Elizabeth Holmes Documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ Opens to Over 2,000 Sold-Out Shows

What happened

• “You Can See Everything,” an Elizabeth Holmes documentary, opened with more than 2,000 sold-out shows, according to The New York Times.
• The film had the second-biggest documentary opening ever, grossing $15 million in 855 theaters.
• Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz and reporter John Carreyrou criticized the documentary for potentially allowing Holmes to shape her narrative.

Why it matters

The opening demonstrates strong audience demand for Theranos-related storytelling and highlights the continuing reputational and narrative risks surrounding prominent technology fraud cases. It is relevant to media professionals and technology, healthcare, and venture-capital observers tracking Theranos’ legacy.

What to watch. The film’s broader theatrical performance and continued debate over its portrayal of Holmes and the Theranos fraud.

Timeline

1. First reported by VarietyOct 16
   ‘You Can See Everything’: 20 Most WTF Moments in the Elizabeth Holmes Doc, From Full-Frontal Nudity to a Charlie Kirk Shoutout
2. The New York Times reportsOct 18
   Elizabeth Holmes Documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ Opens to Over 2,000 Sold-Out Shows
3. TechCrunch reportsOct 18
   Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’
4. Fortune reportsOct 19
   Elizabeth Holmes doc ‘You Can See Everything’ scores the second-biggest documentary opening ever—nearly doubling Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’
5. STAT reportsOct 19
   Opinion: I was a Theranos whistleblower. In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes is still lying
6. Business Insider reportsOct 19
   The tech world reacts to the Elizabeth Holmes doc

Who is involved

Sources (6)

1. VarietyOct 16
   ‘You Can See Everything’: 20 Most WTF Moments in the Elizabeth Holmes Doc, From Full-Frontal Nudity to a Charlie Kirk Shoutout
2. The New York TimesOct 18
   Elizabeth Holmes Documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ Opens to Over 2,000 Sold-Out Shows
3. TechCrunchOct 18
   Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’
4. FortuneOct 19
   Elizabeth Holmes doc ‘You Can See Everything’ scores the second-biggest documentary opening ever—nearly doubling Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’
5. STATOct 19
   Opinion: I was a Theranos whistleblower. In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes is still lying
6. Business InsiderOct 19
   The tech world reacts to the Elizabeth Holmes doc

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