Even at almost 80 years old, Steven Spielberg (79) still hits the mark with audiences. With his new film "Disclosure Day - Der Tag der Wahrheit", the director generated according to media reports a strong 93 million US dollars worldwide on the opening weekend. 44 million dollars were attributed to the US market. According to "Variety" experts had only expected 35 million.
However, "Disclosure Day" had no strong competition at the box office on the opening weekend. This will change next week. Then "Toy Story 5" will be released and will likely displace Steven Spielberg from the top of the US box office charts.
Steven Spielberg: Return to the Top After Two Flops
Steven Spielberg achieved his best opening in his home market in eight years with "Disclosure Day". "Ready Player One" had earned 53 million dollars in the USA on its opening weekend in 2018. In the time between the two hits, Spielberg released two films that were financially disappointing despite good reviews and many Oscar nominations. The remake of "West Side Story" and the autobiographical drama "Die Fabelmans" flopped.
With "Disclosure Day", Steven Spielberg returned to the genre that made him famous together with the thriller "Der weiße Hai": the science fiction adventure. In 1977, Spielberg directed "Unheimliche Begegnung der dritten Art", staging a harmonious first contact with aliens despite the misleading German title. "E.T. - Der Außerirdische" also came in peace in 1982.
In 2005, Steven Spielberg delivered an equally successful counterpoint with "Krieg der Welten". In the adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, hostile aliens attack Earth.
