Halloween Weekend Slows North American Box Office as 'You Can See Everything,' 'Clayface' Lead

The North American box office slowed over the Halloween weekend, with the Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" and the DC Studios film "Clayface" leading ticket sales, according to studio estimates released Sunday. The holiday drew audiences away from theaters on Saturday, which pulled down the weekend's sales. The estimates indicated that total ticket sales were not likely to surpass $63 million in the version published by the Washington Times. That figure would make this the third-lowest-earning weekend in the period the report cites, though the available text cuts off before saying which period. Neither report, in the portions available, gives individual earnings for the two leading films or names other titles in the top rankings. Final weekend figures are normally reported after the estimates, but the articles do not say when.

Right-leaning coverage, represented by the Washington Times, runs the story under a headline calling the weekend sleepy, and leads with the Halloween effect on Saturday attendance. It names the two top films, cites studio estimates and gives the $63 million ceiling along with the third-lowest ranking. It includes no commentary, political angle or named individual beyond Holmes, whose name appears only in the description of the documentary. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while right-leaning and alternative outlets had, and both of those focus on the holiday-driven slump and the leading titles. The alternative source, AP, carries the same headline and nearly identical opening text, so its framing matches the right-leaning report. The one difference in the available excerpts is the total: the AP excerpt says sales are unlikely to surpass $56 million, while the Washington Times says $63 million. The AP excerpt ends before any ranking comparison appears.