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# DC’s low-budget Clayface tests a cheaper fix for superhero flops
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/dcs-low-budget-clayface-tests-a-cheaper-fix-for-superhero-flops/
- Published: 2026-10-22T16:05:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:05:32.000Z
- Description: The Ankler’s Matthew Frank reports that DC’s $30 million horror film Clayface could match Supergirl’s disappointing $126 million worldwide gross and still count as a win, unlike the costlier flop.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Matthew Frank, DC's Clayface low-budget superhero bet

**Why it matters.** Studios gain leverage to greenlight cheaper comic-book films instead of betting nine-figure budgets on every superhero release.

*Signal from* [*The Ankler*](https://theankler.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Matthew Frank*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-matthew-frank/) *·* [*read the original*](https://theankler.com/dcs-clayface-cost-30-million-is-this-how-to-fix-superhero-hell/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*