confirmed, the total domestic and international lifetime gross of the film is not yet known. The distributor has not yet announced a date for when the film will move from theaters to digital or streaming platforms.