{"id":2016085,"date":"2026-06-28T18:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2016085"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:02:40","slug":"supergirl-fails-to-take-flight-with-68-million-box-office-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2016085","title":{"rendered":"Supergirl Fails to Take Flight With $68 Million Box Office Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supergirl<\/u><\/a> suffered a crash landing in theaters with a $68 million opening weekend at the global box office.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The new DCU film scooped up just $38 million domestically and about $30 million internationally. It’s a split that puts the Milly Alcock superhero movie below expectations, which had Warner Bros. and DC Studios hoping to pull in $50 million across 3,600 North American theaters in its first weekend.<\/p>\n

Those early projections already set a low bar for the Supergirl movie despite its position as a highly anticipated follow-up to 2025’s Superman. Adding insult to injury is the film’s budget, which, according to Deadline<\/u><\/a>, is between $170 million and $186 million, before marketing costs. A disappointing start means the project faces a long road before it can even think about breaking even as the DCU works through what seems to be its first letdown in theaters.<\/p>\n

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Poor performance at the box office could be a result of the film’s reception. Critics and fans alike aren’t quite sure how to feel about Supergirl, with review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes<\/u><\/a> showing a 56% score for the latter while the former carries a higher rating of 77%. Most opening weekend reactions say Alcock’s Kara Zor-El and the movie’s use of practical effects are worthy of praise, while others struggled to connect with the overall story. Hideo Kojima, at least, seemed to like it<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

IGN gave Supergirl a 6\/10 review<\/u><\/a> ahead of its June 26 premiere. We said, “Supergirl borrows from the best, but Milly Alcock\u2019s great take on Kara Zor-El gets lost in the spare parts from other movies used to assemble her story.”<\/p>\n

The breakdown landed the Kryptonian icon in the number two spot at the box office, falling in second to Disney’s Toy Story 5<\/u><\/a>. The long-running Pixar franchise maintained its top spot with a $70 million domestic haul in its second weekend. That’s a 56% drop from its mid-June premiere, with its domestic and worldwide totals now sitting at $297.2 million and $585 million, respectively.<\/p>\n