Clayface Just $5M Away From Key Box Office Milestone Supergirl Never Reached
Brennan Klein (he/him) is a senior news writer at Screen Rant, host of the Attack of the Queerwolf podcast, and contributor at Alternate Ending and Horror Press. He has been writing and podcasting about pop culture (especially horror movies) for over a decade at platforms including Blumhouse, Fangoria, Dread Central, The Backlot, and Arrow in the Head.
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Clayface is withstanding the heat at the box office.
The new R-rated body horror movie is the third installment in the newly rebranded DC Universe, following the 2025 James hit Superman and its spinoff, 2026's Supergirl, which was a theatrical flop. 2026's Clayface shakes up the franchise, focusing on the rise of the titular DC villain, Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), after an experimental procedure turns his flesh into clay and derails his burgeoning acting career. The movie debuted at No. 1 at the domestic box office during the weekend of October 23 and is projected to drop a relatively narrow 57% during its sophomore frame.
Warner Bros. has officially announced that Clayface is projected to conclude its second weekend with a cumulative worldwide box office gross of $83 million, comprising $44.1 million from domestic theaters and an additional $38.9 million from international markets. This sees the movie coming within $5 million of doubling its reported $44 million budget. This is an achievement that Supergirl never managed to reach, as the 2026 DCU flop grossed just $126.4 million worldwide against a reported budget of $170 million or more.
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- Release Date
- October 23, 2026
- Runtime
- 108 Minutes
- Director
- James Watkins
- Writers
- Mike Flanagan, Hossein Amini
- Producers
- James Gunn, Lynn Harris, Matt Reeves, Peter Safran
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Tom Rhys Harries
Matt Hagen / Clayface
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Naomi Ackie
Dr. Caitlin Bates
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