Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day opened strongly at the box office, grossing $92.9 million globally in its first weekend, according to Deadline and The Guardian, as the film, which stars Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor, significantly outperformed early estimates that projected $35 million at the domestic box office. It earned $44 million domestically across 3,824 theaters and opened at number one, according to Deadline.

Box Office Breakdown and Audience Demographics

Half of the domestic total came from Imax and premium large format screenings, which accounted for nearly half of the global gross as well, According to The Guardian, about 55% of audiences cited Spielberg as their primary reason for buying tickets. The audience was skewed toward older viewers, with 40% over 45 years old and 24% aged 25 to 34; PostTrak exit surveys showed a 61% definite recommend rating, while the film received a CinemaScore of B, according to AOL.com.

Disclosure Day has a budget of $115 million and an estimated $80 million in marketing costs, Analysts estimate the film will need to gross around $300 million to break even, as cinema owners take a large cut of ticket sales. Spielberg’s most recent film to achieve that goal was 2018’s Ready Player One, which grossed $583.5 million worldwide—about 10 times its opening weekend, and However, Disclosure Day has yet to find the same success in China, where it made $2.95 million and entered the charts at No. 3. More than a quarter of its Chinese gross came from Imax screenings, according to The Guardian.

Obsession Surpasses Horror Box Office Giants

Curry Barker’s horror film Obsession continued its theatrical run and pushed its domestic total past $188.3 million after earning $19 million in its fifth weekend, while the film overtook Get Out, which grossed $176.1 million domestically on a $4.5 million budget to become one of the most profitable horror films ever. According to AOL.com, Obsession marked the best-ever result for Focus Features and has so far taken in $286 million worldwide.

Other Notable Performers

The horror film Backrooms, another viral hit from a young YouTuber, has grossed $262 million worldwide and overtook Marty Supreme to become A24’s highest-grossing film in less than two weeks. Meanwhile, Antoine Fuqua’s Michael, the first part of a Michael Jackson biopic, broke records with a global total of $932 million, surpassing the $911 million made by Bohemian Rhapsody to become the highest-grossing music biopic ever, according to The Guardian.

Disclosure Day’s performance highlights the continued draw of Spielberg at the box office, even as it faces challenges in some international markets. Obsession’s success, meanwhile, exposes the growing profitability and staying power of horror films in the current theatrical scene.