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Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi thriller, Disclosure Day, just hit a major wall at the box office in only its second weekend. The alien film now faces serious questions about whether it can earn back its massive budget.
Disclosure Day falls at second weekend’s box office
Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day fell 62% in its second weekend at the domestic box office. The alien thriller earned $17.2 million from 3,824 North American theaters, according to Forbes. That frame pushed the film’s 10-day domestic tally to roughly $78.3 million after its $44.5 million opening.
Globally, Disclosure Day has collected $160.4 million so far, split between $78.3 million domestic and $82.2 million international (via Box Office Mojo). Universal Pictures released the PG-13 film on June 12 across 45 markets simultaneously. David Koepp scripted the two-hour-and-25-minute thriller from Spielberg’s original story, starring Josh O’Connor, Emily Blunt, and Colin Firth.
Breaking even remains an uphill battle for the sci-fi title. A reported $115 million production budget places the global break-even threshold between $287 million and $300 million. Universal also allocated $80 million toward marketing, further raising the financial bar for profitability.
At $160.4 million worldwide, the film has reached just over half of that estimated break-even figure. A “B” CinemaScore signals modest audience enthusiasm, matching recent titles like Masters of the Universe and In The Grey. Meanwhile, younger demographics have largely stayed away, with under-17 attendance “virtually nonexistent” and only 14% of viewers aged 18 to 24.
Competition made matters worse as Toy Story 5 stormed into theaters with a projected $160 million opening from 4,425 venues. The Pixar juggernaut knocked Disclosure Day down to the No. 2 spot after just one week.
Obsession continued its impressive run at No. 3, adding a projected $14.2 million in weekend seven and crossing $300 million globally. Backrooms landed at No. 4 with a projected $7.5 million, lifting its domestic total to $175.3 million. Scary Movie claimed No. 5 with $6.6 million.
Looking ahead, Supergirl arrives June 26, and Minions & Monsters follows on July 1.
Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on ComingSoon.net.
