LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Paramount Pictures' martial arts action film "Street Fighter" took the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated 31 million U.S. dollars during its opening weekend, data from measurement firm Rentrak showed on Sunday.
Internationally, the film, based on Capcom's iconic Street Fighter video game franchise, earned an additional 20.1 million dollars across 65 markets, bringing its worldwide box office total to 51.1 million dollars.
Directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji and Callina Liang, the film follows Chun-Li, a mysterious martial artist who recruits estranged street fighters Ryu and Ken Masters to compete in the World Warrior Tournament.
The film has received an approval rating of 41 percent based on 100 reviews to date on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. It earned a "B-" on an "A+" to "F" scale from audiences polled by market research firm CinemaScore.
Another newcomer, A24's documentary "You Can See Everything," which explores the story of convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, opened in second place with 15 million dollars.
Rounding out the top three, Universal's horror film "Other Mommy" took in 8.35 million dollars in its second weekend for a North American cume of 44.85 million dollars.
