Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day arrived on an estimated $44m through Universal as Obsession and Backrooms remained in the top five as the former surged towards $200m in its fifth session.
Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson. and Colin Firth, Disclosure Day follows seemingly inexplicable events as separate factions race to handle revelations about extra-terrestrials on earth.
The feature, which reportedly cost a discplined $115m to make and $80m to market, opened in 3,824 locations and scored Spielberg’s highest-grossing opening weekend for an original film as a director, as well as Amblin’s highest-grossing opening weekend for an original film. David Koepp and Spielberg co-wrote the screenplay.
Curry Barker’s horror Obsession maintained its spectacular course and is well on track to cross $200m by next weekend. The YouTuber’s feature debut and 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) hit climbed two places to number two and by adding $19m from 3,068 after a mere 25% drop exceeded the $17.2m opening weekend for the fourth consecutive session.
Paramount/Miramax’s Scary Movie added $14.5m from 3,504 in its second weekend after a hefty 73% decline in the second session to rank third on $84.6m. In fourth was Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons, the second YouTuber to set box office alight this summer, whose unsettling feature debut fell 57% in the third session and earned $11.3m from 3,404 through A24 for a $160m running total.
Rounding out the top five was Amazon MGM Studios’ Masters Of The Universe on $8.7m from 3,677 after a heavy 71% drop for a $46.7m running total after two weekends. The adaptation of the long-running Mattel IP reportedly cost $200m to produce and, having not caught on with new fans, finds itself in the unenviable position of being the summer’s notable flop so far.
Two other films besides Disclosure Day debuted in the top ten. Lionsgate opened producer Bill Kong’s 2025 TIFF Midnight Madness acquisition The Furious in eighth place on $2.8m from 1,251.
Veteran action choreographer Kenji Tanigaki’s feature directing debut stars Xie Miao as a humble tradesman who teams up with a journalist to battle a criminal network and rescue his abducted daughter. Lionsgate picked up most of the world excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao.
Adam Shankman’s comedy adventure Stop! That! Train! starring RuPaul arrived to good reviews in tenth place through Bleecker Street on just over $2m from 1,161 sites. World of Wonder, Universal Pictures Content Group, and Bleecker Street produced, and Unapologetic Projects served as executive producer and financier.
“We are very pleased with the enthusiastic response from both fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race and newcomers alike,” Bleecker Street, said of the story about train stewardesses and best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee) who must team up with snobby first-class passengers and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day when the Glamazonian Express is threated by a huge storm. “We have had multiple sellouts in major markets and look forward to continuing to take audiences nationwide on this hilarious ride.”
Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu ranks sixth on $4.7m from 2,680 for $165.1m after a 53% decline for Lucasfilm/Disney in the fourth session. Lionsgate’s Michael ranks seventh and added $4.2m from 2,256 after a 46% drop for $362.8m after eight sessions. The worldwide tally including Japan’s opening weekend stands at $930m.
Rentrak reported that overall three-day box office amounted to $120m, down 23% against the same weekend a year ago when the live-action version of How To Train Your Dragon and The Materialists opened on $84.6m and $11.3m, respectively. Year-to-date stands at $4.2bn, some 13% ahead of 2025 by the same stage.
