Clayface’s opening weekend box office numbers are in, and while it couldn’t beat Supergirl’s opening weekend, that isn’t a bad thing. The opening weekend numbers for Clayface saw the DC Universe (DCU) movie make $43 million worldwide, which is less than the $68 million Supergirlmade in its opening weekend. However, there are two big differences between these two DCU movies. First, Supergirlwas released over the summer, and it was expected to be a big box office success, especially since it cost over $170 million to make. Supergirlended up as a box office flop. Clayfacewon’t have that same distinction.
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Along with the news that Clayfacemade $43 million worldwide in its opening weekend was also the news that it finished number one at the box office, the second Paramount-Warner Bros. number one movie since the merger. Street Fighter opened in first place last weekend for the studio. Second, Clayfaceonly cost $44 million to make, meaning it is on its way to profitability.
‘Clayface’ Beams $43M WW Opening, Delivers Paramount-Warner Bros. Second No. 1 Weekend Win Since Merger – Global Box Office https://t.co/oKebenS6tb
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) October 25, 2026
Clayface Has a Good Chance to Be a Box Office Success Story
On top of the fact that Clayfacefinished in first place at the box office for Warner Bros., it also has one of the highest CinemaScores for any horror movie. This grade, given by moviegoers as they leave the screenings, ended up as an A-, and there have been very few horror movies that received that score, with some others being Oscar-nominated Get Out, Zach Cregger’s Weapons, which won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and this year’s Obsession, which is the highest-grossing original horror movie of the 21st century. Clayface is not expected to reach the level of those three movies, but it is a good sign that it could have legs.
If anything, Clayfacecould continue to make money thanks to Halloween arriving next weekend and fans wanting to see a horror movie. The domestic take is expected to be $24 million, according to Sunday morning predictions, which is a little lower than expectations, but the good CinemaScore grades and word-of-mouth could really help Clayface reach its budget domestically, which is what matters most to the studios. Other Mommy was released in theaters two weeks ago and made $45.6 million in its opening weekend. It had a D+ CinemaScore, and it still reached $51.5 million in three weeks, making Clayface’sfuture look very bright.
Supergirlfinished with a box office of $126.5 million for Warner Bros., the first big flop for the DCU, and Clayfacehas a chance to help the studio rebound. Obsessionopened with a lower box office than Clayface, with a $17 million opening weekend, but its A- CinemaScore helped convince people to give the movie a chance. Its next three weekends all broke $20 million, and all Clayfaceneeds is one more big $20 million weekend to equal its budget domestically, not including what will keep coming in from other territories. Thanks to Gunn keeping the budget low on this horror movie, it is better to compare Clayfaceto other horror movies and not to big-budget fare like Supergirl.
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