'Disclosure Day' Makes Strong First Contact with $44 Million Opening Weekend Projection
The film logged $13 million on Friday and drew mixed audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes as the World Cup began.
- Steven Spielberg's sci-fi film Disclosure Day is heading toward a $44 million domestic and $93 million global opening weekend, marking his first summer release in a decade.
- Starring Emily Blunt as meteorologist Margaret Fairchild, the Universal and Amblin project serves as a throwback to 1970s thrillers like Parallex View, positioning Spielberg in familiar genre territory.
- Critics awarded the film 80% on Rotten Tomatoes with 74% audience support, though it received a B on CinemaScore—tracking ahead of Spielberg's 2018 blockbuster Ready Player One.
- Scary Movie and Masters of the Universe both fell at least 70% from opening weekends, earning $15.6 million and $8.8 million respectively, while Disclosure Day dominates the market.
- With a reported $115 million production budget before marketing costs, the film must sustain its theatrical run for weeks to reach profitability amid competitive summer releases.
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Steven Spielberg's new sci fi film Disclosure Day has opened strong at the box office and quickly took the top spot.The movie earned around like $19 million on its first day in North American cinemas and is now expected to make...
'Disclosure Day' Uncovers $44 Million Box Office Opening
Universal/Amblin’s “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg’s first summer movie in a decade, is off to a decent start at the box office with a $19 million opening day from 3,824 locations, putting the film on course for a $44 million domestic and $93 million global opening weekend. For comparison, that’s a few steps above the $41 million opening for Spielberg’s 2018 blockbuster “Ready Player One,” making it the famed director’s best opening weekend s…
UPDATE Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" Heads to $45 Mil Weekend, Looks at Lowest Opening for Famed Director in Years Thanks to Sports, Weather
UPDATE SAT MORNING: “Disclosure Day” made $13 million on Friday for an opening Thurs-Fri of $19 million. The suggestion is a $45 million open weekend, one of the lowest in the Spielberg oeuvre. EARLIER “Disclosure Day” may be the most alien film in Steven Spielberg’s catalog. The really terrific story of UFO info finally being […] The post UPDATE Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” Heads to $45 Mil Weekend, Looks at Lowest Opening for Famed Director in…
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