LOS ANGELES: Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” topped the North American Halloween box office with an estimated $10.6 million, narrowly beating “Clayface”.
Studio estimates released on Sunday gave the film its first No. 1 weekend, its third in cinemas. “Clayface”, DC Studios’ film about the Batman villain, earned about $10.4 million. The Warner Bros. release fell 57% in its second weekend.
Its domestic earnings reached $44.1 million against a reported $44 million production budget. “You Can See Everything” has now made $63.9 million domestically on a reported $7 million budget.
Overall ticket sales across US and Canadian cinemas were expected to stay below $56 million, making Halloween weekend the year’s second weakest.
Saturday’s holiday celebrations drew audiences away from cinemas. Laika’s animated “Wildwood” took third place with $7.5 million, down 39% in its second weekend.
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Its domestic total reached $25.9 million. Fantasy comedy “Wicker”, starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, placed fourth with $4.1 million.
“Street Fighter” completed the top five with $3.2 million. The independent film “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” earned $1.9 million. It expanded into more than 1,000 additional cinemas.
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Netflix’s Second World War drama “The Mosquito Bowl” collected $455,000 from 349 locations. “La Bola Negra” earned $418,000 from just 38 cinemas.
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Despite the weak weekend, domestic box office receipts for the year were nearly $8.5 billion, up more than 17% from the previous year. Final weekend figures were due on Monday.
