'You Can See Everything' surges with $19.5M at box office; 'Clayface'
takes No. 1
[October 26, 2026]
By JAKE COYLE
NEW YORK (AP) — DC Studios scored a modest, R-rated win with “Clayface,”
landing a $24 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates
Sunday. But the biggest success story in theaters remained A24’s
Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything,” which pulled in
$19.5 million in its first weekend of wide release.
The Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim-directed “You Can See Everything”
increased from 855 locations to 2,655. In expansion, it continued to
blow away expectations. With $45.1 million in two weeks, it already
ranks among the highest grossing documentaries ever.
“You Can See Everything” has turned into a sensation partly by drawing
waves of Gen Z moviegoers. Its awards season prospects are also growing.
If “You Can See Everything” is nominated for best picture at the Oscars,
it would be the first documentary nominated for Hollywood's top prize.
“A24 invested a reported $7 million in an interesting but complicated
idea without a beginning, middle or end, that’s turned into a zeitgeist
film about money, dreams, truth and reality,” said David A. Gross, who
publishes the box office newsletter FranchiseRe.
‘Clayface’ succeeds on a smaller scale for DC
In 3,458 theaters, Warner Bros.’ “Clayface” narrowly edged the A24
release for first place. That’s a solid start for the Gotham City
villain tale and the third theatrical release for DC under the
stewardship of James Gunn and Peter Safran. A bid to meld body horror
with a comic book movie, it stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, a
rising movie star who undergoes an experimental facial surgery after a
mob boss disfigures him.
While such an opening would have been a flop for most superhero films,
“Clayface” was budgeted at only $44 million — a fraction of the expense
of most comic book films. It added $19 million internationally.
That was enough to offer some stability, and assured profitability, to
DC Studios following the disappointment of “Supergirl.” Earlier this
year, that film grossed just $126 million worldwide on a $170 million
production budget.
Audiences gave “Clayface” an “A-” CinemaScore, a high grade for a horror
release. Reviews were also largely good. The competition for horror
audiences can be fierce in October, but “Clayface” may end up the top
genre draw of the month.
“Clayface is a great example of studios taking chances, with DC
venturing into R-rated horror and body horror, something that’s
certainly not your typical comic book movie,” said Paul Dergarabedian,
head of marketplace trends for Rentrak.
Last weekend’s top film, the video game adaptation “Street Fighter,”
sank like a stone, dropping 72% with $8.6 million in its second weekend.
The Paramount Pictures release, made for about $80 million, has grossed
$46.9 million domestically in two weeks.
‘Wildwood’ and ‘Wicker’ make strong starts
“Wildwood,” the latest stop-motion animated film from the Portland,
Oregon-based studio Laika, debuted in third place with $11.8 million in
2,779 locations. The film, directed by Laika chief executive Travis
Knight, rode excellent reviews and strong audience scores (an “A”
CinemaScore) to a notable improvement over the studio’s previous
release: 2019’s “The Missing Link” (a $5.9 million opening).
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This image released by A24 shows filmmaker Nathan Fielder, left, and
Elizabeth Holmes, center, in a scene from "You Can See Everything."
(A24 via AP)
 But “Wildwood” is still unlikely to
generate a profit, given that it cost $100 million to make. The
PG-13 fantasy follows a teenage girl who enters an enchanted forest
to find her abducted baby brother.
“Wicker,” a comic fable starring Olivia Colman and Alexander
Skarsgård, launched with an excellent $5.8 million in 1,471
theaters. Acquired for $2.5 million out of Sundance by Black Bear
Pictures, the well-reviewed “Wicker” is a quirky love story about a
fisherwoman (Colman) who has the local basket maker weave her a
husband (Skarsgård).
The weekend’s other new releases were either hard to find or little
seen.
Taika Waititi’s critically panned “Klara and the Sun,” adapted from
Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, made just $725,000 at 880 theaters for Sony
Pictures.
Amazon MGM opted not to even report grosses for Sacha Baron Cohen's
poorly received mockumentary “Ali G: Who Iz I?”
Though Cohen took the rare step of conducting numerous interviews as
himself, and not in character, “Ali G: Who Iz I?” was almost absent
on its opening weekend. The film's theatrical footprint was shrunk
considerably as Cohen faced backlash in the U.K. over cultural
appropriation and racial caricatures.
Top 10 movies by domestic box office
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors
in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and
Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:
1. “Clayface,” $24 million.
2. “You Can See Everything,” $19.5 million.
3. “Wildwood,” $11.8 million.
4. “Street Fighter,” $8.6 million.
5. “Wicker,” $5.8 million.
6. “Other Mommy,” $3.9 million.
7. “Sense and Sensibility,” $3.4 million.
8. “Whalefall,” $3.2 million.
9. “Verity,” $3.1 million.
10. “Resident Evil,” $3 million.
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