'You Can See Everything' Edges 'Clayface' for No. 1 in Slow Halloween Box Office Weekend

A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office for the first time over the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Halloween weekend, taking in an estimated $10.6 million in its third weekend and edging Warner Bros. and DC Studios' "Clayface," which grossed about $10.4 million in its second, according to studio estimates released Sunday, Nov. 1. Final figures are scheduled to be reported Monday, Nov. 2.

The gap between the two films was $200,684, The Associated Press reported. The documentary, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, played in 3,243 theaters, according to Box Office Mojo, and fell 43% from the previous weekend, according to Deadline. "Clayface" played in 3,478 theaters and declined 57%.

Deadline's daily breakdown showed how close the race was. "Clayface" won Saturday, Halloween night, with about $4.2 million, while "You Can See Everything" earned $3.58 million that day. The documentary had led Friday with $3.56 million and was estimated at $3.45 million for Sunday, compared with about $2.8 million for "Clayface." Deadline reported that some rival distributors' figures showed "Clayface" with the edge for the weekend, and that the contest would continue into Monday's actual numbers.

"That's a rare achievement for any film, let alone a documentary running more than three hours," Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak's head of marketplace trends, told Variety, referring to the documentary reaching No. 1 in its third weekend.

A low-budget documentary keeps climbing

"You Can See Everything" has earned $63.88 million domestically, Variety reported, against a production budget of $7 million. It has yet to open in most international markets. Deadline reported that the film is playing only in Turkey, at 120 locations, and is scheduled to open in Australia and New Zealand on Nov. 12 and in the United Kingdom on Nov. 20.

According to Deadline, the film has already surpassed the domestic totals of several well-known documentaries, including Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" ($24.1 million) and the Leonardo DiCaprio-narrated "Hubble 3D" ($52.5 million). Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" remains the highest-grossing documentary outside the nature and concert genres, with $119.1 million domestically. Deadline also reported that A24 has crossed $500 million at the domestic box office this year, the company's highest annual total.

'Clayface' leads worldwide

"Clayface," an R-rated origin story about the Batman villain directed by James Watkins, has grossed $44.1 million in North America and $83 million worldwide, according to Variety, which reported that the film cost $44 million to produce. Deadline reported that the film ranked No. 1 worldwide for the weekend with $22.8 million. Variety noted that DC's next big-screen releases are "Superman: Man of Tomorrow," due next summer, and "The Batman: Part II," starring Robert Pattinson, in 2028.

Halloween weighs on overall ticket sales

With no new wide releases from the major studios and Halloween falling on a Saturday, overall business was slow. Deadline estimated that all films grossed $62.2 million, down 38% from the previous weekend, making it the third-lowest-grossing weekend of 2026 after Jan. 23-25 ($54.7 million) and Feb. 6-8 ($61.9 million). Variety, citing Rentrak, put the Friday-to-Sunday total at roughly $60 million.

"With costume parties, trick-or-treating and countless other Halloween activities, theaters were facing some pretty stiff competition for people's time and attention," Dergarabedian told Variety. Analyst David A. Gross of FranchiseRE wrote in a post that Halloween has fallen on Friday and Saturday nights in each of the last two years and "the major distributors won't compete with it by releasing a big new title," according to Media Play News. Deadline noted that the last time Halloween fell on a Saturday outside the pandemic year of 2020 was 2015, when the overall weekend grossed $74.1 million. Next year, the holiday falls on a Sunday.

Despite the slow weekend, the domestic box office remains up more than 17% from last year, with nearly $8.5 billion in ticket sales to date, the AP reported.

The rest of the top five

Laika's stop-motion animated film "Wildwood," released by Fathom Entertainment, held at No. 3 with $7.5 million, down 39% in its second weekend. Variety reported that the film has earned $25 million domestically and $35 million worldwide against a $100 million production budget. Fathom said combined Friday and Saturday PostTrak polling showed 97% of general audiences rating the film "Excellent" or "Very Good," Media Play News reported. Gross wrote that "Clayface" and "Wildwood" "would be doing significantly better if kids, teens and young adults weren't focused on costumes, candy and trick-or-treating."

Black Bear's romantic comedy "Wicker," starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, placed fourth with $4.1 million, down 28% in its second weekend, for a domestic total of $13.2 million. Variety reported that Black Bear acquired the film after the Sundance Film Festival for $2.5 million. Paramount's "Street Fighter" rounded out the top five with $3.2 million in its third weekend, a 63% drop, bringing its totals to $53 million domestically and $91.9 million worldwide. Variety reported that Legendary and Capcom co-financed the film for $82 million.

Limited releases and studio notes

Sony Pictures Classics' John Turturro crime thriller "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York" expanded to 1,112 theaters and earned about $1.9 million, entering the top 10. Netflix opened Peter Berg's World War II drama "The Mosquito Bowl" with $455,000 from 349 locations, while its drama "La Bola Negra" added $418,000 from 38 theaters, for a running total of $1.2 million.

Sony did not report weekend grosses for "Klara and the Sun," starring Jenna Ortega, which opened the previous weekend with $720,000 from 880 locations, Variety reported.