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It may have been the lowest weekend for the box office since January 23-25 this year, but a documentary without a singer is the No. 1 film in the country. Let that history sink in for a moment, because that hasn’t happened since 2004. Even more historic, it has never happened for a documentary in its third weekend of release. After A24 added another 588 theaters to its run, You Can See Everything is now also just the fourth documentary ever to appear in over 3,000 theaters nationwide. The others involved Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift twice. Now, it’s Nathan Fielder’s turn.
King of the Crop: You Can See Everything Hits a Milestone Over Slow Halloween Weekend
The big news this week is that Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s You Can See Everything is the No. 1 film in the country. It is the first non-concert-related documentary to top the box office since Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 did on its opening weekend back in June 2004. Everything is certainly the first nearly three-hour documentary to lead the way in its second weekend. Other than that, not much has changed on the documentary charts. Everything still trails Fahrenheit and March of the Penguins on the overall non-music chart, though the Penguins could fall by next weekend. With $63.8 million in the bank after a $10.6 million third weekend, it is now the seventh-highest grossing among all labeled documentaries. Does it have a shot at $100 million? The only October releases to have between $60-70 million after 17 days (with a $10+ million third weekend) and hit the magic number were Argo, The Ring, and Captain Phillips. The Social Network just missed with $96.9 million, but they all finished over $80 million. Not bad for a three-hour documentary about a convicted fraud.
Tales of the Top 10: Clayface Gets No Halloween Bump, but Resident Evil Does
Clayface may have been DC’s “horror” entry, but even a Halloween Saturday wasn’t enough to keep it from taking a 57% drop to $10.4 million in its second weekend. After 10 days the film stands at $44 million. This year’s Supergirl may have fallen harder (-76.8%) to $8.6 million, but it was also up to $57.4 million at this point. Clayface’s numbers are more in line with The Exorcist: Believer, which had a $10.9 million second weekend and a 10-day total of $44.9 million. So a domestic finish in the $60-70 million range is where it is headed. Globally the film is at $83 Million. In the varying modern DC Universes, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Blue Beetle, and Supergirl are the only ones not to surpass $150 million globally. Clayface could be the fourth (and the second out of three films in the Gunnverse), but thanks to its small budget, it could actually cover its costs and post a minor profit.
Laika’s Wildwood had a decent hold this weekend. If only its opening was stronger than $11 million last weekend. After $7.5 million, the stop-motion animated film with a 99% from critics has made $25.9 million in its first 10 days, much better than their last $100 million project, Missing Link, which had just $12.7 million after its second weekend, and a bit better than Kubo and the Two Strings’ $24.8 million. But Wildwood trails other Laika projects, including ParaNorman ($28.2 million), The Boxtrolls ($32.0 million), and Coraline ($35.0 million). Kubo’s second weekend was $7.84 million and it finished with over $48 million, but it also had a Labor Day bump in weekend three. Thanksgiving does not arrive until Wildwood’s sixth weekend, and between The Cat in the Hat, Hexed, and scores of other releases by then, both kids and adults may have unfortunately moved on. Worldwide the film is at just $25.9 million.
Sundance releases from this year’s festival have a had a pretty good showing in 2026. Casper Kelly’s Buddy has made nearly $27 million. Olivia Wilde’s The Invite made over $26 million and will likely factor into awards season. Now, Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s Wicker is at $13.2 million after adding 903 theaters (for 2,374 total) and making $4.1 million in its second weekend. Last year’s horror film Together was the only Sundance premiere since 2023 to gross over $10 million. This year we have had three.
It has not turned into a good run for Paramount’s Street Fighter after opening to over $30 million two weeks ago. After another 67% drop to $3.2 million in its third weekend, it has accumulated just $53 million in 17 days. That joins a select group of films to have a $30+ million start that were unable to double that by the end of their third weekend. The list includes just 13 other films: Bruno, The Devil Inside, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, The Happening, Joker: Folie a Deux, Madea’s Family Reunion, A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010), The Purge, Saw IV and V, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Wolfman, and this year’s Practical Magic 2.
It will also be the ninth film this year to open to over $30 million and not do at least 2.5 times its start, along with Scream 7 (1.91), Supergirl (1.94), Scary Movie (1.99), Mortal Kombat II (2.07), The Mandalorian and Grogu (2.17), Practical Magic 2 (2.24), Verity (2.27+) and Backrooms (2.42). The $82 million production has only just crossed $100 million worldwide, and with a swath of openings next weekend, this could be Street Fighter’s final mention in the top 10.
Another year, another BTS concert film. Trafalgar’s release of BTS: World Tour ‘Arirang’ in São Paulo: Live Viewing grossed $2.8 million. In April the Arirang in Goyang performance made $2.44 million. The Busan one in June did $3.8 million. Back in 2022, their Permission to Dance on Stage in Seoul made $6.84 million over the weekend. Then in 2023, their Yet to Come in Cinemas grossed $8.02 million. Still, $3 million isn’t bad for a one-night-only theatrical concert experience. The filmed stage performance of Joshua Live! from Sight & Sound also grossed $758,000 this weekend.
Without much new on the horror front, fans came out for what they’ve been coming out for weeks. After falling out of the top 10 last weekend, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil jumped back up to seventh place thanks to Halloween on Saturday. The film fell just 12.9% to $2.53 million and has now grossed over $157 million domestic and is the third horror film this year after Obsession and Backrooms to gross over $400 million worldwide. It is the eighth horror film of the 21st century to reach that target. Halloween also had Rob Savage’s Other Mommy making $2.5 million to bring its domestic total to $55.6 million after four weekends. The $19 million production has now grossed over $107 million worldwide.
Last week, Sony Classics had their 10th-best per-theater average with the release of Noah Segan’s The Only Living Pickpocket In New York in six theaters. This weekend they expanded it into 1,112 theaters, where it grossed $1.77 million. Last year, Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt made a similar expansion to 1,238 theaters in its second weekend, where it made $1.52 million and finished with just $3.25 million. Pickpocket should end up higher. Sony Classics’ top grossers since 2020 have been:
Nuremberg ($14.4 million), Becoming Led Zeppelin ($10.4 million), Wicked Little Letters ($5.0 million), The Penguin Lessons ($3.29 million), Living ($3.03 million), Eleanor the Great ($2.6 million), Merrily We Roll Along ($2.41 million), The Miracle Club ($2.40 million), Parallel Mothers ($2.29 million), The Father ($2.12 million)
Pickpocket is about to get on that list with $1.97 million and should find itself in the top five. Finally, David Ayer’s Heart of the Beast made $1.62 million, bringing its domestic total to over $65 million. It has made over $181 million worldwide.
Beyond the Top 10: Sense and Sensibility Hangs Around, Klara and the Sun Plummets Further
Wicker isn’t the only movie out there about searching for the perfect husband, Sense and Sensibility is still hanging around with $1.4 million in its third weekend. It is up to $16.7 million in 17 days in North America. Globally it has made over $37 million, making the $25 million production a bit of a disappointment. Maybe throw the Hooverse’s Verity into that category as well. It has now grossed over $74 million after collecting $1.32 million this weekend for a multiple of just 2.31 over its $32 million opening weekend.
On the list of going places where you probably don’t belong, Whalefall is maybe more of a horror film for 20th Century Studios as the $60 million production made $1.05 million in its third weekend for a domestic total of just $16.3 million and less than $35 million worldwide. Then Disney and National Geographic had Everest: The Other Side in 515 theaters, where it grossed a cool million.
Among last week’s releases to not make the top 10, we have Sony’s Klara and the Sun falling 79% to only $145,000. Taika Waititi got out there this weekend and trashed critics for their response to the film. Guess he forgot about all those positives for What We Do in the Shadows (96%), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (97%) and Thor: Ragnarok (93%). Bleecker Street’s A Talent for Murder fell to $95,347 in its second weekend to put it at $1.05 million. They also still have Alex Gibney’s Musk in 34 theaters. It made $17,948 for a total of $710,548. IFC opened the horror film Breeder on Wednesday. Since then it has grossed $566,000, including $293,000 over the weekend in 777 theaters. The Mongoose, with Liam Neeson, made $480,000 in 1,014 theaters, a PTA of just $473.
Stop the presses, but Netflix is reporting their box office grosses again. Peter Berg’s The Mosquito Bowl played in 349 theaters grossing $455,000, a per-theater average of $1,304. La Bola Negra, on the other hand, expanded into 38 theaters and grossed $418,000 for a PTA of $11,000. That is the third-best PTA for a film in its third weekend behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day ($32,149) and The Odyssey ($22,837). Pretty good company. See, Netflix, there is good to go along with the bad. Welcome to the box office.
On The Vine: The Holiday Movie Season Kicks into Gear
The holiday box office season begins next weekend. Families will have a new animated version of The Cat in the Hat with Bill Hader voicing Dr. Seuss’ mischievous character. It perhaps will break Warner Bros. $100 million drought. Don’t overlook Godzilla Minus Zero shaking up the all-time list for non-English language releases, either. Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine with John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell kicks off its run into awards season, as does Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid in limited release from A24. Fathom Entertainment will give it another go with the biopic Jimmy, starring KJ Apa as Mr. Stewart. Angel Studios has the Revolutionary War romance Drummer Boy, and Sony has part one of the Indian epic Ramayana: Rise of a Legend. Finally, look for Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s new film Mouse, which has a perfect 100% with critics. See all the upcoming releases here.
Full List of Box Office Results: October 30 – November 1
- You Can See Everything – $10.6 million ($63.8 million total)
- Clayface – $10.4 million ($44.0 million total)
- Wildwood – $7.5 million ($25.9 million total)
- Wicker – $4.1 million ($13.2 million total)
- Street Fighter – $3.2 million ($53 million total)
- BTS: World Tour ‘Arirang’ in São Paulo: Live Viewing – $3.0 million ($3.0 million total)
- Resident Evil – $2.53 million ($157.4 million total)
- Other Mommy – $2.50 million ($55.6 million total)
- The Only Living Pickpocket In New York – $1.77 million ($1.9 million total)
- Heart of the Beast – $1.2 million ($65.1 million total)
Erik Childress can be heard each week evaluating box office on Business First AM with Angela Miles and his Movie Madness Podcast. [box office figures via Box Office Mojo]
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