The weekend box office has a new frontrunner, and it carries a horror streak. Clayface is now projected to open at $23–25 million in North America, enough to put the R-rated DC supervillain origin at No. 1 and ahead of the $20 million estimate from earlier in the week. The race was considered close, with the Nathan Fielder/Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything in contention for the top slot.
Word of mouth is doing the heavy lifting
For a horror-skewed, R-rated comic book film, an A-minus CinemaScore is a strong result. The opening-night poll captures the people who actually bought a ticket, not reviewers, and an A-range grade signals they will tell friends to go. With Clayface, that matters more than usual because the rating already limits how wide the audience can be.
The practical read: if you were waiting for audience proof, it has arrived. Go in expecting a gothic, adult-skewing villain story rather than a four-quadrant superhero ride.
Everywhere else on the chart
- You Can See Everything: $19–20 million this weekend, up 5% after expanding from 800 to over 2,500 screens; its domestic total is $44 million.
- Wildwood: about $11 million, a high-end debut for a Laika release, with an A CinemaScore.
- Street Fighter: down 79% to $9.5 million in its second weekend.
- Klara and the Sun: under $1 million, the weekend’s toughest result.
- Wicker: $6 million-plus, becoming the alternative pick with Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård.
The number that tells the real story
A 79% second-weekend fall is the number to watch for Street Fighter. It means the initial curiosity crowd showed up and vanished. By contrast, the A-minus for Clayface and the A for Wildwood point to longer legs. In a season when Oscar hopefuls and franchise candidates are jostling for screens, staying power is often worth more than the first Friday.
The other storyline is distribution. You Can See Everything moved from a limited run to more than 2,500 screens and still improved 5%. If it continues to sell out in major markets, a $100 million domestic finish no longer looks like a stretch, and its awards-season runway keeps getting longer.
Your weekend watchlist, ranked
For movie lovers planning around the new titles, the projections point to three safe bets. Clayface has the audience-grade proof and the No. 1 momentum. You Can See Everything is the intelligent counter-programming with clear awards upside. Wildwood is the handcrafted animation pick that is over-performing for its studio. Wicker is the buzzy period romance if you want lighter fare.
The one to approach with caution is Street Fighter. A 79% fall suggests the film is burning through its niche rather than building a franchise audience.
Source: JoBlo Media Inc
