Steven Spielberg's alien-themed thriller "Disclosure Day" made a strong start internationally, pulling in $48.9 million from 73 countries during its first week. Universal spent $115 million to make the movie and another $80 million on advertising. Since about half of the earnings go to theaters, the film needs to make around $300 million worldwide to be profitable. So far, it has made $44 million in North America and $92.9 million in three days. The reviews are mostly positive, but people's responses have been all over the place. This makes it hard to say how long the movie will stay popular in theaters.
"Disclosure Day" stars Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor as a weather expert and a tech expert who team up to reveal the government's secret about aliens.
The film had a good number of viewers in big screen formats like Imax, which contributed $6.5 million or 15% of its international earnings. The top markets were the United Kingdom and Ireland with $7.6 million, Mexico with $3.9 million, China with $2.9 million, and France with $2.9 million.
David A. Gross, who follows box office trends, says sci-fi movies usually do well overseas.
He adds that if the film isn't doing well, it's because China has become less of a big market for American movies.
Meanwhile, the movie "Michael," which is about Michael Jackson, is getting closer to another box office record.
It has made $17 million internationally and $21 million overall in its eighth weekend. So far, it has earned $932.2 million worldwide and should soon pass $950 million. If sales continue to rise and go over $975 million, it will beat "Oppenheimer" as the highest-grossing biopic ever. The movie has already beaten "Bohemian Rhapsody" ($911 million) as the biggest musical biopic.
Other large movies are not doing as well.
Amazon MGM's "Masters of the Universe," a toy movie, made only $8.4 million from 86 countries in its second weekend, bringing its international total to just $39.4 million. The film, based on an 80s toy, is close to being a failure with $45.7 million from the U.S. and $84 million worldwide against a budget of nearly $200 million.
Disney's "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" is also not doing well, taking in $7.1 million from 52 countries in its fourth showing.
This family film, which is connected to the popular Disney+ series "The Mandalorian," has made $150 million overseas and $315 million worldwide against a $165 million budget. It might end up being the worst-earning "Star Wars" film ever, a title currently held by 2018's "Solo: A Star Wars Story" with $179 million internationally and $392 million worldwide, not adjusted for inflation.
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