EXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that the first day worldwide of Steven Spielberg’s alien feature Disclosure Day is around $12M. That includes a $6M Wednesday from its first swath of overseas markets, in addition to domestic previews which are around $6M from showtimes that began at 2PM today.
As always, that Thursday night domestic number is an estimate; previews by tomorrow AM could come in higher or lower.
The Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Josh O’Connor movie is expected to do around $65M+ worldwide, and about $35M give or take domestic. The Rotten Tomatoes critical score at 82% certified fresh in comparison to the Oscar winning filmmaker’s other sci-fi pics is higher than his War of the Worlds (76%) and A.I. (76%), but lower than Close Encounters of the Third Kind (91%) and Minority Report (89%).
Wednesday’s foreign take of $6M includes all key markets except for China and Spain where Disclosure Day bows tomorrow. The pic’s overall touch down is in 73 markets on more than 50,6K screens in 21,6k locations by EOD tomorrow. Overall foreign opening is targeted at $30M+. In many places abroad, Disclosure Day is already beaming in more cash than Spielberg’s previous sci-fi movie, Ready Player One. However, that movie is a tough comp (until it’s not): It opened offshore to a lofty $49M ($102.7M WW) juiced by a vibrant pre-Covid China marketplace.
The UK and Ireland’s $1.2M Wednesday reps a strong 36% market share at No.1 across 650 sites. It will expand to 720 locations by Friday and will the market’s widest release for Spielberg. Wednesday’s result is above the same day’s previews for Twisters, in line with the first Wednesday for M:I Dead Reckoning and M:I Final Reckoning (Mon/Tue openings) and above the Thursday start for Ready Player One.
France grossed $632k on Wednesday from 73k admissions, bowing across 680 screens and notching No. 1 with a 25% share of total market admissions. This Wednesday result is above Blade Runner 2049, One Battle After Another, Twisters and more than double A Quiet Place: Day One, Arrival and Project Hail Mary in admissions. Disclosure Day has received positive audience reactions, including a 3.8/5-star rating on Allocine.
Mexico was also muy bien with $486K on Wednesday, No. 1 with a strong 29% market share across 1,800 screens. This is in line with the standard opening day (Thursday) for Twisters and above Project Hail Mary and Interstellar.
Korea opened to $383k on Wednesday on 1,071 screens, Spielberg’s second-widest release behind Ready Player One’s 1,079. Disclosure Day ranks first and claimed 32% of total box office during the market’s bi-monthly Culture Day. This Wednesday start is above Twisters and more than double One Battle After Another.
Germany grossed $348k on Wednesday across 520 screens, ranking No.1 with 21% market share. That’s above the Wed previews for Twisters.
Italy made $336k on Wednesday, ranking No.1 with 30% market share. This is above the Wed previews for Ready Player One and Twisters.
Brazil had a good start with $231k on Wednesday at No.2 behind Scary Movie, which is over-indexing in this market. Wednesday’s result is in line with the standard opening day (Thursday) for Ready Player One and above Project Hail Mary, Twisters and Blade Runner 2049.
In Australia, Disclosure Dayhas reached a running total of $594k, starting its release with limited sneaks on Wednesday night and adding $406k on Thursday. The pic launched on 312 screens. Today, the pic was No. 1 market with a 36% share of the Top 10 titles. This result is well above One Battle After Another and Arrival.