{"id":37386,"date":"2026-06-30T03:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T03:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=37386"},"modified":"2026-06-30T03:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T03:53:06","slug":"supergirls-opening-weekend-box-office-earnings-below-morbius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=37386","title":{"rendered":"Supergirl&#8217;s Opening Weekend Box Office Earnings Below Morbius&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/supergirls-opening-weekend-box-office-earnings-below-morbius.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>**Supergirl: Box Office Troubles and Mixed Critiques**<\/p>\n<p>The highly awaited movie *Supergirl* premiered in theaters last week, featuring Milly Alcock in the lead role. While Alcock&#8217;s portrayal garnered acclaim from reviewers, the film&#8217;s overall reception has been uneven. This diverse critical feedback has resulted in lackluster box office figures during its opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In its inaugural weekend, *Supergirl* amassed $38 million domestically, securing the number 2 position on the box office rankings. This amount is significantly less than the $70 million that *Toy Story 5* achieved in its second week. Importantly, *Supergirl*&#8217;s opening weekend earnings are lower than any film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and even falls behind *Morbius*, a 2022 superhero film that became a joke due to its failure, which opened with $39 million.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the film underperformed compared to *Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deux*, another recent DC Comics film that did not earn positive reviews, which managed to garner $40 million in its first weekend. Although *Supergirl* has its drawbacks, it is probably not as poorly received as these other titles.<\/p>\n<p>DC Studios co-chairman Peter Safran acknowledged the film&#8217;s lackluster box office performance in an interview with *The New York Times*. However, he assured fans that this outcome will not derail the broader plans for the DC Universe under the direction of James Gunn. Following the success of *Superman*, which earned $125 million domestically in its opening weekend, the DC Universe is poised to move forward with its future lineup.<\/p>\n<p>While the domestic figures are disappointing, *Supergirl* did manage to secure an additional $30 million internationally, elevating its total to around $68 million in its first weekend. However, with a production budget estimated between $170 million and $186 million, it remains doubtful whether the film will recoup its expenses.<\/p>\n<p>*Supergirl* is the second installment in the Gunn-led DC Universe, following last year\u2019s *Superman*. The forthcoming schedule includes a body horror *Clayface* movie set to debut in October and a sequel to *Superman* planned for 2027. As the realm of superhero films continues to shift, the responses to *Supergirl* will be carefully observed as part of the broader story of the DC franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/supergirls-opening-weekend-box-office-earnings-below-morbius.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>**Supergirl: Box Office Troubles and Mixed Critiques**<\/p>\n<p>The highly awaited movie *Supergirl* premiered in theaters last week, featuring Milly Alcock in the lead role. While Alcock&#8217;s portrayal garnered acclaim from reviewers, the film&#8217;s overall reception has been uneven. This diverse critical feedback has resulted in lackluster box office figures during its opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In its inaugural weekend, *Supergirl* amassed $38 million domestically, securing the number 2 position on the box office rankings. This amount is significantly less than the $70 million that *Toy Story 5* achieved in its second week. Importantly, *Supergirl*&#8217;s opening weekend earnings are lower than any film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and even falls behind *Morbius*, a 2022 superhero film that became a joke due to its failure, which opened with $39 million.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the film underperformed compared to *Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deux*, another recent DC Comics film that did not earn positive reviews, which managed to garner $40 million in its first weekend. Although *Supergirl* has its drawbacks, it is probably not as poorly received as these other titles.<\/p>\n<p>DC Studios co-chairman Peter Safran acknowledged the film&#8217;s lackluster box office performance in an interview with *The New York Times*. However, he assured fans that this outcome will not derail the broader plans for the DC Universe under the direction of James Gunn. Following the success of *Superman*, which earned $125 million domestically in its opening weekend, the DC Universe is poised to move forward with its future lineup.<\/p>\n<p>While the domestic figures are disappointing, *Supergirl* did manage to secure an additional $30 million internationally, elevating its total to around $68 million in its first weekend. However, with a production budget estimated between $170 million and $186 million, it remains doubtful whether the film will recoup its expenses.<\/p>\n<p>*Supergirl* is the second installment in the Gunn-led DC Universe, following last year\u2019s *Superman*. The forthcoming schedule includes a body horror *Clayface* movie set to debut in October and a sequel to *Superman* planned for 2027. As the realm of superhero films continues to shift, the responses to *Supergirl* will be carefully observed as part of the broader story of the DC franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}