'Clayface' No. 1 $23M, 'Resident Evil' Hits $400M WW
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Key Points:
- The global box office experienced a poor weekend largely due to the Halloween holiday, with no major wide Hollywood or China local blockbuster releases impacting ticket sales negatively.
- Warner Bros/DC’s "Clayface" led new releases with $22.8M worldwide, totaling $83M globally against a $44M production budget, while the documentary "You Can See Everything" has limited international presence so far.
- Universal/Blumhouse’s horror film "Other Mommy" continues to outperform "Clayface" with a $107.4M global total, boosted by strong openings in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and other European markets.
- Laika’s stop-motion film "Wildwood" earned $12.3M globally in its second weekend, surpassing the lifetime gross of the studio’s previous film "Missing Link," with expanding international releases planned.
- Sony/Constantin’s "Resident Evil" franchise remains a strong box office performer, grossing $400M worldwide to date and ranking as the third highest-grossing horror film of all time in China, with significant earnings in multiple international territories.
