Supergirl’s Box‑Office Slide: A 73% Drop Expected
The highly anticipated superhero film starring Milly Alcock, directed by Craig Gillespie, and backed by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has crashed at the box office—far below its lofty $55 million opening forecast. Instead, it limped in at just $37.2 million across 3,602 North American theaters, a performance eerily similar to Warner Bros.’ Joker: Folie à Deux, which managed only $37.6 million earlier this year.
The Brutal Math Behind the Flop
With a $170 million production budget and $120 million spent on marketing, the film’s haul leaves a cavernous gap between revenue and expenditure. Analysts predict a catastrophic 73% drop in its second weekend, bringing in a paltry $10 million and relegating it to fourth place. For comparison, Joker: Folie à Deux saw an 81% plunge in its second weekend, raking in just $7 million.
Globally, Supergirl has scraped together $83 million, with $48.8 million domestically and $34.5 million internationally. This underperformance is part of a troubling trend: superhero films are increasingly struggling to meet expectations.
Weekend Box-Office Rundown: A Mixed Bag of Disappointments
- Universal’s Minions & Monsters (a Despicable Me spin-off) opens at $63.5 million from 4,243 theaters—well below its $80 million projection. Despite a $85 million production budget, recovery looks unlikely.
- Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 5 lands in second place with a $30 million take from nearly 4,000 theaters.
- Angel Studios’ Young Washington debuts at third place, pulling in $16–17 million from 2,700 venues.
- Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day rounds out the top five with $5.6 million.
The Bigger Picture: A Wake-Up Call for Hollywood?
These numbers underscore a harsh reality: even blockbuster-level productions can falter. Studios may now rethink marketing strategies, release windows, and audience engagement in an era of shifting viewer habits.
Final weekend tallies drop Monday—will these films recover, or is this just the beginning of a broader slump?
