A quiet Halloween weekend turned into a two-film race at the domestic box office, with A24’s “You Can See Everything” holding a narrow edge over DC’s “Clayface.” Studio estimates put the documentary at $10.6 million and the comic book adaptation at $10.4 million; final tallies arrive Monday and could still change the order.
The wider market was soft. With no new wide releases and Halloween landing on Saturday, total weekend revenues are projected at roughly $62 million to $64 million, one of the slowest frames of the year. That is still an improvement on 2025’s Halloween frame, which collected $49 million across all films.
A rare third-weekend run
“You Can See Everything” expanded to 3,242 venues in its third frame. For any film, climbing to No. 1 this late in its run is unusual. For a documentary running more than three hours, it would be rarer still.
“That’s a rare achievement for any film, let alone a documentary running more than three hours,” Rentrak head of marketplace trends Paul Dergarabedian told Variety.
The film has already earned $63.88 million in North America and has not opened internationally. A24 produced it for $7 million, so it is already highly profitable and is expected to finish among the biggest theatrical documentaries in decades.
A cost-controlled DC win
“Clayface” slipped to second in its second weekend but remains a modest win. The R-rated Batman villain story has generated $44.1 million domestically and $83 million globally against a $44 million production budget. That is lean compared with DC’s other recent tentpoles: last year’s “Superman” cost $225 million and July’s “Supergirl” cost $175 million.
The lower spend reflects a darker tone and a less mainstream character. The payoff is a path to profit rather than a blockbuster-or-bust wager. DC’s next big swings are next summer’s “Superman: Man of Tomorrow” and 2028’s “The Batman: Part II.”
The rest of the field
- Wildwood stayed at No. 3 with $7.5 million, down 39%, for $25 million domestic and $35 million global against a $100 million budget.
- Wicker took fourth with $4.1 million, a 28% decline, for $13.2 million domestic after a $2.5 million acquisition.
- Street Fighter rounded out the top five with $3.2 million, a 63% drop, and $91.9 million worldwide against an $82 million co-financed budget.
Sony did not report grosses for “Klara and the Sun” in what would have been its second weekend. The $20 million adaptation opened with $720,000 from 880 locations and is heading into the red. It follows “The Social Reckoning” as another misfire, though “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “Resident Evil” cushioned those losses.
In limited release, Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” cracked the top 10 with $2 million from 1,112 theaters. Netflix’s “La Bola Negra” added $418,000 from 38 venues for $1.2 million to date, while “The Mosquito Bowl” brought in $455,000 from 349 locations.
For media planners and film buyers, the lesson is to separate calendar effects from demand. Halloween on Saturday suppressed footfall, but the titles with strong holds and lean budgets still advanced.
Source: Variety
