Clayface Tracks for a $25M to $33M Start on a Reported $40M Budget
Summary
DC Studios' R-rated body horror opens Friday in more than 3,500 theaters against Laika's Wildwood, Sony's Klara and the Sun and Amazon MGM's Ali G: Who Iz I?
"Warner Bros. and DC Studios' Clayface opens in North America on Friday, October 23, in more than 3,500 theaters with no IMAX screens, after an international rollout beginning October 21, Comic Basics reported on Monday, October 19. Global Box Office tracking puts the opening at $25 million to $33 million on a reported budget of about $40 million, while Boxoffice Pro's earlier long-range forecast was $23 million to $33 million and Box Office Theory projected $20 million to $26 million, according to Comic Basics. Full reviews lift Wednesday, October 21.
Directed by James Watkins from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, the R-rated film stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen and Naomi Ackie as Dr. Caitlin Corr. First reactions after an October 13 premiere described it as brutal body horror with little comic relief and praised its practical effects, with more mixed notes on the story. It is the third film in James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe, after Superman and Supergirl, which opened to $37.1 million in June and reportedly finished at about $126 million worldwide.
Other wide openers include Laika's stop-motion feature Wildwood from Fathom Entertainment, forecast by Boxoffice Pro at $10 million to $15 million; Sony's Klara and the Sun, at $6 million to $10 million; and Amazon MGM's Ali G: Who Iz I?, also at $6 million to $10 million. Street Fighter enters its second weekend after a $31 million opening."
