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- Clayface launched with $3.5M+ in Thursday previews, exceeding Kraven the Hunter and Digger while nearing Birds of Prey's preview haul.
- DC achieves a potential back-to-back No. 1 at the box office with Clayface, following Street Fighter’s $31M debut.
- James Gunn and Peter Safran pursued Clayface after Mike Flanagan's December 2024 script excited them, fast-tracking the $44M production.
- Clayface holds a 76% certified fresh Rotten Tomatoes score, outperforming recent DC films like The Flash, Joker Folie a Deux, and Aquaman 2.
- Paramount-Warner Bros backs the release, marking a strategic push into mid-budget genre films after early DC efforts like Jonah Hex and V for Vendetta.
- Wildwood, Laika’s stop-motion film, saw $1M in previews with a 100% RT critics score and 98% audience rating, aiming for double-digit opening.
Why it matters: Clayface’s strong preview performance and critical reception suggest DC’s mid-budget strategy may be gaining traction after years of underperformance, giving Gunn and Safran early validation on their rebooted film slate with a $44M bet that could return $20M+ domestically in its first weekend.
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