The North American box office took a bit of a hit this weekend with the Halloween holiday pulling audiences away from theaters on Saturday. Ticket sales were led by the Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” and the DC Studios film “Clayface,” and are unlikely to top $56 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That would make it the second lowest paying weekend of the year.
“You Can See Everything” had a slight advantage over “Clayface,” with $10.6 million from 2,655 locations in its third weekend in theaters. The film directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim has made $63.9 million so far against a reported production budget of $7 million and continues to generate the kind of buzz that is hard to buy. This is the first time it has hit No. 1, however.
“Clayface,” about the villain Batman, trailed “You Can See Everything” with just $200,684. The release of Warner Bros. dropped. 57% in its second weekend in theaters. That brings its domestic earnings to $44.1 million against a reported $44 million budget.
Third place went to Laika’s animated film “Wildwood,” which added 150 screens in its second weekend, bringing its footprint to 3,100 theaters in the US and Canada. The Fathom Entertainment release estimated $7.5 million, down 39% from its opening weekend, bringing its total to $25.9 million.
The comedy fantasy “Wicker,” in which Olivia Colman plays a woman who commissions a basket maker to build her a wicker husband (Alexander Skarsgård), landed in fourth place with $4.1 million. “Street Fighter,” now in its third weekend, rounded out the top five with $3.2 million.
In a notable expansion, the acclaimed Sundance indie “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” added more than 1,000 locations in its second weekend and made $1.9 million, landing it in the top 10.
Netflix also reported earnings from the theatrical release of its World War II film “The Mosquito Bowl,” which made $455,000 from 349 locations. “La Bola Negra” made slightly less, $418,000, from just 38 locations in its third weekend, bringing its running total to $1.2 million.
The domestic box office is still up more than 17% from last year with nearly $8.5 billion so far.
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list shows estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:
1. “You See Everything,” $10.6 million.
2. “Clayface,” $10.4 million.
3. “Wildwood,” $7.5 million.
4. “Wicker,” $4.1 million.
5. “Street Fighter,” $3.2 million.
6. “Resident Evil,” $2.5 million.
7. “Other Mom,” $2.5 million.
8. “New York’s Only Living Pocket,” $1.9 million.
9. “Heart of the Beast,” $1.6 million.
10. “Awareness and Awareness,” $1.4 million.