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Clayface Takes First Place at the Cinema

The weekend estimate covers US and Canadian ticket sales.

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Source: The Numbers, 2026-10-26.

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Read and understand · 1/2Which area do the figures cover?

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The US and Canada. The report specifies two countries.

Clue: Clayface led the October 23–25 cinema weekend in the US and Canada. Its estimated ticket sales were $24 million. You Can See Everything came second with $19.5 million.

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Ticket sales. Ticket money and profit are different measures.

Clue: These numbers cover three days in two countries, not sales around the world. They measure money from tickets, not the money a studio keeps after paying its costs.

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The weekend estimate covers US and Canadian ticket sales.

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