Steven Spielberg’s returned to the big screen with Disclosure Day, and the secret’s out: audiences seem to like it.
Per Variety, the sci-fi film made $92.9 million worldwide for its debut weekend. Domestically, it opened to $44 million, decently above initial $35 million projections. Analyst Luiz Fernando noted it’s become the director’s second highest-grossing domestic opening for his non-franchise films, beating out Ready Player One ($41.8 million) and sitting comfortably behind War of the Worlds ($64.9 million).
Universal’s put a lot of marketing power behind Disclosure Day, reflected in the solid reception from critics. Along with its director’s clout, the film’s packed with big actors of the moment like Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, and Colman Domingo, with Blunt’s performance considered a standout. Variety notes Spielberg movies tend to have long theatrical tails, so decent word of mouth from audiences may help it push forward in the weeks ahead.
What might not get a further push is Masters of the Universe. It launched overseas this weekend and made just $39.4 million. Added up with the $46.7 million from the US, Masters’ total is now $86.1 million worldwide, so a summer winner, this is not. But as we discussed last week, the real judge for Masters and other Amazon MGM movies will be how it does on Prime Video when it eventually hits the platform. Scary Movie 6, which opened alongside Masters of the Universe, is now at $173.2 million worldwide and close to beating Scary Movie 4’s $178.6 million.
This week, Disclosure Day will be joined by Toy Story 5 and The Death of Robin Hood, with Supergirl closing out the month’s genre movies on June 26.
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