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Ye Documentary 'In Whose Name?' Posts $776,000 Debut in Limited Theaters

Viral clips fuel interest toward a wider release.

Overview

  • The Nico Ballesteros–directed film opened Sept. 19 in roughly 1,000 U.S. theaters with a domestic weekend gross of $776,000.
  • Shot over six years, the cinéma-vérité project compiles more than 3,000 hours of footage of Ye’s personal, professional and political life.
  • The documentary revisits controversies including the White Lives Matter T-shirt and antisemitic posts, and features tense exchanges with Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian.
  • The team has expressed hopes to add more theatrical bookings and to secure a streaming deal.
  • Tickets are available through Fandango, AMC, Regal and Cinemark, and the film is not currently streaming.