Clayface is rolling into theaters this weekend with an array of other new pre-Halloween titles as You Can See Everything expands after a much-discussed box office debut.
Warner Bros. releases Clayface in more than 3,400 North American theaters on Friday, with the DC Studios body-horror movie earning $3.5 million in Thursday previews. The studio has projected an opening between $25 million and $30 million domestically, along with an additional $20 million to $25 million internationally, for the $44 million-budgeted Clayface. It is the first DC Studios title to launch since Supergirl faced box office headwinds over the summer.
Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie star in the story of Matt Hagen (Harries), an actor who turns to a scientist (Ackie) for assistance when his face becomes disfigured. In his review for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Frank Scheck called Clayface “a big swing that definitely pays off.”
You Can See Everything added $2.2 million on Thursday from 855 North American locations to bring its domestic cume to $25.6 million. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim‘s documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes widens to 2,600 theaters domestically on Friday for its sophomore frame. Its $15 million opening marked the highest-grossing launch for a release under 1,000 theaters since 2006’s Borat.
Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman in Wicker.
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Wicker lands in 1,471 North American theaters from Black Bear, grossing $620,000 in Thursday previews for directors Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer’s romantic fantasy that premiered at Sundance. Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård star in the movie about a woman in a quiet village who gets a wicker husband. In his review for THR, critic Richard Lawson praised Wicker’s “winning mix of irreverence and compassion.”
Klara and the Sun collected $85,000 from Thursday previews for the Sony Pictures release that stars Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams. Hailing from 3000 Pictures and Spyglass Media Group, director Taika Waititi’s feature adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel hits 850 theaters Friday and follows a robot companion connecting with a sick girl. THR chief film critic David Rooney deemed it a “wretched mess.”
Also opening this weekend are Laika’s stop-motion animated feature Wildwood, with director Travis Knight’s film screening in 2,926 North American theaters, and Amazon MGM Studios’ Sacha Baron Cohen-led comedy Ali G: Who Iz I?, which hits just 125 locations for one week only.