Clayface Leads Box Office With Estimated $24 Million Opening

Clayface led the North American box office with an estimated $24 million to $24.5 million in domestic ticket sales during its opening weekend, according to early estimates. The horror film’s first-place finish came in below some advance projections, but its reported production budget of about $40 million to $44 million is substantially lower than those of many comic-book releases. The two reported opening figures reflect estimates published at different times, rather than a confirmed final total. One report put the domestic gross at $24 million, while a later estimate placed it at $24.5 million. The film opened in 3,458 locations, according to one account. Its final opening-weekend gross was not established in the reports. A24’s documentary You Can See Everything placed second, earning an estimated $19.5 million in its second weekend, one report said. Another estimate put its weekend gross at about $20 million and said it had expanded nationwide to 2,655 locations. Its reported increase of 28% from its opening weekend was attributed to that expansion. Clayface began its theatrical run with $3.5 million from Thursday preview screenings, according to estimates cited before the...