Steven Spielberg returns to the director's chair with Disclosure Day, an original alien thriller from Universal. The film earned $6.5 million in Thursday night previews and is projected to open with $35 million this weekend. The sci-fi spectacle carries a $115 million production budget plus $80 million in marketing—significant investment for an original property in a blockbuster landscape increasingly dominated by franchises. According to Variety, the opening weekend numbers will signal whether audiences are hungry for wholly new stories in summer theaters.

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