Disclosure Day Takes $6.5 Million in Previews as $115 Million Spielberg Bet Eyes $35 Million Opening
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Updated · Variety · Jun 12
Disclosure Day Takes $6.5 Million in Previews as $115 Million Spielberg Bet Eyes $35 Million Opening
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 12
Summary
$6.5 million in Thursday previews put “Disclosure Day” on track for a roughly $35 million domestic opening weekend.
That start would fall short of the $50 million some analysts say the original sci-fi thriller needs to justify its $115 million production cost, before about $80 million in marketing.
Universal and Amblin are testing whether Steven Spielberg’s name can overcome the lack of franchise backing; the film is seen as one of summer’s riskier studio launches.
Profitability may require about $300 million worldwide, a high bar for Spielberg’s first major box-office swing since 2018’s “Ready Player One” grossed $607 million globally.
The release also arrives as horror titles such as “Obsession,” “Backrooms” and “Scary Movie” have recently dominated theaters with lower-budget hits.