Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor in "Disclosure Day."
Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment/Niko TaverniseSteven Spielberg’s alien movie Disclosure Day is bringing in bigger audiences than expected.
Including receipts from Thursday’s preview screenings, Disclosure Day will earn $19 million on Friday and is projected by Deadline to earn $44 million domestically by Sunday.
Deadline projected a $35 million opening Friday to Sunday frame, while Box Office Pro pegged a $40 million to $50 million bow.
Variety cast the widest net, projecting Disclosure Day would open with anywhere from $35 million to $50 million domestically.
Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor in "Disclosure Day." Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment/Niko Tavernise
Steven Spielberg’s alien movie Disclosure Day is bringing in bigger audiences than expected.
Directed by Spielberg and scripted by David Koepp based on his collaborator’s original story, Disclosure Day played in Thursday previews before opening in 3,824 North American theaters on Friday. The film follows cybersecurity expert Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor), who lifts secret files about the existence of aliens from Wardex, a covert non-government organization that used to employ him.
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While the NGO is nipping at Daniel’s heels and ready and willing to take him out if necessary, TV meteorologist Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) goes viral after she suddenly begins to utter what Wardex identifies as an alien language on the air. As it turns out, Daniel and Margaret are connected and must work together to disclose the existence of aliens to the world.
Including receipts from Thursday’s preview screenings, Disclosure Day will earn $19 million on Friday and is projected by Deadline to earn $44 million domestically by Sunday.
Should the projection hold, that’s good news for Disclosure Day’s studio Universal Pictures, considering that industry trades were forecasting a lower opening for the film earlier this week. Deadline projected a $35 million opening Friday to Sunday frame, while Box Office Pro pegged a $40 million to $50 million bow. Variety cast the widest net, projecting Disclosure Day would open with anywhere from $35 million to $50 million domestically.
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Disclosure Day had a $115 million production budget with an additional $80 million spent on marketing, according to Variety. In addition, Deadline projects that Disclosure Day will earn nearly $50 million internationally, which combined with domestic will bring its estimated worldwide box office tally to $94 million.
