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Clayface rolls into the box office fray but faces competition from the second weekend of You Can See Everything as the buzzy Elizabeth Holmes documentary expands.

Warner Bros. released director James Watkins’ body-horror feature Clayface in more than 3,400 North American theaters and it grossed $10.4 million domestically on Friday, including Thursday previews , adding $4.3 million internationally for the day. Earning an A- CinemaScore from audiences, Clayface could be headed for around $24 million domestically for the weekend, which would be just under the studio’s initial projection of $25 million to $30 million.

This marks the first DC Studios movie to launch since Supergirl had a disappointing opening of $37.1 million domestically over the summer on a $170 million budget. The $44 million-budgeted Clayface has impressed critics more than Supergirl , with a 76 score from reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes and a 94 from audiences.…