Jason Momoa’s Street Fighter just crashed another 62% — and Paramount could lose $50 million
Jason Momoa’s latest is still tanking at the box office, as a bruising third-weekend slide shows the video game adaptation’s run is only getting worse.
Let's be honest, it's been a rough few weeks for Jason Momoa and Paramount. Their newest big-budget plunge, Street Fighter, has managed a feat most studios would rather avoid: watching a blockbuster spiral into box office oblivion faster than you can say 'Game Over'. Not even the sheer star wattage of Momoa could keep this video game adaptation from sinking.
Street Fighter's third weekend saw a punishing 62.7% drop in ticket sales compared to the previous week.
The numbers get uglier the longer you stare at them. After opening domestically with a so-so $30.8 million on 16 October 2026, things went from bad to truly embarrassing. Its second weekend nose-dived by a whopping 72%, coughing up just $8.6 million across a not-insubstantial 3,575 theatres – a decline that ranks among the worst Paramount's seen for any movie not involving glossy concert footage. By weekend three, whatever hope was left pretty much evaporated as the drop-off continued unabated.
Bucks vs. Budget
Right now, Street Fighter's domestic earnings are sitting around $54 million – which, if you compare to its rumoured $82 million production budget, is less knockout, more white towel. Globally, it's managed to claw its way to around $83.6 million, with $32.7 million drifting in from overseas. But with all the marketing and extra studio accounting wizardry, projections say Paramount could be taking a bath to the tune of over $50 million on this one.
Critics vs. Fans
This wasn't one of those situations where the critics and the fans saw the same film, either. Critics gave it a stiff arm, serving up a bruising 41% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audience reaction was notably friendlier – 80% Popcornmeter from those who did bother to show up, giving a yawning 37-point divide between pundits and punters. Make of that what you will; personally, I'd say it falls into the 'go in with your expectations managed' camp if you're not already a hardcore fan of the games.
Some Perspective
- The 2026 reboot is financially outperforming previous Street Fighter flicks, at least domestically: The 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme outing took just $33.4 million (on a $35m budget), and 2009's The Legend of Chun-Li limped to $8.7 million.
- Still, it lags behind direct competition in the same space: Mortal Kombat II took in $38.5 million its first weekend alone and finished at $79.8 million in the US.
For Momoa and Paramount, this was meant to be a nostalgic, crowd-pleasing uppercut to the multiplex. Instead, it's turned into an absolute walloping at the cash register.