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Supergirl's Box‑Office Collapse Leaves DCU Facing Big Losses

Poor ticket sales have left the film far short of its reported $290 million cost and pushed the studio to weigh an early premium digital release.

Overview

  • Supergirl, which opened June 26, has earned about $108–111 million worldwide and industry trackers now project a final theatrical total near $130 million.
  • Reported production and marketing spending totals roughly $290 million, meaning the film is unlikely to break even in theaters and analysts estimate a large studio loss.
  • The film has suffered steep week‑to‑week drops and has lost more than 1,000 screens, with a 77% second‑week decline and a projected roughly $3.8 million third weekend.
  • Coverage links the weak box office to a troubled post‑production process that included low test scores and competing director and studio cuts, while critics scored the film in the mid‑50s and audiences rated it higher.
  • Warner Bros. is expected to move the title to premium VOD by late July to recoup revenue and DC co‑CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran face pressure to tighten budgets and shift the slate toward lower‑cost projects.