Steven Spielberg’s new film Disclosure Day opened in theaters June 13–15, earning $44 million domestically, the fifth-best opening for a Spielberg film and the strongest launch for a new IP from Amblin Entertainment [1, 2]. It is expected to total $92.9 million worldwide by the end of its opening weekend [1, 2].
Disclosure Day features familiar Spielberg themes including extraterrestrials, government conspiracies, large-scale action sequences, and a score by John Williams [2]. The film is seen as a spiritual companion to Spielberg’s earlier alien-themed works like E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind [2, 3]. According to Brian VanHooker of Polygon, the film "made me feel a bit more sentimental as well, like the Spielberg movies I watched when I was a kid" [1].
The film’s audience skews older, with 60% of U.S. moviegoers 35 or older, distinguishing it from younger-skewing titles released the same weekend [2].
Meanwhile, Obsession, a low-budget horror film made for around $1 million, remained strong in its fifth week, grossing $19 million domestically with only a 25% drop from the previous weekend [1, 3]. It outgrossed competing titles like Backrooms and The Mandalorian and Grogu over the same weekend [1]. Jesse Hassenger of Polygon called Obsession an "assured and freaky debut feature" from writer-director Curry Barke [1].
Disclosure Day and Obsession both showed strong box office performance over the June 13–15 weekend, though they appeal to different audiences and genres.
Disclosure Day continues its theatrical run into next week, with total box office receipts expected to rise as the film expands internationally.
