DC's clay monster drew a 59 on Metacritic. Will Clayface still clear $20M domestically over the Oct 23–25 weekend?

DC Studios' 'Clayface' cleared $20 million domestically in its October 23-25, 2026 opening weekend despite a middling 59 score on Metacritic. Deadline reported the James Gunn-produced horror-tinged villain feature earned roughly $24 million over the three days from about 3,458 theaters, with a Friday-to-Sunday breakdown of approximately $10.6 million, $7.8 million, and $5.6 million, finishing at the top of the weekend chart. The result beat some earlier tracking that had placed the film's range as low as $15 million to $20 million, helped by curiosity around the DC Universe's villain-centered entry and the absence of major competing new wide releases that weekend. Its closest competitor was A24's documentary 'You Can See Everything,' which added roughly $19.5 million to $20 million in its second weekend, keeping the race for the top spot close. Clayface reportedly cost around $40 million to produce, meaning the domestic opening alone recovered roughly 60 percent of its budget. The community was split and ultimately wrong on this threshold: only 46 percent of voters predicted the film would clear $20 million, while a narrow majority bet it would fall short, a miss that reflected lingering skepticism tied to the film's weak critical reviews heading into release.