UFO Thriller Sets New Prime Video Record, Dethroning an Oscar Winner
Prime Video’s new UFO doc The Age of Disclosure has rocketed to a platform record, overtaking a mark set by an Oscar winner as Dan Farah’s investigation into extraterrestrial phenomena captivates viewers.
Well, this happened: a UFO documentary just knocked an Oscar winner off its perch on Prime Video. Not exactly the genre you expect to set records, but here we are.
What is it?
'The Age of Disclosure' is a new doc from Dan Farah, now out on Prime Video. It digs into UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) and alleges the U.S. government has been hiding things for decades. If you follow this beat, you know the claims can get bold. This one goes all in.
The record and the numbers
According to the film's producers, the doc has become Prime Video's highest-grossing documentary, topping the Oscar-winning 'Free Solo.' They also say it debuted in the top two spots across all genres on the service's transactional charts.
- Launched at #1 for purchases and #2 for rentals on Prime Video's Best Selling Movies chart across all genres, and held those spots for its first 8 days.
- Producers claim it outperformed big studio titles like Warner Bros.' 'One Battle After Another,' 'Weapons,' 'The Conjuring Last Rights,' Universal's 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' Disney's 'Tron,' and Paramount's 'Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning.' Yes, that roster is... eclectic, but it's the list they provided.
- Two weeks in, they say it is still in the top ten on Prime Video's New Releases Best Sellers chart, and continues to sit at #1 and #2 among documentaries (purchase and rental, respectively).
What the film is claiming
'The Age of Disclosure is an explosive documentary that reveals an 80-year global cover-up of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer advanced technology of non-human origin. Featuring testimony from 34 U.S. Government, military, and intelligence community insiders, the film exposes the profound stakes for the future of humanity.'
My quick read
Streaming charts can be a moving target, but if the producers' numbers hold, that's a legit run for a niche doc. Beating 'Free Solo' on Prime Video is no small feat. The film itself leans into the most sensational version of the UFO conversation — 80 years of cover-ups, 34 insiders, the whole thing — which clearly resonates with viewers right now. Not subtle, but definitely moving units.