An Elizabeth Holmes Documentary, ‘You Can See Everything,’ Might Actually Beat ‘Clayface’ at the Box Office This Weekend

Pre-Halloween weekends usually belong to horror, and Warner Bros. had every reason to feel confident about this one. ‘Clayface’ arrives as DC Studios’ R-rated body horror swing, positioned as the seasonal genre pick of choice and the first Warner Bros. release under Skydance ownership. A week ago, the ‘Clayface’ box office battle looked like a formality.

The DC release has plenty going for it. Made for a reported $40 million, it brings a second-tier Batman villain to mainline theatrical release for the first time, with early critic reactions landing well. Variety had it pegged for $25 million to $35 million from 3,400 North American theaters, with rival studios estimating a softer $22 million to $28 million.

Then a 3-hour documentary rewrote the weekend. According to Variety, A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ could collect $20 million to $25 million as it expands to 2,600 venues in its second frame, putting the No. 1 spot genuinely in play.

What makes the projection remarkable is the direction of travel. Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, the film opened to $15.6 million from just 855 theaters, the biggest debut for a nonmusical documentary in 20 years. If it lands in that projected range, it would be the rare title to post a bigger second weekend than its first.

The weekday numbers back up the hype. A24 reported more than 2,000 sold-out screenings over its opening frame, and the film has since held firm, taking Monday with $2.57 million and adding an estimated $2.3 million on Wednesday. Its domestic total currently sits at $20.8 million.

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, a documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Featuring Elizabeth Holmes. Only in theaters this October. https://t.co/b3Pcx0Se2o

— A24 (@A24) September 7, 2026

The economics are striking too. Reports placed its production budget between $5 million and $7 million before prints and advertising, with combined production and marketing costs under $20 million.

Even if it loses the domestic crown, DC’s entry isn’t in trouble. The film is aiming for $20 million to $25 million overseas from 76 markets, which would deliver a global opening between $45 million and $55 million.

The budget math matters here. Unlike this summer’s ‘Supergirl’, which opened to $37.1 million on a far larger spend, ‘Clayface’ only needs to perform like a solid mid-budget horror title to count as a win for a studio badly in need of one.

Boxoffice Pro’s forecast has the DC film opening between $25 million and $30 million, with the documentary landing at $15 million to $20 million. The Wrap expects at least $18 million for the doc, noting that word of mouth could push it considerably higher.

The two aren’t competing in a vacuum. Also arriving are Black Bear’s romantic comedy ‘Wicker’, Laika’s stop-motion ‘Wildwood’, Sacha Baron Cohen’s mockumentary ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ and the Jenna Ortega-led ‘Klara and the Sun’.

The final trailer for DC’s ‘CLAYFACE’ has been released. In theaters on October 23. https://t.co/ecTMB97Sto

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 24, 2026

Not all of them are landing softly. ‘Klara and the Sun’ is estimated to open to around $2 million from roughly 850 cinemas after Sony scaled back its theatrical footprint in the wake of brutal reviews, though the $20 million budget limits the damage.

‘Wildwood’ has fared far better with critics. Variety’s chief film critic Guy Lodge called it Laika’s most ambitious feature to date, praising how its stop-motion spectacle feels fresh and alive.

Whichever title takes the top spot, the fact that this is even a question says something about the current theatrical landscape. A documentary outgrossing a comic book movie on a Halloween-adjacent weekend would have sounded absurd a month ago.

‘Clayface’ opens in the United States on October 23, having premiered in Los Angeles on October 13. The documentary goes wide the same day, setting up one of the more unusual head-to-head matchups of the year.

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