Emily Blunt in Disclosure DayImage via Universal Pictures
Nearly a month into its theatrical run, director Steven Spielberg‘s first sci-fi movie in nearly a decade, Disclosure Day, has passed what will likely be its final box-office milestones. The movie had a strong start at the box office, but also experienced a steep drop-off in subsequent weeks because of mixed word-of-mouth. Disclosure Day earned a so-so B CinemaScore grade from opening day audiences, which spelled trouble for its theatrical run. Typically, movies that receive mediocre grades on CinemaScore perform poorly in the long run; it doesn’t matter if Spielberg is at the helm. The goodwill that the legendary filmmaker has earned over six decades was, however, enough for Disclosure Day to exceed expectations in its first weekend.
The film grossed nearly $100 million worldwide in its opening frame, but quickly fell off. Critical response to the movie was generally positive. It now holds a “Certified Fresh” 80% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “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.” The film also featured Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson, and Wyatt Russell. It followed two characters connected by a shared past trauma, who are given the responsibility of communicating to the world that aliens exist.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Here’s How Much ‘Disclosure Day’ Has Grossed So Far
The movie grossed around $5.5 million domestically in its fourth weekend, pushing past the coveted $100 million mark. Disclosure Day has also surpassed the $200 million milestone at the worldwide box office. Produced on a reported budget of $115 million, the film needs to generate at least $250 million worldwide in order to break even, given the 50-50 revenue split between studios and exhibitors. Disclosure Dayremains the lowest-grossing sci-fi movie directed by Spielberg in the 21st century, behind the likes of Ready Player One, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report, and War of the Worlds. If things don’t turn around, it will be categorized as Spielberg’s third box-office underperformer in a row, after West Side Story and The Fabelmans. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
