{"id":812748,"date":"2026-10-24T20:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/812748\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T20:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:22:15","slug":"box-office-clayface-no-1-with-24m-you-can-see-everything-at-20m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/812748\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office: ‘Clayface’ No 1 With $24M+, ‘You Can See Everything’ At $20M"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tUPDATED SATURDAY AM: Clayface<\/a> wants it to be known that no matter how many googly eyes memes that Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder put out there, the weekend is his to lord. The James Watkins directed DC movie filed a better than expected Friday\/previews of $10.4M, which is now pointing to a $24M-$25M opening, another back-to-back No. 1 win for the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. <\/p>\n

\n\tThere\u2019s a turnout here by the 18-34 at 73% with Hispanic and Latino moviegoers strong at 35% as well as Caucasian at 36%. The South and South Central overperformed. Clayface gets\u2013wow\u2013an A- CinemaScore, the same as James Gunn\u2019s Superman. That exit is big for a DC movie (Supergirl was a B-, The Flash was a B) as well as a genre title which typically fall in the B or C range.<\/p>\n

\n\tGet this, no Imax (Street Fighter booked two weeks) but PLFs are delivering close to half the weekend\u2019s gross. AMC Burbank is the pic\u2019s top venue with $51K. Clayface\u2018s social media reach was in excess of 363M across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X heading into the weekend per RelishMix, which is ahead of M3GAN\u2018s 330M reach. Great job here getting the movie open considering social media diagnostics for the film are -47% below other DC and Marvel movies. <\/p>\n

\n\tThis is also a nice tee-off to go into Halloween, which is bound to be a disastrous frame as the holiday falls on a Saturday next weekend. <\/p>\n

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\n\tA24\u2019s You Can See Everything<\/a> is having the type of second weekend jumps (+22% to +28%) we saw with Obsession with an awesome 3-day between $19M-$20M, after a $6.1M second Friday. The Lance Oppenheim and Fielder co-directed movie remains 5 stars with a great 79% definite recommend on PostTrak, and an even 50\/50 split between men and women. Under 35 is 66% with Caucasian leading at 62%, Hispanic and Latino at 14%, Asian American at 12%, and Black at 8%. Where is the domestic endgame for this 3-hour ground-breaking documentary? Some believe $80M in North America sounds sweet. <\/p>\n

\n\tYou Can See Everything has expanded reach and engagement across social networks over the last week by 31% now with a social media universe reach of 130M across cross TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram. YouTube and social media views stand at 45M per RelishMix. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Laika<\/p>\n

\n\tLaika\u2019s sixth feature Wildwood<\/a> via Fathom Entertainment is still pointing to an $11M opening after a $4.2M Friday. That\u2019s not far from a recent big studio theatrical animated release, DreamWorks Animation\/Universal\u2019s Forgotten Island which bowed to $13M. In fact, the social media reach at 418M is ahead of Forgotten Island\u2018s before opening, which stood at 382.8M. Pre-release social media universe SMU stats on Wildwood ran very strong at 71% above 36 comps of family animated genre averages across TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram combined.<\/p>\n

\n\tAll this bodes well for a nice awards season run; all of the Laika movies notching Oscar nominations. The Travis Knight directed movie gets an A CinemaScore, ahead of Laika\u2019s 2019 Missing Link (B+) and the same as the filmmaker\u2019s Kubo and the Two Strings (A). <\/p>\n

\n\tPLFs are delivering 15% of the weekend with the movie\u2019s best region being the west with 32% of the gross versus a norm of 26% for other movies in the marketplace. AMC Burbank is Wildwood\u2018s best location with $29K. Male-female split of 49% to 51%, with the general audience repping 94% to parents and kids under 12 at 7%. Essentially, the movie is playing to the cinephile audience. Parents gave it 4 1\/2 stars while kids under 12 gave it 5 but a 61% must-see-right-away. Girls are outweighing boys, 56% to 44%. Diversity demos are 52% Caucasian, 25% Latino and Hispanic, 10% Asian American and 9% Black. <\/p>\n

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\n\tBlack Bear\u2019s period sex comedy Wicker starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgard, Elizabeth Debicki and Peter Dinklage posted a $2.36M Friday (including previews) for what\u2019s shaping up to be a a very good $5.5M-$6M opening at 1,471. Topic Studios bankrolled the movie before Black Bear acquired out of Sundance. Excellent PostTrak exits with a solid 92% in the top two boxes and a 74% definite recommend for the general audience. It\u2019s a female destination at 79% with best plays in South, South Central and West. AMC Burbank is winning again with a new entry this weekend here at $21K. Diversity demos are 45% Caucasian, 28% Latino and Hispanic, 10% Black, and 10% Asian American. <\/p>\n

\n\tSony, 3000 Pictures, Spyglass Media Group\u2019s Jenna Ortega starring, Taika Waititi directed Klara and the Sun began its moderate release and there was nothing bright about it with $300K Friday at 880 locations and an opening of $725K. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe entire weekend is looking like $97.6M for all movies, which is +29% ahead of the same Friday-Sunday span a year ago, very good. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe top 10:<\/p>\n

\n\t1.) Clayface (WB) 3,458 theaters Fri $10.4M, 3-day $24M-$25M\/Wk 1 <\/p>\n

\n\t2.) You Can See Everything (A24) 2,655 theaters (+1,800) Fri $6.1M (+11%), 3-day $19M-$20M (+22% to 28%), Total $44.6M-$45.6M\/Wk 2 <\/p>\n

\n\t3.) Wildwood (Fath\/Laika) 2,942 theaters Fri $4.2M, 3-day $11M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

\n\t4.) Street Fighter (Par) 3,575 theaters, Fri $2.3M (-82%), 3-day $8.15M (-74%), Total $46.4M\/Wk 2
The drop here is much stepper than Mortal Kombat 2\u2018s -65% this past May. It\u2019s clear, these testosterone, gritty fisticuff videogame movies have a front loaded dude audience. The ten-day cume here is -25% behind Mortal Kombat 2 which finaled at $79.8M. <\/p>\n

\n\t5.) Wicker (Black) 1,471 theaters, Fri $2.36M, 3-day $5.5M-$6M\/Wk 1 <\/p>\n

\n\t6.) Other Mommy (Uni) 2,798 (-572) theaters, Fri $1.1M (-55%), 3-day $3.7M (-55%), Total $51.3M\/Wk 3<\/p>\n

\n\t7.) Sense and Sensibility (Foc) 2,571 (+26) theaters, Fri $1.06M (-68%), 3-day $3.4M (-53%), Total $13.6M\/Wk 2 <\/p>\n

\n\t8.) Whalefall (Dis) 3,065 theaters, Fri $875K (-72%) 3-day $3M (-62%), Total $13.8M\/Wk 2<\/p>\n

\n\t8.) Verity (Amz) 2,442 (-630) theaters, Fri $1M (-51%) 3-day $3M (-49%), Total $71.5M \/Wk 4<\/p>\n

\n\t8.) Resident Evil (Sony) 2,148 (-557) theaters, Fri $850K (-48%) 3-day $3M (-45%) total $153.6M\/Wk 6 <\/p>\n

\n\tNotables:<\/p>\n

\n\tA Talent for Murder (Bleecker) 876 locations, Fri $434K,PSA $876, 3-day $744K\/Wk 1 <\/p>\n

\n\tKlara and the Sun (Sony) 880 locations, Fri $300K, PSA $824, 3-day $725K\/Wk 1 <\/p>\n

\n\tLa Bola Negra (Netflix) 9 theaters (+5) Fri $83K (-24%), 3-day $240K (-14%), PSA $26,7K total $645K\/Wk 1
Great numbers still with Alamo Brooklyn leading Friday with $13K. <\/p>\n

\n\tNo reported numbers on Ali G\u2026<\/p>\n

\n\tUPDATED FRIDAY PM: Right now, Warner Bros\/DC\u2019s R-rated Clayface is puffing its chest with a $9.5 million Friday (including previews) and an estimated $23M-$25M opening weekend at 3,458 theaters. If that comes to be it\u2019s a solid start in the vicinity of other mid-October genre movies like Smile ($22.6M opening) and last year\u2019s Black Phone 2 ($27.2M).<\/p>\n

\n\tBut it still remains to be seen what type of blood transfusion audiences give Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes this weekend as the A24 documentary You Can See Everything is coming on strong with a $5.8M Friday, up 5% from a week ago, and what\u2019s looking to be an awesome $19M+ second weekend after its wide expansion from 855 locations to 2,655.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat will get the 10 -day total for the doc to $44.6M. Some rivals think a $20M+ second weekend remains a possibility. But at a $19M second frame, You Can See Everything is up 22% from its opening. Obsession was +39% in its second weekend (though that was during a Memorial Day weekend).<\/p>\n

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\n\tAt this point in time, Clayface is keeping himself together for a No. 1 finish atop the domestic charts after great audience scores (93% on RT) and solid reviews (75%).<\/p>\n

\n\tRelishMix says, \u201cConvo runs positive for Clayface with a felling that James Gunn has finally cracked the code on how to make a villain movie, without Batman holding its hand. Fans see the trailer like a masterclass in restraint, \u2018the zero-dialogue approach and letting dread do the talking is working.\u2019 There\u2019s affection bubbling up for Batman: The Animated Series with comments pitching Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow and Poison Ivy follow-ups. Viewers are also spinning Clayface against Spider-Man villain universe, \u2018This as the blueprint nobody asked Sony to copy but should have.\u2019 plus, \u2018No Dialogue, only horror sounds, and some eerie song playing in the background, THIS is what a horror teaser should be like.’\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\tFathom\u2019s theatrical release of Laika\u2019s stop-motion Wildwood is also coming in where it was expected: at $11M+ in third place after a $4.2M Friday (including previews). That\u2019s much better than the Portland, OR studio\u2019s previous movie, 2019\u2019s The Missing Link ($5.9M), which United Artists\/Annapurna handled at the time. Travis Knight\u2019s previous Laika movie, Kubo and the Two Strings, released by Focus Features, opened to $12.6M in 2016 and legged out to $48M domestic.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount\/Legendary\u2019s Street Fighter is fourth at 3,575 theaters with a second Friday of $2.7M and a three-day of $9.5M, -79%, for a 10-day cume of $47.8M.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn No. 5 is Black Bear\u2019s $2.5M domestic acquisition of period sex comedy Wicker, with a first Friday (plus previews) of $2.4M and a 3-day of $6M+ at 1,471 locations. This is a great start for Black Bear and an upscale female movie. Audience score on RT is excellent at 94% on par with critical score of 93%.<\/p>\n

\n\tOutside the top 5 is Sony\/Spyglass\/TSG\u2019s Klara and the Sun from Taika Waititi and starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams. The movie isn\u2019t looking good at a $300,000 Friday at 880 locations for what\u2019s looking like a 3-day of $900K. Critics refuse to be emotionally moved with 55 reviews at 23% Rotten.<\/p>\n

\n\tUPDATED FRIDAY AM after Thursday PM exclusive: Warner Bros\/DC\u2019s Clayface came in exactly where we spotted it: at $3.5M in previews. We understand the fanboys who showed up last night enjoyed it too with 4 1\/2 stars on PostTrak and a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, A24\u2019s You Can See Everything ends its first week with $25.6M, compared to Street Fighter\u2018s $38.3M.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe three-hour Nathan Fielder-Lance Oppenheim documentary bested Street Fighter and was the No. 1 movie on Monday ($2.5M), Wednesday ($2.6M) and Thursday ($2.2M). Tuesday was strong with $2.6M.<\/p>\n

\n\tBlack Bear\u2019s Sundance pickup Wicker is off to a solid specialty start with $620K in previews, and that\u2019s with 92% reviews and 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Pic is booked at 1,471 locations. Previews are above Conclave ($491K, $6.6M opening) and not far from The Social Reckoning ($617K previews, $5M opening), and similar to The Roses, another Olivia Colman movie ($606K, $6.2M opening).<\/p>\n

\n\tTaika Waititi\u2019s feature take of Klara and the Sun is in limited release this weekend in under 1,000 locations. Previews were shiny with $85K at 782 sites from showtimes that began at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are this week\u2019s grosses:<\/p>\n

Street Fighter (Par) 3,575 theaters, Wk $38.3M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

You Can See Everything (A24) 855 theaters, Wk $25.6M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

Other Mommy (Uni) 3,370 theaters, Wk $11.1M (-70%), Total $47.6M\/Wk 2 <\/p>\n

Whalefall (Dis) 3,065 theaters, Wk $10.8M\/Wk 1 <\/p>\n

Sense and Sensibility (Focus) 2,545 theaters, Wk $10.2M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

\n\tPREVIOUSLY, Thursday PM EXCLUSIVE: Peter Safran and James Gunn\u2019s DC entry into lower-budget genre movies, Clayface, is off to a solid start in previews Thursday night with an estimated $3.5 million, if not more.<\/p>\n

\n\tDomestic weekend forecasts are between $20M-$25M, which if that occurs would deliver the newly combined Paramount-Warner Bros its second back-to-back No. 1 opener at the box office after last weekend\u2019s Street Fighter<\/a> ($31M).<\/p>\n

\n\tPreviews started at 2 p.m. today for the James Watkins-directed Clayface, which though based on the Batman villain is a stand-alone story about babyfaced Hollywood actor Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), who in reaching for the stars falls short, kisses the wrong girl at the party, and \u2014 oops \u2014 there goes his face. The screenplay by Mike Flanagan in December 2024 got Gunn and Safran excited, and it was off to the races to make this movie, which is coming in at a net production cost of $44M before P&A, shot in the UK.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn regards to preview comps, Clayface\u2018s money is higher than the R-rated Sony\/Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter ($2M previews, $11M dismal opening), and not far from the pre-Covid PG-13 DC spinoff Birds of Prey ($4M previews, $33M opening). Next to horror films, Clayface\u2018s cash is similar to Blumhouse Atomic Monster\u2019s Other Mommy ($3.6M previews, $27.8M opening) and ahead of 2022\u2019s Smile ($2M previews, $22.6M opening).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe hope is that the DC movie isn\u2019t frontloaded tonight, as all eyes are on the potential hold of A24 documentary You Can See Everything following its great midweek business<\/a> and fantastic $15.6M opening last weekend. The documentary co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim about Theranos architect Elizabeth Holmes expands to 2,600 locations Friday after bowing in 855 sites.<\/p>\n

\n\tClayface glides into the weekend with a 76% certified fresh Rotten Tomatoes critics score, which is higher than The Flash (63%), Supergirl (52% Rotten), Joker Folie \u00e0 Deux (31%), Shazam: Fury of the Gods (49%), James Wan\u2019s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (33%) and almost as good as Birds of Prey (79% certified fresh).<\/p>\n

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\n\tNote this isn\u2019t the first time in DC movie history that it has ventured into low- to midsized-budget fare. In the early aughts there was DC\/Vertigo\u2019s The Losers, in 2010, which cost $25M before P&A and opened to $9.4M and finaled at $23.5M domestic. There was also the Josh Brolin-Megan Fox 2010 fantasy western Jonah Hex, which bombed with a $5.3M opening, $10.5M stateside final next to its $47M production cost. And there was the Wachowskis\u2019 R-rated 2005 feature take of the DC Vertigo title V for Vendetta, which yielded a No. 1 $25.6M North American opening off a $50M production cost. Its final domestic take was $70.5M, and $134.7M global.<\/p>\n

\n\tWe\u2019re hearing that previews for the Fathom release of Laika\u2019s stop-motion animated title Wildwood is around $1M. The hope is that the Travis Knight-directed movie can break double-digits in its opening. The 100% certified fresh critical score and 98% with audiences on RT will certainly help.<\/p>\n

\n\tWe\u2019ll have more preview grosses in Friday AM.<\/p>\n

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