{"id":499840,"date":"2026-06-28T16:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/499840\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T16:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:47:09","slug":"supergirl-sinks-to-37-million-box-office-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/499840\/","title":{"rendered":"Supergirl Sinks to $37 Million Box Office Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s good news for Disney and Pixar and bad news for Warner Bros. and DC at this weekend\u2019s box office, as \u201cToy Story 5\u201d reached $300 million at the domestic box office in just 10 days of box office play with a $73 million second weekend, while the new release \u201cSupergirl<\/a>\u201d is on its way to an anemic $38 million domestic\/$68 million global opening against a reported $170 million budget.<\/p>\n

For comparison, \u201cSupergirl\u201d is slightly opening below the $39 million domestic\/$84 million start of Sony\/Marvel\u2019s 2022 misfire \u201cMorbius,\u201d which rapidly lost audience interest and grossed just $167 million worldwide. Even if next weekend\u2019s Fourth of July holiday helps minimize the second weekend drop, it\u2019s extremely unlikely that the movie will even pass the $271 million global total of the 2023 DC bust \u201cThe Flash,\u201d let alone reach the $300 million needed to break even theatrically.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because reception among audiences hasn\u2019t been the sort of effusive praise needed to compete against the wildly popular \u201cToy Story 5,\u201d with a B- on CinemaScore, a 52% \u201cdefinite recommend\u201d score on PostTrak \u2014 women were 62% \u2014 and Rotten Tomatoes scores<\/a> of 56% critics and 77% audience.<\/p>\n

The demographic data for opening weekend shows that \u201cSupergirl\u201d just completely missed the mark. 59% of the audience was male and 65% was over the age of 25, which shows that the target audience for a \u201cSupergirl\u201d movie \u2014 young women \u2014 simply didn\u2019t show up.<\/p>\n

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As recent Comic-Con-adjacent titles like \u201cMasters of the Universe\u201d and \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d have shown, general audiences have been quick to ditch films that get even slightly better scores than the ones \u201cSupergirl\u201d received, and the overwhelming appetite for superhero films that allowed even tepidly received 2010s offerings like \u201cSuicide Squad\u201d and \u201cVenom\u201d to blow past a half-billion worldwide is long gone.<\/p>\n

After \u201cSuperman\u201d got James Gunn and Peter Safran\u2019s DC Universe reboot off to a good start with a $618 million run last year, they and their DC Studios team have work to do to build mass interest in films based on lesser-known characters like \u201cClayface,\u201d<\/a> the $40 million horror film based on the shapeshifting Batman villain coming this fall. DC\u2019s next tentpole film will be \u201cMan of Tomorrow,\u201d<\/a> a \u201cSuperman\u201d sequel coming next summer, written and directed by Gunn.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s questionable at this point whether the concept of a cinematic universe is even an effective selling point for audiences anymore, given the recent struggles of Marvel Studios to maintain widespread interest in its timeline, relying on the return of actors like Chris Evans to sell \u201cAvengers: Doomsday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cToy Story 5,\u201d meanwhile, is speeding towards final theatrical totals north of $500 million domestic and $1 billion worldwide, as the film drew a global second weekend of $77.5 million for a $299.7 million cume.<\/p>\n

With strong midweek grosses from families turning out for theater discount days, the Pixar sequel is drawing four-quadrant audiences on a daily basis and should become the highest grossing \u201cToy Story\u201d film before inflation adjustment, even if the coming release of Illumination\u2019s \u201cMinions & Monsters\u201d next weekend keeps the movie from reaching the $1.24 billion global total \u201cIncredibles 2\u201d made in 2018. <\/p>\n

Focus Features\u2019 \u201cObsession\u201d is third with $9.4 million in its seventh weekend, bringing its domestic total to $233 million as it draws closer and closer to the $279 million total that \u201cSinners\u201d made last year. <\/p>\n

In fourth is Paramount\u2019s \u201cJackass: Best and Last\u201d with an $8.4 million opening from 2,855 locations. Mixing compilations of the dumbest and funniest stunts from the 2001 MTV and four subsequent feature films with new stunts, \u201cBest and Last\u201d is making roughly a third of the $23.1 million that the completely new \u201cJackass Forever\u201d made in February 2022, but should still turn a small theatrical profit against its $10 million budget. The movie has an 88% critics and 86% audience RT score<\/a> and an A- on CinemaScore, with a primarily millennial male audience \u2014 67% were men and 72% were over 25, with 39% between the ages of 25 and 34.<\/p>\n

Universal\/Amblin\u2019s \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d completes the top 5 as it continues to drop off fast with a $8.1 million third weekend and a $94 million domestic total. The Steven Spielberg sci-fi film continues to play primarily to the director\u2019s older-skewing fans and will need post-theatrical revenue for most of its profit as it is stretching out to $100 million domestic and $200 million worldwide against a reported $115 million budget. <\/p>\n

Finally, A24 released Olivia Wilde\u2019s adult dramedy \u201cThe Invite\u201d on seven screens this weekend, grossing an estimated $384,000 for a per theater average of $54,800. Starring Wilde alongside Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton, the film was acquired for $10 million by A24 out of Sundance and has a 93% Rotten Tomatoes <\/a>score.<\/p>\n

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