DC Studios Clayface Leads Weekend Box Office With Estimated 23 Million Launch

Warner Bros and DC Studios film Clayface earned 9.5 million dollars on Friday, including Thursday previews, and is projected to lead the weekend box office, Deadline reported. Deadline estimated the film will bring in between 23 million and 25 million dollars across 3,458 theaters. The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that Warner Bros projected a domestic launch of 25 million to 30 million dollars from more than 3,400 North American theaters, alongside an additional 20 million to 25 million dollars internationally. [1][2][3]

The Hollywood Reporter reported that Clayface generated 3.5 million dollars from Thursday previews. The body horror feature carries a production budget of 44 million dollars, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [2][3]

Directed by James Watkins from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, Clayface stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, an actor whose face is disfigured before a scientist transforms his body into clay. Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, and Eddie Marsan also star in the film. The movie is produced by Matt Reeves and Lynn Harris alongside DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran. [3][9]

Behind Clayface, A24 feature You Can See Everything is tracking to earn 19 million dollars in its second frame, Deadline reported. Deadline noted that Clayface faces competition from other new pre-Halloween titles entering theaters. [1][2]