Overview
- The Milly Alcock‑led Supergirl opened over the weekend of June 26 to roughly $37 million in North America and about $62–68 million worldwide, far below studio expectations and well short of the film’s high break‑even threshold.
- Analysts and industry trackers now estimate large theatrical losses for Warner Bros., with common projections in the $85 million to $125 million range based on reported production and marketing costs near $170 million and about $120 million respectively.
- Critics gave the film broadly mixed to negative reviews, aggregator scores landed in the mid‑range and audiences rated it a B‑ on CinemaScore, while turnout skewed older and male rather than the Gen Z female demographic the movie targeted.
- The release has produced a heated media reaction that includes public attacks from right‑wing commentators, disputed reports of coordinated hit pieces on critics, and online body‑shaming of Alcock amid denials from her representatives.
- Studio leaders say they remain committed to the planned DCU slate and Alcock’s future appearances, but observers warn the flop is a clear early stress test of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s reboot that could lead to budget tightening and shifts in release strategy.