Two Weeks In, Clayface Passes $100 Million Worldwide, Despite Being Officially Removed From 532 Theaters, DC Reports
A milestone on a modest budget
Clayface reached the global box-office milestone two weeks after opening in theaters. The film reportedly broke even theatrically, an uncommon result for a superhero movie. Its reported production budget was $40 million. That is less than the $45 million spent on Scream 7 and the $75 million for Resident Evil, but far above the $10 million budget for Backrooms and the $1 million cost of Obsession.
Comparisons with other films
Clayface is playing more like a conventional horror film than an entry in a major superhero franchise, according to the article. Its smaller scale also means its box-office results do not match some of the genre’s biggest hits.
The film has overtaken Speak No Evil, another James Watkins-directed movie, which made $77 million worldwide against a reported $15 million budget. Clayface is expected to pass Watkins’ 2012 film The Woman in Black, which grossed about $130 million on a reported $15 million budget.
What comes next at the box office
Clayface is on course to move past Supergirl, which ended its run with around $125 million worldwide. Supergirl cost nearly four times as much to make, according to the article.
The article also compares Clayface with Joker, which earned $1 billion on a reported $55 million budget. It describes Joker as an anomaly, while noting that Clayface’s performance is more in line with a regular horror movie.
Key points
- Clayface passed a global box-office milestone after two weeks in theaters.
- The film reportedly had a $40 million production budget and broke even theatrically.
- It has surpassed Speak No Evil and is expected to overtake The Woman in Black.
- Clayface is on track to exceed Supergirl’s roughly $125 million worldwide total.