Clayface Opens to $24 Million Domestic and $43 Million Worldwide From 3,458 Theaters

Clayface, the DC Studios film directed by James Watkins, opened at No. 1 at the domestic box office over the weekend of Oct. 23–25, 2026. ComingSoon, citing Box Office Mojo in an article dated Oct. 25, reports $24 million from 3,458 domestic theaters.

Overseas markets added $19 million, bringing the worldwide total to $43 million. JoBlo reports the same three figures.

A Soft Opening in the DC Line

ComingSoon calls the result the second-lowest opening for a DC film since Man of Steel. Only Wonder Woman 1984 opened lower, at $16.70 million, during the COVID era, when theaters and HBO Max shared day-and-date releases.

On ComingSoon's comparison list, Clayface's $24 million trails The Suicide Squad at $26.21 million and Blue Beetle at $25.03 million. It remains well short of Supergirl, which opened to $37.10 million. The list tops out at Batman v Superman's $166.01 million.

JoBlo frames the weekend against that backdrop, describing DC Studios as still reeling from Supergirl, which it calls a flop this summer. That description is JoBlo's own characterization rather than reported box office data.

Tracking and Budget Context

ComicBookMovie reported on Oct. 2 that a long-range tracking report, shared on X by DiscussingFilm, projected a domestic opening of $23 million to $33 million. The $24 million figure sits near the bottom of that range and about $4 million below its $28 million midpoint.

ComicBookMovie also cites a projection that Monday-to-Thursday sales would run 35% to 50% of the opening weekend, and a first-full-week total of $34 million to $48 million.

Budget figures differ by source. ComicBookMovie puts the cost at $40 million, JoBlo at $44 million, and ComingSoon at a range of $30 million to $44 million. Against the $40 million figure, the $43 million worldwide total is slightly higher. Against $44 million, it is slightly lower.

On the domestic number alone, $24 million is about 60 percent of the $40 million figure. ComingSoon describes the budget as the smallest of any recent DCU or DCEU production.

Critics, Cast and Overseas Business

ComingSoon reports a CinemaScore of A-, which it says signals satisfied audiences. JoBlo reports A-minus and calls it good for an R-rated horror film, so both outlets give the same grade.

Chris Bumbray of JoBlo noted that Morbius, a similar supervillain origin tale, opened with $15 million more than Clayface, and wrote that it is an open question whether the film becomes a hit. He called the $44 million budget thrifty and said the start was not a bad one.

Overseas markets brought in $19 million, about 44 percent of the worldwide total, according to ComingSoon's split of the figures. Domestic receipts make up the remaining 55.8 percent.

ComicBookMovie's pre-release report gives the North American release date as Oct. 23, saying the film is released only in theaters there. It lists the international release as beginning Oct. 21. Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the film, which DC Studios presents as a 6th & Idaho production.

Tom Rhys Harries, a newcomer, stars in the title role. JoBlo notes that the cast has no big-name stars. Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini wrote the screenplay, from a story by Flanagan.

What Comes Next

The $43 million worldwide total combines $24 million domestic with $19 million overseas.

ComicBookMovie describes the film as an R-rated body-horror release right before Halloween. ComingSoon says Halloween is approaching and that the calendar shows little direct competition.

ComicBookMovie says Clayface seems to make a strong argument for mid- and low-budget comic adaptations over $200 million blockbusters, and notes that Man of Tomorrow is coming down the pipeline.