DC’s New Horror Movie Officially Goes Head-to-Head With Two Major Releases

This weekend puts DC’s horror film *Clayface* up against two literary adaptations, *Wildwood* and *Klara and the Sun*, in a varied cinema release line-up. *Clayface* is expected to lead the new releases, while *Wildwood* and *Klara and the Sun* face weaker box-office forecasts despite the former’s strong reviews.

*Clayface* earned $3.5 million in Thursday previews and is projected to make $45 million to $55 million globally in its opening, with Tom Rhys Harries playing the shape-shifting Matt Hagen. *Wildwood*, made by Laika on a reported $100 million budget, is forecast to take $6 million to $8 million domestically despite 100% from critics across 99 Rotten Tomatoes reviews and a 98% audience score. Taika Waititi’s *Klara and the Sun*, starring Jenna Ortega as an artificial companion in a science-fiction dystopia, is projected to make about $2 million; the documentary *You Can See Everything* is forecast to reach $20 million to $25 million domestically in its second weekend.