Box Office Upset: 'Disclosure Day' Tops Tom Cruise Sci-Fi Epic!
Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" is approaching the $100 million domestic box office mark after two weeks, having surpassed Tom Cruise's "Oblivion." While critically acclaimed with an 80% Rotten Tomatoes score, the sci-fi thriller has received a mixed audience reception, facing new competition soon.
Steven Spielberg's latest film, "Disclosure Day," is nearing a significant domestic box office milestone, on the verge of hitting $100 million after two full weeks in theaters. Despite an unexpectedly soft hold in its second weekend, the movie's strong opening, which grossed almost $45 million, has propelled it towards this coveted mark, anticipated to be reached within days or by its third weekend at the latest.
However, future projections suggest this might be the film's peak, as "Disclosure Day" has shown signs of slowing down significantly. This slowdown is exacerbated by the imminent release of fresh competition, Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," which is expected to further curb its box office trajectory.
In a notable achievement, "Disclosure Day" recently surpassed the lifetime domestic haul of "Oblivion," a 2013 sci-fi film starring Spielberg's frequent collaborator Tom Cruise. "Oblivion," directed by Joseph Kosinski, had registered an $89 million domestic total. Spielberg and Cruise have a history of successful partnerships, having worked together on acclaimed sci-fi titles like "Minority Report" and "War of the Worlds," which collectively grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide and received positive reviews.
"Disclosure Day" itself has garnered critical acclaim, holding a "Certified Fresh" 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus praises it as "A humanistic variation on one of Steven Spielberg's most revisited themes, Disclosure Day's breathless pursuit of optimism in an age of conspiracy gets its biggest boost from career-highlight work by Emily Blunt." Despite critical praise, audience reception has been more muted, reflected in its "so-so B CinemaScore" grade, indicating that the film has left audiences somewhat underwhelmed.
For context, "Oblivion," which also featured Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, grossed nearly $290 million worldwide against a reported budget of $120 million. It holds a 53% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics noting it was "Visually striking but thinly scripted," benefiting from "strong production values and an excellent performance from Tom Cruise."
"Disclosure Day," released on June 12, 2026, has a runtime of 145 minutes. It is directed by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay co-written by David Koepp and Spielberg himself. Kristie Macosko Krieger and Steven Spielberg served as producers. The cast features Emily Blunt as Margaret Fairchild and Josh O'Connor as Daniel Kellner, alongside Colin Firth and Colman Domingo.