North American weekend《Clayface》(Clayface) opened with $24 million

Clayface took home an estimated $24 million at the North American opening weekend box office, and You Can See Everything continued to grow after expanding in its second weekend.《Hollywood Reporter》The box office report updated on October 25 shows that the two films have become the main highlights of this weekend with different release scales.

Warner Bros. is releasing Clayface, directed by James Watkins, to more than 3,400 theaters in North America.The opening of approximately US$24 million was slightly lower than the film's original expectations of US$25 to US$30 million, but the film's production budget was approximately US$44 million and it earned an additional US$19 million from 76 overseas markets. Therefore, reports believe that this result is still relatively stable for a DC body horror film.

DC's previous Supergirl opened in North America for US$37.1 million during the summer, but its production budget reached US$170 million.Sony's 2024 Venom: The Last Dance opened with US$51 million with a budget of approximately US$120 million; Kraven the Hunter opened with US$11 million with a budget of US$110 million.Clayface was not a well-known Batman villain before.FranchiseRe, an industry organization, believes that although the film does not reach the opening size of a typical superhero film, the cost is relatively low, and subsequent revenue from channels outside the theater is still expected to help it make a profit.

Tom Rhys Harris plays actor Matt Hagen, who seeks help from a scientist played by Naomi Ackie after his face is damaged.The film received an A- from CinemaScore, with Rotten Tomatoes critic and audience approval ratings of 75“ and 94” respectively.Critic Frank Scheck said in the media's film review that this bold attempt was effective.

A24's You Can See Everything expanded to 2,600 theaters in North America on Friday, earning $19.5 million in its second weekend, for a total of $45.1 million.《 The Hollywood Reporter 》 said it was the second-highest weekend box office opening for a documentary since Fahrenheit 9/11 took in $23.9 million in the summer of 2004.

The three-hour documentary, which revolves around Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, was directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim and was produced in secret for three years.It grossed approximately US$15 million from 855 theaters in its first week, setting the highest first-week box office for a film opening in less than 1,000 theaters since Borat in 2006.The report believes that the marketing around the confidentiality of the project continued the audience's interest; the film received a favorable rating of 98“ from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a favorable rating of 96” from the audience at the time, and it also attracted attention during the awards season.

According to Rentrak data, the North American weekend market totaled $94.912775, a decrease of 11.2“ from the previous week and an increase of 21.8” from the corresponding weekend in 2025.As of Sunday, the cumulative box office revenue in North America in 2026 is approximately US$8.36 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20.2“.

In third place is Laika's stop-motion animation Wildwood, which is expected to take about $11.6 million over the weekend and is distributed by Fathom Entertainment.This opening is close to double the $5.9 million opening of Laika’s previous work, Missing Link, in 2019.However, the production budget cited in the report reached US$100 million, and the profit threshold is still high.

Travis Knight directs the film, which stars Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay.The story is about a girl who breaks into a magical forest to find and rescue her young brother.The film's CinemaScore is A, with a Rotten Tomatoes critic rating of 100” and an audience rating of 97“. Sheik praised its completion in all aspects, and the film has also sparked discussion during the Oscar season.

Last week's champion, Street Fighter, earned US$8.6 million this week, a drop of about 72”, and a total of US$46.9 million in North America.This film adaptation of the Capcom game produced by Paramount and Legendary Pictures, directed by Kitao Sakurai and starring Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji and Karina Liang, revolves around a fighting championship.

Black Bear's romantic fantasy film "The Wicker Husband" (Wicker) is expected to open with US$5.5 million in 1,471 North American theaters, ranking fifth.Directed by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fisher and starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, the story takes place in a quiet village where a woman gets a wicker husband.Critic Richard Lawson praised the film's combination of offbeat humor and compassion; at the time, both critics and audiences received a 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

《BTS World Tour ‘Arirang’ in Buenos Aires: Live Viewing) was screened in 1,020 theaters in North America on Saturday, earning approximately US$4.5 million, and is expected to rank sixth.The three-hour-plus live broadcast, released by Trafalgar Releasing, documents the group's first performance in the Argentine capital.

Sony's Klara and the Sun got off to a weak start.The film's distribution scale was reduced to 880 North American theaters, with approximately US$725,000 over the weekend, falling outside the top ten.Taika Waititi adapted Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 novel for the screen, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams, about the connection between a companion robot and a sick girl.》The Hollywood Reporter《Chief film critic David Rooney gave the film a scathing negative review.

Separately, Amazon-MGM will direct Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G: Who Am I?》(Ali G: Who Iz I?) is scheduled to be released in 125 theaters and will only be shown on Friday and Saturday. It will then be released on Prime Video. The film studio has not announced the box office.Netflix's award season film "La Bola Negra" earned US$245,000 in nine theaters in North America the next week, approximately US$27,222 per theater, and a total of US$650,104.Directed by Javier Ambrosi and Javier Calvo and starring Guitarricadelafuente and Miguel Bernardeo, the film explores queer identity through three timelines.

The following Saturday falls on Halloween, and studios avoid that weekend to schedule new films.Going forward, The Cat in the Hat, Godzilla Minus Zero and Wild Horse Nine are scheduled to enter the North American release schedule on November 6.