Over a slow Halloween holiday weekend in North American theaters, A24’s documentary You Can See Everything
narrowly edged out Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ comic book adaptation Clayface
to claim the No. 1 spot at the box office with $11.4 million.
The Halloween Box Office Photo Finish Between A24 and DC Studios
The North American box office experienced one of its slowest weekends of the year as the Halloween holiday drew audiences away from multiplexes on Saturday. Ticket sales across all films failed to surpass $56 million according to studio estimates, ranking it among the lowest-grossing frames of the year. Amid the holiday slump, a tight race unfolded for the top position between two very different releases.
Box Office: 'You Can See Everything' and 'Clayface' Battle for No. 1 With $10.5 Million in Sleepy Halloween Weekend https://t.co/LqlGsl2NTe
Initial studio projections on Sunday painted a conflicting picture of the weekend crown. Warner Bros. issued a press release claiming that “Clayface” led the domestic market with a $10.4 million second-weekend haul. Rival studios and industry observers estimated that A24’s nearly three-hour documentary trailed or led by a razor-thin margin of $200,000 to $500,000.
When final figures were tallied on Monday, A24’s release pulled ahead. Buoyed by a strong Sunday surge that brought in $4.2 million—a 19% jump over Saturday as older female moviegoers returned to theaters after sitting out Halloween night—the film finished its third weekend with $11.4 million from 3,242 venues. Meanwhile, the R-rated Batman villain origin story finished its sophomore outing with $11 million from 3,478 locations.
Milestones and Historic Records for Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Documentary
Co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, You Can See Everything
has become the fall season’s breakout commercial hit. The film reached No. 1 in its third weekend of release, a rare feat for any movie and an unprecedented milestone for a documentary of its length.
According to Rotten Tomatoes reporting, it is the first non-concert-related documentary to top the domestic box office since Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11
opened in June 2004, and the first nearly three-hour documentary to lead the charts in its third frame.
With an expanded footprint of 3,242 theaters, the project also entered rare territory as only the fourth documentary ever to play in over 3,000 nationwide locations, following concert films featuring Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift. Having grossed $64.7 million domestically to date against a reported production budget of $7 million, the film is shaping up to be exceptionally profitable for A24.
Budget Realities and Box Office Standings for Clayface and Other Major Releases
While Clayface
missed the top spot, its financial standing tells a measured success story for DC Studios. Directed by James Watkins, the gritty origin story about the Batman villain dropped 57% in its second weekend, bringing its domestic earnings to $44.6 million and its global total to $83 million. Because the film carried a production budget of $44 million, its leaner financial footprint stands in stark contrast to previous DC tentpoles like last year’s $225 million-budgeted Superman
and July’s $175 million-budgeted Supergirl
.
| Film Title | Distributor | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Production Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Can See Everything | A24 | $11.4 million | $64.7 million | $7 million |
| Clayface | Warner Bros. / DC | $11 million | $44.6 million | $44 million |
| Wildwood | Fathom / Laika | $7.5 million | $25.9 million | $100 million |
| Wicker | Black Bear | $4.1 million | $13.2 million | $2.5 million (Acquisition) |
| Street Fighter | Paramount / Legendary | $3.2 million | $53 million | $82 million |
Further down the chart, Laika’s stop-motion animated fantasy Wildwood
secured third place with $7.5 million in its second weekend, lifting its domestic total to $25.9 million and $35 million globally.
Black Bear’s R-rated romantic comedy Wicker
dropped just 28% in its second frame, taking fourth place with $4.1 million from 2,374 venues. Paramount’s video game adaptation Street Fighter
rounded out the top five with $3.2 million in its third weekend, bringing its domestic gross to $53 million and worldwide earnings to $91.9 million against an $82 million co-financing tag shared with Capcom.
Limited Releases, Expansions, and Industry Context
Specialty releases and expanding indie titles captured notable attention over the holiday frame. Sony Pictures Classics expanded The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
into 1,112 theaters, where the John Turturro-led crime thriller grossed $1.9 million to crack the top 10 with a running total of $2.12 million.
Netflix also registered box office figures for its theatrical rollouts, reporting $455,000 from 349 locations for Peter Berg’s World War II drama The Mosquito Bowl,
while the streamer’s queer drama La Bola Negra
added $418,000 from 38 theaters for a running total of $1.2 million.
Industry analysts noted that the holiday’s placement on Saturday severely impacted overall theater attendance. With costume parties, trick-or-treating and countless other Halloween activities, theaters were facing some pretty stiff competition for people’s time and attention,
said Rentrak head of marketplace trends Paul Dergarabedian in reported remarks. Nonetheless, the weekend total improved upon the $49 million recorded during the 2025 Halloween frame.