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 hisWar of the Worlds(76%) andA.I.(76%), but lower thanClose Encounters of the Third Kind(91%) andMinority 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.
TheUK and Ireland’s $1.2M Wednesday reps a strong 36% market share atNo.1across 650 sites. It will expand to 720 locations by Friday and will the market’swidest release for Spielberg. Wednesday’s result is above the same day’s previews forTwisters, in line with the first Wednesday forM:I Dead ReckoningandM:I Final Reckoning(Mon/Tue openings) and above the Thursday start forReady Player One.
Francegrossed$632kon Wednesday from 73k admissions, bowing across 680 screens and notching No. 1 with a 25% share of total market admissions. This Wednesday result is aboveBlade Runner 2049,One Battle After Another,Twistersand more than doubleA Quiet Place: Day One, ArrivalandProject Hail Maryin admissions.Disclosure Dayhas received positive audience reactions, including a 3.8/5-star rating on Allocine.
Mexicowas 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) forTwistersand aboveProject Hail MaryandInterstellar.
Koreaopened to$383kon Wednesday on 1,071 screens, Spielberg’ssecond-widest releasebehindReady Player One’s 1,079.Disclosure Dayranks first and claimed 32% of total box office during the market’s bi-monthly Culture Day. This Wednesday start is aboveTwistersand more than doubleOne Battle After Another.
Germanygrossed$348kon Wednesday across 520 screens, rankingNo.1with 21% market share. That’s above the Wed previews forTwisters.
Italy made $336kon Wednesday, rankingNo.1with 30% market share. This is above the Wed previews forReady Player OneandTwisters.
Brazilhad a good start with$231kon Wednesday atNo.2behindScary Movie, which is over-indexing in this market. Wednesday’s result is in line with the standard opening day (Thursday) forReady Player Oneand aboveProject Hail Mary, TwistersandBlade Runner 2049.
InAustralia,Disclosure Dayhas reached a running total of $594k, starting its release with limited sneaks on Wednesday night and adding$406kon 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 aboveOne Battle After AnotherandArrival.