Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Edges 'Clayface' for Top Spot on Slow Halloween Box Office Weekend
Photo: Washington TimesThe Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" took the top spot at the North American box office over Halloween weekend, earning $10.6 million from 2,655 locations in its third weekend, according to studio estimates released Sunday. DC Studios' "Clayface" finished just $200,684 behind. It was the documentary's first time at No. 1. The film, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, has grossed $63.9 million against a reported $7 million production budget. "Clayface," a Warner Bros. release about the Batman villain, fell 57% in its second weekend and has earned $44.1 million domestically against a reported $44 million budget. Halloween pulled audiences away from theaters on Saturday, and the weekend was not expected to pass $56 million in total. Laika's animated "Wildwood" earned an estimated $7.5 million, down 39%, after adding 150 screens to reach 3,100 theaters, for a total of $25.9 million.
The Washington Times, the right-leaning outlet, runs the same headline and opening as the wire copy but gives a different estimate: no more than $63 million, which it calls the third-lowest weekend of the year. Its excerpt ends there, so its other details are unknown. NBC News, on the left, carries the $56 million projection and calls it the second-lowest weekend, then adds the budgets, percentage drops and the "Wildwood" and "Wicker" results. Both sides agree on the lead films and the sleepy holiday framing; the main difference is the weekend total and its ranking. The A.V. Club, an alternative outlet, takes a distinct angle. It says the film won by about $200,000 in final tallies, that "Clayface" had been No. 1 the previous week, and that "Wicker" rose to third. It also notes that the BTS concert film was the only new release in the top ten, and that "Wildwood" dropped from third to seventh.
How the sides differ Right sources project a higher weekend total ($63 million) than left sources ($56 million); alternative sources focus on chart shifts and the narrow margin.
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NBC News leads with the Holmes documentary narrowly beating "Clayface" and gives the fullest figures: budgets, percentage drops, theater counts and the "Wildwood" and "Wicker" results, using studio estimates.
The A.V. Club stresses the narrow win and chart movement, including the previous week's order, the lone new top-ten release, theater expansions and "Wildwood" falling to seventh, citing Box Office Mojo.
The Washington Times runs the same lead and framing of a sleepy Halloween weekend, but its excerpt projects a higher total of $63 million and ranks it the third-lowest weekend of the year.