Overview
- Helen Slater told The Hollywood Reporter she loved the new Supergirl and called Milly Alcock “astonishing,” and she also said her brief 2023 cameo in The Flash was heavily de‑aged.
- The movie opened to roughly $37 million domestically, a start well below studio hopes and far smaller than last year’s Superman release.
- Critics and audiences gave the film mixed marks, with about a mid‑50s Rotten Tomatoes score and a B‑ CinemaScore, while reviews consistently praised Alcock but flagged an uneven screenplay, choppy editing, and inconsistent visual effects.
- Industry reporting and the film’s reported $170–175 million production cost plus major marketing outlays mean the release leaves DC Studios facing sizable short‑term theatrical losses.
- DC Studios co‑CEO Peter Safran framed the result as a single setback within a long‑term strategy and the studio has already confirmed Alcock will return as Kara Zor‑El in the 2027 Man of Tomorrow, keeping her in the DCU slate.