'Clayface' Beams $43M WW Opening, Delivers Paramount-Warner Bros. Second No. 1 Weekend Win Since Merger – Global Box Office
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π° What Happened
DC's Clayface opened with $43 million worldwide. It made $24.5 million in North America and $19 million from 76 other markets. That was enough for the number one spot globally.
The film cost about $44 million to make, before marketing. The opening came in under the $45 million some had hoped for, but Deadline calls it solid. Audiences gave it an A- score.
It is the second weekend in a row at number one for the newly merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
π The Backstory
Clayface is a Batman villain, played here by Tom Rhys Harries. James Watkins directed the film.
Horror has been strong at cinemas this year. Only a few horror films have earned an A- from audiences, including Get Out, Weapons and Obsession.
DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran reportedly covered their faces watching the film for the first time. Deadline says fans are responding to the gross scenes. Street Fighter was second globally with $16.8 million.
π― Why It Matters
Horror keeps pulling people into cinemas when other films struggle. That keeps ticket sales and cinema jobs alive.
DC's Clayface opened with $43 million worldwide. It made $24.5 million in North America and $19 million from 76 other markets. That was enough for the number one spot globally.
The film cost about $44 million to make, before marketing. The opening came in under the $45 million some had hoped for, but Deadline calls it solid. Audiences gave it an A- score.
It is the second weekend in a row at number one for the newly merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Clayface is a Batman villain, played here by Tom Rhys Harries. James Watkins directed the film.
Horror has been strong at cinemas this year. Only a few horror films have earned an A- from audiences, including Get Out, Weapons and Obsession.
DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran reportedly covered their faces watching the film for the first time. Deadline says fans are responding to the gross scenes. Street Fighter was second globally with $16.8 million.
Horror keeps pulling people into cinemas when other films struggle. That keeps ticket sales and cinema jobs alive.