‘Disclosure Day’: How Steven Spielberg’s Alien Pic Invaded Earth, Abducting $93M WW No. 1 Opening — Global Box Office Update

Emily Blunt is Margaret Fairchild and Josh O'Connor is Dr. Daniel Kellner in 'Disclosure Day' Universal SUNDAY AM WRITE THROUGH: International delivered for Universal and Amblin‘s Steven Spielberg alien sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day, with the pic earning $48.8M in 73 territories, over indexing in English speaking and Latin American territories where the phenomenon of ‘We are not alone’ really sticks.

Together with a $44M North American start, the global bow is at $92.8M at 25,685 screens. Asian markets were softer; typically faster paced and effects driven Hollywood movies faring better in those territories.

All of this makes Disclosure Day, far and away the No. 1 movie at the global B.O.

this weekend ahead of Focus Features’ highest grossing movie ever Obsession ($34.1M WW from 60 territories, $286.4M WW cume), Lionsgate’s Michael ($21.

6M WW from 86 territories, $932.2M WW fueled by a Japan opening of $6.7M, the biggest opening for a live-action Hollywood movie there this year and the biggest opening for a musical biopic), and Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu ($11.

8M WW from 72 markets, $315.1M WW cume; which was the second local film behind Disclosure Day in China, and behind Michael in Japan). Watch on Deadline Related Stories News Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' Beaming Up $44M U.

S. Opening, 'Obsession' Bests 'Get Out' - Box Office Update News 'Michael' Dethrones 'Bohemian Rhapsody' To Become Highest-Grossing Music Biopic Of All Time The tentpole, one of Spielberg’s more quieter ones tonally when it comes to aliens (some critics comping it to 1970s thrillers like Parallex View), over indexed both stateside and worldwide, the expectations respectively at $35M and $65M heading into this weekend. Note, there was a lot of competition yesterday in North America with the Knicks winning their first NBA Finals in 50 years and Ariana Grande swooning Los Angeles in concert, seven years after her previous appearance in 2019’s “Sweetner World Tour”.

Japan is going on Oct. 1. Comps to previous Spielberg movies abroad are hard given how he spaces out his tentpoles in his filmography of late, and the sophistication of his films which are typically positioned for Oscar runs.

Ready Player One‘s global opening was hugely boosted by a pre-Covid China when Hollywood movies still worked. The global reported opening on that film was $181.3M.

International opening comps in like for likes (sans China and previews) were Blade Runner 2049 ($40M), Oblivion ($38.3M), Edge of Tomorrow ($38.2M), Twisters ($26.

9M) and One Battle After Another ($25.5M). UK’s $7.

6M opening is in line with Spielberg’s Ready Player One in like for likes, above Christopher Nolan’s Tenet Amblin’s Twisters, Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Spielberg visited London (his stop at a pub going viral) with a premiere also held there. One marketing highlight was the first ever media roadblock activation for Universal Pictures in the UK which occurred on June 10 during the peak commute time of 8am-9am.

In key cities across the country, over 3,500 digital out of home screens displayed Disclosure Day messages that were timed to TikTok and IMDb takeovers to create a high-impact moment on and offline. Mexico delivered a $3.9M weekend, which Uni is very happy with considering the competition from the World Cup.

As we mentioned, the result is above Twisters, Ready Player One, Project Hail Mary, Interstellar, more than double One Battle After Another, and more than 4x Arrival. China’s near $3M at 11k locations and 25k screens, made it the top MPA pic in the market which was won over by the Kenji Tanigaki martial arts movie The Furious which debuted to $13.5M.

There was a strong performance from the 725 IMAX screens, which repped 27% of business. The weekend result is above One Battle After Another and Twisters. The film is playing into the Dragon Boat Festival, which runs from 19-21 June.

Universal France is filing a No. 1 of $2.9M, again ahead of One Battle After Another, Project Hail Mary, Twisters, and Arrival.

In Paris, Disclosure Day took over five billboard sites surrounding the iconic Stade de France on the edge of one of the busiest entry routes into the city. The high-impact roadside takeover ran from May 11-31, dominating commuter traffic and generating approximately 12 million impressions. Australia’s No.

1 $2.9M opening sans previews is similar to Ready Player One, above Twisters and Arrival, and more than double One Battle After Another. Brazil saw Spielberg’s biggest opening ever with $2.

7M at 972 screens at No. 1. Again, great considering the onslaught of the World Cup on Saturday.

The opening result excluding previews is above Ready Player One and Project Hail Mary, more than double Twisters and Interstellar, and more than 3x One Battle After Another and Arrival. Throughout this month, Brazil launched special digital billboards in Varginha, which has a rich history of extra-terrestrial and UFO sitings. The