The weekend was the time of the theatrical release of Clayfacethe most recent installment of the DCU from Warner Bros. – or should we say Paramount-Warner – and DC Studios, focused on the Batman villain.
The film managed to debut at number one at the national box office (United States, Canada) collecting $24 million dollarswhile at the international box office it added $19 million dollarsfor a global opening total of $43 million.
The production budget was $44 million dollars, so it must have good legs in its theatrical tour to report profits to the studios.
By the way, its debut abroad was in 79 markets.
Its best international markets are: United Kingdom ($2.6 million), Mexico ($1.4 million), Australia ($1.3 million), France ($1.2 million), Brazil ($879,000 usd), Italy ($873,000 usd), Spain ($721,000 usd).
Clayface puts a dark twist being the first production of the horror genre of the renewed cinematographic universe. The film is directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake, Speak No Evil), with a script Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep) y Hossein Amini (Drive).
Tom Rhys Harries (The Gentlemen) takes the lead role as Matt Hagen/Clayface, the cult villain from Gotham's rogues gallery who now has his own solo film.
Inspired by the DC Comics characterthe plot revolves around the mutilation of Matt Hagen The promising Gotham City actor sleeps with the girlfriend of a local mafia boss, who, in retaliation, disfigures his face. Desperate for a solution, he contacts scientist Dr. Caitlyn Corr (Naomi Ackie, Blink Twice), who injects him with a serum with monstrous side effects.
The solution allows you to reshape your face and its shape, becoming a walking piece of clay. He is based on the supervillain who debuted in 1940's Detective Comics #440.
The plot is set prior to the events of Superman (2025).
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
“Clayface” chronicles one man's horrific descent from a rising star in Hollywood to a monster thirsting for revenge, in a story that explores the loss of identity and humanity, corrosive love and the dark side of scientific ambition.
The cast also includes Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale), Eddie Marshall (Heartstopper), y Francesca Corney (The Buccaneers).
A BODY HORROR IN THE CRONENBERG
The film is described as a film with “references and structure” to David Cronenberg's classic body horror, The Fly (1986)while DC's James Gunn had already anticipated that the film, Rated Res a “full-blown horror movie”“.
The producers are Matt Reeves, James Gunn, Peter Safran and Lynn Harris. Executive producers are Mike Flanagan, Rafi Crohn, Chantal Nong Vo, Paul Ritchie, Michael E. Uslan, and Lars P. Winther.
Clayface now in theaters.
Source: https://cine3.com/clayface-dc-estreno-taquilla-mundial-43-millones/
