Since the feed first covered A24's 'You Can See Everything' at $15 million opening weekend, follow-up coverage has zeroed in on the film's momentum rather than its debut total.

The Independent reports the film had more than 2,000 sellout showings across roughly 850 screens in the U.S. and Canada, and notes that some critics are calling it the "film of the year."

The new story is not the number itself but the durability question: whether a nearly three-hour nonfiction film can keep drawing theatrical crowds.

The surprise, as multiple outlets frame it, is that the film doubled its projection: Variety reports it was tracking for $7 million to $8 million and instead delivered $15 million from just 855 theaters. Yahoo News UK/The Independent notes the projection roughly matched the film's reported budget.

Variety also emphasizes the film was not on anyone's radar until two months ago and credits the surprise Telluride premiere and word-of-mouth.

According to Variety, analyst David A. Gross of FranchiseRe called it "a giant weekend for the genre," noting documentaries average only $3 million over their first three days when they get wide releases at all.

The Express Tribune reports that around 70% of opening-weekend audiences were under 25 — Variety's version of the figure says under 35 — with the audience split 56% men and 44% women, and cites a 99% critics' score and 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes per Deadline.

Variety adds that exit polls showed 90% of ticket buyers would "definitely recommend" the film and 80% said it was "even better than expected," reactions the trade reads as signaling a long theatrical life.

Yahoo News UK/The Independent also highlights the rare 99% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, with some reviewers calling it the film of the year.

The most consequential new development since the opening coverage is awards speculation. Yahoo News UK/The Independent reports that some observers speculate the film could nab the first-ever Best Picture nomination for a documentary at this year's Academy Awards.

The Express Tribune, citing Deadline, similarly reports comparisons to the online excitement around 'Barbenheimer,' with memes featuring Fielder and Holmes fueling interest.

According to Variety, the debut is the largest for any film on under 1,000 screens since 2006's 'Borat,' and Variety notes it even out-opened A24's star-driven 'The Drama,' which launched earlier this year to $14.3 million from more than 3,000 theaters.

The Express Tribune reports the film was developed largely in secrecy over four years and premiered at Telluride on September 6, with its teaser released as the screening took place.

For the documentary genre, Variety's analyst framing suggests this year is an exception: Amazon MGM's 'Melania' opened to $7.1 million and finished at $16.3 million, a total 'You Can See Everything' nearly matched in one weekend, per Variety.

The immediate next step is expansion: Variety reports the film is set to go wider nationwide in the coming weeks as A24 builds on the sellout momentum.

Yahoo News UK/The Independent reports the same expansion plan and quotes Fielder from a New York Film Festival Q&A: "I am still struggling to this day to understand what I went through."

The awards calendar now becomes the measuring stick — the Independent notes the Best Picture speculation, and Variety's exit-poll data suggests the film has the audience goodwill to sustain a long run.

Whether it converts buzz into nominations, and how far past 'Melania's' $16.3 million total it climbs, will define the next chapters of this surprise story.