A newly released documentary focusing on former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has generated significant renewed interest in the fraud scandal. The film, titled You Can See Everything, prompted a substantial increase in viewership for The Dropout, a 2022 Hulu series starring Amanda Seyfried that dramatized Holmes’s story. According to reports, streaming viewership for The Dropout climbed 186% in September following the announcement of the documentary’s teaser on 6 September, with another 92% increase during the week preceding the film’s 16 October premiere.
The resurgence of interest in the Theranos case extended beyond the documentary and television series. Bad Blood, the 2018 book by journalist John Carreyrou detailing the fraud and the whistleblowers who exposed it, returned to the New York Times bestseller list. Holmes, who at one point held a net worth of approximately $4.5 billion as the youngest female self-made billionaire in the United States, departed from Theranos in 2018 after Carreyrou’s reporting revealed that company devices could not accurately perform blood testing.
You Can See Everything achieved notable commercial success upon its 16 October release. The documentary opened to $15 million in North America across 855 screens, marking the strongest opening weekend for a documentary in over two decades, surpassing the 2004 record held by Fahrenheit 9/11. The film also set records for limited releases under 1,000 screens. The movie received widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising its approach to the subject matter.
Industry observers have speculated about the film’s awards potential, with some suggesting it could become the first documentary nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards. The production, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, was filmed largely in secret in 2023, prior to Holmes’s incarceration for a fraud conviction. The film is scheduled to expand to at least 2,600 screens in its second domestic weekend, with international releases planned for Australia on 12 November and the United Kingdom on 20 November.
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