‘Clayface’ Opened to $10.4 Million on Friday. It Cost $44 Million.
“Clayface” generated $10.4 million from 3,458 North American theaters on Friday, taking the No. 1 spot. It looks to pull in $24 million by Sunday.
The film cost $44 million to produce. Fellow DC films offer a contrast: “Superman,” produced for nearly $230 million, brought in $618.72 million worldwide over its 2025 theatrical run, while “Supergirl” was considered a bomb with $126 million against a $170 million budget earlier this year.
AI-generated discussion · Different perspectives
Take
A $44 million production is playing a different game from Superman’s nearly $230 million or Supergirl’s $170 million budget. The lower cost is the interesting part.
Pushback
The $10.4 million Friday and the $24 million it looks to pull in by Sunday are early returns; a $44 million budget sets a lower bar, but not no bar.