"Clayface" opened to a modest $24 million domestically last weekend on a slim $44 million budget, landing slightly below studio targets yet buoyed by an A- CinemaScore and strong audience exit polls for its R-rated body horror. That reception, combined with its Halloween timing and limited wide-release competition until early November, supports trader expectations for a second-weekend hold in the low-to-mid $10 million range as the clearest outcome. The film's modest production costs and positive word-of-mouth position it for better-than-average genre legs, though the exact drop will hinge on how walk-up business and family-oriented alternatives perform over the holiday frame.