Clayface Box Office Results: A24 Doc Beats DC Spinoff Clayface box office results show strong opening weekend despite Halloween shift. A24 documentary also surged past rival title in key daily comparisons. The recent weekend marked a significant moment in the 2026 theatrical landscape as theaters experienced one of the year's weakest performance periods. The release of the DC spinoff titled Clayface secured the second position during this challenging timeframe. However, its performance was notably influenced by the calendar shift of a major holiday. The superhero film faced direct competition from an A24 documentary that managed to outpace it in several daily measurements. Saturday proved to be a strong day for the DC release, which pulled in $4.275 million in ticket sales. This figure was achieved on the night of Halloween itself. The A24 documentary followed closely behind with $3.58 million. This performance demonstrated the film's ability to draw audiences even on a night traditionally associated with other activities. The numbers showed that the DC title held its own against the independent documentary on this specific day.Documentary Surge And Box Office ResultsThe Sunday results reversed the order seen on Saturday. The DC title saw its earnings drop to approximately $2.8 million. In contrast, the A24 documentary held steady at $3.45 million. This shift highlighted the documentary's staying power compared to the superhero film's steeper decline. The documentary's performance was particularly notable given its limited initial release in international markets.The superhero film's box office tally experienced a steep decline of 57 percent from its opening week totals. During that first week, the film had grossed $33.7 million. After ten days in theaters, the domestic cumulative total reached $44 million. This figure represents the core domestic earnings, excluding international contributions from other regions.Global Box Office And International ReachInternational grosses contributed $38.9 million to the film's total. These additional earnings lifted the worldwide number to $83 million. This global total places Clayface at the number one spot worldwide currently. The documentary has only launched in Turkey at 120 locations so far. It has not yet released in major western markets during this initial period.Scheduled releases for the documentary include Australia and New Zealand on November 12. The United Kingdom is set to receive the film on November 20. This staggered rollout contrasts with the wide release strategy used for the superhero title. The documentary expanded by 588 locations to increase its accessibility to American audiences.Studio Performance And Industry ContextA24 celebrated a significant milestone by passing the half-billion mark year-to-date. This represents the studio's best performance in recent history. The studio's documentary has already surpassed several notable documentaries in cumulative earnings. These include major titles such as Bowling for Columbine and An Inconvenient Truth. The domestic total for the documentary crossed $63.8 million in its third week. It eased by 43 percent during this period, showing a typical drop-off pattern.All releases combined for about $62.2 million this weekend. This figure is down 38 percent from the previous weekend. It marks the third-lowest weekend for box office totals in 2026. Only two other periods finished lower during the year. January 23 to 25 saw totals of $54.7 million. February 6 to 8 finished lower with $61.9 million.Audience Reception And Competitor AnalysisThe shift of Halloween to a Saturday kept many moviegoers at home. Despite this, Clayface drew strong PostTrak exit scores. The film received a 68 percent definite recommend rate. Audiences awarded it 4½ stars out of 5. The positive score reached 85 percent among viewers. Men made up 63 percent of the audience demographic. This gender split provides insight into the target market appeal.Further down the chart, Laika's Wildwood took third place with $7.49 million. Black Bear's Wicker added $4.1 million to the rankings. Street Fighter rounded out the top five at $3.2 million. Netflix's limited launch of The Mosquito Bowl managed just $455K from 349 sites. This performance was weak compared to the top contenders. The box office fight resumes with Monday's actuals providing further context.