Steven Spielberg's science fiction thriller Disclosure Day earned $44 million in its North American opening weekend from June 12 to 14, topping the box office charts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. The film's global opening weekend revenue reached approximately $92.8 to $92.9 million, including about $48.9 million from overseas markets [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].
Disclosure Day explores a long-standing government and defense contractor cover-up involving aliens living on Earth since the 1947 Roswell crash, woven with AI and social media themes [1, 2]. The story has drawn praise for its multi-layered narrative and current relevance. Actors Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth lauded the script, with O'Connor calling it "amazing" and reflective of Spielberg's legacy, while Firth noted its connection to Spielberg classics such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Munich [2, 5, 6, 7, 8].
Legendary composer John Williams, at age 94, came out of retirement to score the film, marking his 30th collaboration with Spielberg. Spielberg praised Williams' work on the film, calling it "the most restrained score he has written for us" [5, 6, 7, 8].
Critics gave Disclosure Day largely positive reviews, with an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score. Audience reception was more mixed, reflected by a CinemaScore grade of B. The opening weekend audience skewed older, with about 60% over the age of 35 [3, 7].
Disclosure Day had a production budget of $115 million and an $80 million marketing spend. Due to revenue splits with theaters, break-even is estimated at around $300 million global box office [3]. Some studios suggested that a $50 million opening weekend would better justify the high costs, although most sources called $44 million a very strong start for an original sci-fi thriller [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Box office analyst David A. Gross commented that sci-fi thrillers often perform well overseas because "this kind of visually driven story resonates globally" [3].
In second place was Focus Features’ low-budget thriller Obsession, which earned $19 million domestically in its fifth week and has accumulated $188.3 million in North America and $286 million worldwide [2, 3]. Paramount’s comedy sequel Scary Movie 6 ranked third with $14.5 million in its second week, followed by A24’s horror film Backrooms with $11.3 million in North America [2, 3]. MGM’s highly anticipated Masters of the Universe reboot, with a $200 million budget, fell 70% to $8.7 million in its second week and is now considered one of this year’s biggest box office failures [2, 3].
