Clayface rolls into the box office fray but faces competition from the second weekend of You Can See Everything as the buzzy Elizabeth Holmes documentary expands.

Warner Bros. released director James Watkins' body-horror feature Clayface in more than 3,400 North American theaters and it grossed $10.4 million domestically on Friday, including Thursday previews, adding $4.3 million internationally for the day. Earning an A- CinemaScore from audiences, Clayface could be headed for around $24 million domestically for the weekend, which would be just under the studio's initial projection of $25 million to $30 million.

This marks the first DC Studios movie to launch since Supergirl had a disappointing opening of $37.1 million domestically over the summer on a $170 million budget. The $44 million-budgeted Clayface has impressed critics more than Supergirl, with a 76 score from reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes and a 94 from audiences. In his review for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Frank Scheck called Clayface  a big swing that definitely pays off.  Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie star in the story of Matt Hagen (Harries), an actor who turns to a scientist (Ackie) for assistance when his face becomes disfigured.

You Can See Everything collected $6.1 million on Friday from 2,600 North American locations to bring its domestic cume to $31.7 million. The A24 film, which has been building awards buzz, adds to last weekend's momentum and could collect $20 million in its sophomore frame. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim s documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Holmes widened after opening with $15 million from 855 theaters domestically, which gave it the highest-grossing launch for a release under 1,000 theaters since 2006's Borat.

Naomi Ackie (left) and Tom Rhys Harries in Clayface. Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

Looking to take third place is Laika's stop-motion animated movie Wildwood, grossing $4.2 million Friday and heading to an expected $11.2 million for the weekend. Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay lead the voice cast for Travis Knight's feature about a teen gir
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