EXCLUSIVE: Sources report that Steven Spielberg's film about aliens will hit the box office on its first day of worldwide release. «"Disclosure Day"» collected about 12 million dollars . That figure includes $6 million from Wednesday's initial overseas release, as well as about $6 million from U.S. previews that began today at 2 p.m.
As always, the figures provided for Thursday night's domestic broadcasts are approximate; forecasts for tomorrow morning may be higher or lower.
The film, starring Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, and Josh O'Connor, is expected to gross approximately $65 million worldwide and approximately $35 million in the U.S. It holds a critics' rating of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, higher than other sci-fi films by the Oscar-winning director, such as «War of the Worlds» (76%) and «"Artificial intelligence"» (76%), but lower than that of «Close Encounters of the Third Kind» (91%) and «"Minority Opinion"» (89%).
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The film's overseas box office on Wednesday totaled $6 million, including all key markets except China and Spain, where «Disclosure Day »" opens tomorrow. By the end of tomorrow, the film will be released in 73 markets, on more than 50,600 screens in 21,600 theaters. The film's opening weekend gross is estimated at $30 million or more. In many countries, internationally «Disclosure Day» is already making more money than Spielberg's previous sci-fi film,« "Ready player one.". But the comparison with that film is difficult (until it becomes so): it grossed a respectable $49 million overseas ($102.7 million worldwide), thanks to the vibrant Chinese market before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mission: Impossible – Opening Weekend in the UK and Ireland on Wednesday grossed $1.2 million, up $361 million year-on-year, from 650 theaters. By Friday, the film will expand to 720 theaters, marking the widest release for a Spielberg film in that market. Wednesday's results surpassed early previews. «Twisters» on the same day, equaled the results of the first Wednesday for «Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning» и «Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning »" (premieres on Monday and Tuesday) and exceeded Thursday's starting figures for «Ready Player One» .
On Wednesday, France grossed $632,000 from 73,000 admissions, opening on 680 screens and taking first place with a 25% share of the total market. This result surpassed Wednesday's figures. «Blade Runner 2049» , «One battle after another» , «Twisters» and more than doubled A Quiet Place: Day One, Arrival« и «"Project "Ave Maria"« ». «"Disclosure Day"» has received positive reviews from audiences, including a 3.8/5 star rating on Allocine.
Mexico also performed strongly, grossing $486,000 on Wednesday and taking first place with a solid market share of 291,000 on 1,800 screens. This is in line with the standard opening day (Thursday) figures for film "Twisters"« , and also exceeded the results films "Project Ave Maria"« и «Interstellar» .
On Wednesday, the Korean film grossed $383,000 on 1,071 screens, making it the second-largest opening for a Spielberg film after «Ready Player One» with its 1079 screens. «Disclosure Day» takes first place and grossed 32% of the market's total box office during the bimonthly Culture Day. This start on Wednesday surpassed «Twisters» and more than doubled One Battle After Another fundraiser« .
On Wednesday, the film grossed $348,000 on 520 screens in Germany, taking first place with a market share of 211,000. This is more than the film's previews showed. «Twisters» on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Italy earned $336,000, taking first place with a 301,000-dollar market share. That's more than the film trailers showed on Wednesday. «Ready Player One» и «Twisters» .
Brazil started the season well, earning $231,000 on Wednesday to finish second. Scary Movie lags behind Scary Movie« , which is demonstrating outpacing growth in this market. Wednesday's results are in line with the standard first-day (Thursday) figures for film "Ready Player One" »" and also surpass «Project «Ave Maria»», «Twisters» и «Blade Runner 2049» .
In Australia the film "Disclosure Day"« grossed a total of $594,000, opening with a limited release Wednesday night and adding $406,000 on Thursday. The film opened on 312 screens. It currently holds the No. 1 spot in the market with a 36.1% share among the top 10 films. This result significantly exceeds the «One battle after another» и «"Arrival"» .