DC Studios scored a modest, R-rated win with Clayface, landing a $24 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the biggest success story in theaters remained A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything, which pulled in $19.5 million in its first weekend of wide release, the AP reports. The Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim-directed You Can See Everything increased from 855 locations to 2,655. In expansion, it continued to blow away expectations. With $45.1 million in two weeks, it already ranks among the highest-grossing documentaries ever.
Clayface succeeded on a smaller scale. In 3,458 theaters, the Warner Bros. film narrowly edged the A24 release for first place. That's a solid start for the Gotham City villain tale. A bid to meld body horror with a comic book movie, Clayface stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, a rising movie star who undergoes an experimental facial surgery after a mob boss disfigures him. While such an opening would have been a flop for most superhero films, Clayface was budgeted at only $44 million—a fraction of the expense of most comic book films. It added $19 million internationally. Audiences gave Clayface an A- CinemaScore, a high grade for a horror release. Reviews were also largely good. Amazon MGM opted not to report grosses for Sacha Baron Cohen's poorly received mockumentary Ali G: Who Iz I?
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:
- Clayface, $24 million.
- You Can See Everything, $19.5 million.
- Wildwood, $11.8 million.
- Street Fighter, $8.6 million.
- Wicker, $5.8 million.
- Other Mommy, $3.9 million.
- Sense and Sensibility, $3.4 million.
- Whalefall, $3.2 million.
- Verity, $3.1 million.
- Resident Evil, $3 million.