NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� billed as his first popcorn movie in years, launched with $44 million in domestic theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
鈥淒isclosure Day鈥� opened largely as expected, collecting $92.9 million worldwide over its first weekend. That was good enough to give the 79-year-old Spielberg, who conceived the film’s story, his best opening weekend for an original movie, not accounting to inflation.
Of course, Spielberg is the father of the modern blockbuster. But 鈥淒isclosure Day,鈥� released by Universal Pictures, is his first summer movie in 10 years. And it opened in a much different movie world than once greeted 鈥淛aws鈥� or 鈥淛urassic Park.鈥� Its closest competition was directed by a YouTuber-turned-filmmaker, Curry Barker, more than 50 years Spielberg鈥檚 junior.
鈥淚t played very, very evenly across all of the U.S. and Canada,鈥� said Jim Orr, distribution chief for Universal. 鈥淚t did not come across as a coastal big-market movie. It resonated with everybody.鈥�
While a much-watched might have been expected to depress ticket sales, at least in New York, Orr said there was no noticeable dip in the city’s box office numbers Saturday night.
After Gen Z propelled moviegoing for the last several weeks, a slightly older audience drove interest in 鈥淒isclosure Day.鈥� Some 41% of moviegoers were aged 45 and up.
鈥淲hat’s encouraging is that we had this big an opening with that audience demographic and with the fact that it’s an original film,鈥� said Orr. 鈥淪o if we’re opening this well, and we think we’re going to have great word-of-mouth, and we have an older audience that doesn’t necessarily rush out on opening weekend, all of that points to a great run through the summer.鈥�
鈥淒isclosure Day鈥� returns Spielberg to the subject of alien life. Emily Blunt, and Colman Domingo star in a chase to reveal government evidence of UFO encounters. It cost $115 million to make.
While a good start, 鈥淒isclosure Day鈥� 鈥� like most original movies 鈥� will depend on strong legs to be successful. Reviews (80% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) , though audience response wasn’t overwhelming. The movie landed a 鈥淏鈥� CinemaScore.
鈥淚t’s off to a solid start,鈥� said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Rentrak. 鈥淟et’s see how it plays in the coming weeks. If it holds like some of these other films have, like ‘Project Hail Mary,’ ‘Michael,’ 鈥極bsession,’ it will be in good shape. Staying power has been the bread and butter of this year and this summer.鈥�
Meanwhile, the 鈥淥bsession鈥� sensation continues. Though it originally opened with $17.2 million, the Focus Features release has exceeded that for four consecutive weekends. It did so again this weekend, collecting $19 million in ticket sales to bring its North American haul to $188.3 million and its worldwide total to $286.5 million.
Having cost less than $1 million to make, 鈥淥bsession鈥� ranks among the most profitable releases in recent memory. Focus acquired it for $15 million.
Last weekend鈥檚 top film, slid to third place with $14.5 million. The Paramount Pictures release, the sixth entry in the horror spoof franchise, dropped steeply from its opening weekend, down 73%. But with a modest production budget of $30 million, the Miramax-produced sequel is already a considerable success. Its two-week domestic total is $88.6 million.
added $11.3 million domestically in its third weekend. It’s rapidly grossed $262.3 million globally.
In its second weekend, Amazon MGM鈥檚 fell fast following a disappointing launch. Its box office dropped 71% with $8.7 million. Its two-week domestic total stands at $46.7 million
Next weekend, The Walt Disney Co.’s 鈥淭oy Story 5鈥� opens with big expectations at the box office.
Top 10 movies by domestic box office
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:
1. 鈥淒isclosure Day,鈥� $44 million.
2. 鈥淥bsession,鈥� $19 million.
3. 鈥淪cary Movie,鈥� $14.5 million.
4. 鈥淏ackrooms,鈥� $11.3 million.
5. 鈥淢asters of the Universe,鈥� $8.7 million.
6. 鈥淪tar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,鈥� $4.7 million.
7. 鈥淢ichael,鈥� $4.1 million.
8. 鈥淭he Furious,鈥� $2.8 million.
9. 鈥淪top! That! Train!鈥� $2 million.
10. 鈥淭he Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act,鈥� $1.8 million.
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