For a character who can turn himself into just about anyone, Clayface may have found his most impressive disguise yet — a box-office success.

DC Studios’ latest film, Clayface , is shaping up to be a welcome victory for James Gunn’s developing superhero universe. The R-rated body-horror movie earned an A− CinemaScore from opening-night audiences and is projected to collect about $23-$25 million domestically during its debut weekend.

Not bad for a Batman villain who managed to headline a movie without the Dark Knight having to relive his parents’ death… AGAIN.

Directed by James Watkins and written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, the film stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, an actor whose disfigurement leads him to an experimental treatment with some rather unfortunate side effects.…