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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13

Emily Blunt Leads Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' at 43 as Alien Thriller Reaches Theaters

Updated

Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13

Emily Blunt Leads Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' at 43 as Alien Thriller Reaches Theaters

Q: Will 'Disclosure Day' earn the $882 million needed to push Emily Blunt into the elite $7 billion worldwide box office club?

Probably not. Emily Blunt’s reported career worldwide box office stands at about $6.118 billion, so she would need “Disclosure Day” to add roughly $882 million to push her past $7 billion. Based on the available tracking and early box office expectations, that looks unlikely. The strongest projections in the provided material point to a global opening in roughly the $65 million to $94 million range. Rival executives reportedly see about $300 million worldwide as the level needed for the film to be profitable, given its $115 million production budget and heavy marketing spend. That is a very different target from $882 million. There are reasons the film could perform well over time. Reviews are strong, Spielberg’s name carries global weight, and the movie is being praised as a major original sci-fi event with Emily Blunt at the center. Positive word of mouth could give it solid legs through the summer. But even with strong staying power, reaching nearly $900 million worldwide would require breakout, franchise-level momentum far beyond what current forecasts suggest. So while “Disclosure Day” may become a commercial success and another major credit for Blunt, the evidence provided does not support the idea that it will earn enough on its own to put her into the $7 billion club. If she misses the mark here, that milestone may be more realistically reached with a later hit such as “A Quiet Place Part III.”

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 13

43-year-old Emily Blunt said landing the lead in Steven Spielberg's now-released "Disclosure Day" ranks among the biggest milestones of her recent run after awards attention for "Oppenheimer" and "The Smashing Machine."
In the film, Blunt plays Margaret, a Kansas City meteorologist whose on-air breakdown into alien clicks pulls her into a decades-old government conspiracy over extraterrestrial life.
Spielberg kept the project highly secretive when he first approached her, Blunt said, adding that even her agent did not know what the movie was.
Blunt said she tried to appear composed in that first meeting while feeling "flappable" inside, describing Spielberg's pitch as a surreal full-circle moment after growing up on "E.T.," "Jaws" and "Indiana Jones."