'Supergirl' Box Office Craters 77% In Second Weekend
Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ follow-up to Superman opened below expectations and has now earned $57.4 million in North America, raising questions about its shared-universe strategy.
- In its second weekend, Supergirl earned just $8.6 million from 3,602 North American theaters, suffering a 77% box office collapse that fell sharply below the studio's $9.6 million estimate.
- The film competed against Minions & Monsters and holdover Toy Story 5 in a crowded early-July marketplace, diluting its potential audience over the July Fourth stretch.
- Through ten days in theaters, Supergirl earned $57.4 million in North America and $99.5 million worldwide, significantly trailing DC Studios' earlier hit Superman, which finished with $618 million.
- DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran are recalibrating their approach, scheduling the smaller-budget film Clayface for October on a reduced $40 million budget.
- The studio's more consequential test arrives in 2027 with Superman: Man of Tomorrow, reuniting David Corenswet's Clark Kent with Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor to gauge sustained momentum.
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