Box Office History Shattered: ‘Disclosure Day’ Beats Steven Spielberg’s All-Time Opening Record
Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi film Disclosure Day has arrived with a huge opening weekend, earning an estimated $92.9 million worldwide. According to box office figures reported by industry sources, the movie brought in $44 million in North America and another $48.9 million from 73 international markets.
The strong debut gives Spielberg the biggest opening ever for one of his original films. It is also the highest opening for an original movie released by both Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment that is not based on existing intellectual property.
The film opened in 3,824 theaters across North America. It earned $19.2 million on Friday, followed by $13.8 million on Saturday and $10.95 million on Sunday. The weekend total reached $44 million, placing it among the biggest domestic openings of Spielberg’s career.
Audience turnout was strong throughout the weekend. Industry data shows that around 2.8 million tickets were sold in North America. More than half of moviegoers attended screenings before 5 p.m. on Saturday. The average ticket price was $14.97, while premium large-format tickets averaged $18.40.
The marketing campaign for Disclosure Day started months before release. In December, mysterious billboards appeared in Los Angeles, New York City, and Kansas City. A teaser trailer followed shortly after, helping create interest around the project. Universal reported that the first teaser generated 300 million views worldwide and gained attention across social media platforms including X, YouTube, and Reddit.
The studio continued building awareness with a major advertising push. Commercials aired during Super Bowl LX, the Winter Olympic Games, the World Cup, the NBA Playoffs and Finals, Premier League soccer broadcasts, WWE SmackDown, and Major League Baseball games. Additional promotion appeared during popular television programs and season finales.
According to RelishMix, Disclosure Day had a social media reach of 490.9 million before release, which was 18% above average for science-fiction movies. The company also noted that the film’s cast had a relatively small social media presence compared with many modern blockbuster releases. As RelishMix stated, “Disclosure Day has a curiously, lightly socially activated cast, with Coleman Domingo at 1.4M fans and Bono’s daughter Eve Hewson at 500k.”
The film’s arrival had a major effect on the rest of the box office. Focus Features’ Obsession remained strong in second place with $19 million during its fifth weekend. The movie has now earned $188.3 million domestically and achieved the unusual feat of outperforming its own opening weekend for four straight weekends.
Meanwhile, several recent releases saw sharp declines. Paramount’s Scary Movie dropped 73% in its second weekend and earned $14.5 million. Masters of the Universe fell 71% to $8.66 million. A24’s Backrooms continued its successful run with $11.26 million, pushing its worldwide total to $262.3 million.
According to Rentrak, now operating under Comscore, the summer box office has reached $1.55 billion so far. That marks the strongest summer performance since 2019 and the best post-pandemic result to date. Year-to-date domestic ticket sales have climbed to $4.1 billion, showing continued strength for movie theaters in 2026.
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