The great director Steven Spielberg has just proven once again that age is just a number, especially when it comes to cinema: his new film Disclosure Day has, in fact, debuted with staggering numbers at the global box office, setting a new record for his legendary career.
An Ageless Director
A full five decades into his career, Steven Spielberg continues to set new records: his new sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day grossed $44 million in the United States, marking the director’s best debut since “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” which grossed $100 million in 2008. In addition, “Disclosure Day” has grossed another $48.8 million overseas, reaching a global total of $92.8 million to date. With a production budget of $115 million, the Universal Studios film will still need strong word-of-mouth or excellent international box office results to break even; interestingly, “Disclosure Day” received a B on CinemaScore, a result Spielberg last achieved with “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”
The film has received mostly positive reviews, with a score of 74 on Metacritic and 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. It will be interesting to see how it fares against the projected $150 million opening for “Toy Story 5” this weekend.
Other films in the rankings
Continuing its incredible run, “Obsession” grossed another $19 million, down 25% from the previous weekend: the Focus Features film has now surpassed its opening weekend gross of $17.2 million for four consecutive weekends. Curry Barker’s thriller has now earned $188 million in the U.S. and $286.5 million worldwide. Focus acquired the film, which had a budget of $750,000, for just $15 million at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
“Scary Movie” suffered a staggering 73% drop, grossing another $14.5 million and reaching $85.3 million in the U.S. The horror parody reboot has grossed $173 million globally in just 10 days. It is expected to surpass 2006’s “Scary Movie 4,” becoming the franchise’s second-highest-grossing film this coming weekend. With a production budget of just $30 million, it is nonetheless a very, very profitable success for the production company Miramax and for Paramount, which handled worldwide distribution.
A24’s hit horror film, “Backrooms,” grossed $11.2 million, bringing its U.S. total to $160 million and its worldwide total to an impressive $262 million. The studio will aim to maintain this level of success with “The Death of Robin Hood,” which opens this Friday in the U.S., and “The Invite,” arriving next month. Lionsgate Premiere’s new action film “The Furious” grossed $2.75 million in just 1,251 theaters. Kenji Tanigaki’s action film has received rave reviews, with a score of 85 on Metacritic and 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. With an A CinemaScore, one wonders if Lionsgate will attempt to expand the thriller’s release to more theaters next weekend.
Finally, Bleeker Street’s “Stop! That! Train” is proving to be a hit for the independent distributor, having grossed $2 million in just 1,100 theaters. Adam Shankman’s drag comedy parody has performed strongly in major cities and currently boasts an 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes. With a budget of $5 million, net of California tax incentives, the film will need Focus Features to secure solid box office returns in territories favorable to the drag genre, such as the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Australia.
Of course, Toy Story 5 is hitting theaters this week, and the Pixar film is sure to top the box office charts. In the meantime, for more content, check out our breakdown of the ending of Disclosure Day.
Source: BOM
