The superhero movie "Supergirl" is flying toward an even bleaker opening weekend at the domestic box office than originally projected, as "Toy Story 5" is expected to win the box office crown for a second-straight weekend.
"Supergirl" plays in special fan screenings on last 24 June, with preview screenings set for the nexy day. The film opens nationwide in 3,600 North American theaters on 26 June. "Supergirl" marks the second film under James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe, following the release of the Gunn-directed "Superman" in July 2025. Gunn serves as a producer on "Supergirl".
The movie was directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay by first-time feature scribe Ana Nogueira. It is set in outer space, Supergirl finds Lara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) on an interstellar path of vengeance and justice when a vicious attack by Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts) hits too close to home.
Rated PG-13, "Supergirl" also stars Eve Ridley as Lara's ally Ruthye Marye Knoll, while Jason Momoa plays the alien mercenary Lobo . The film also stars David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham as Kara's parents, Zor-El and Alura, while David Corenswet appears as Clark Kent/Superman.
Three weeks ago, "Supergirl" was tracking to earn US$ 55 million in its opening weekend (per Deadline), a lackluster number considering that projected tally was less than half of what "Superman" earned in its opening weekend.
Adding insult to injury, Matthew Belloni of Puck News cited numbers from the National Research Group in an X post on 18 June, saying pre-release tracking had come down again for "Supergirl" with a projected US$ 51 million.
Last 24 June, just on the heels of the review embargo lifting for "Supergirl", Deadline came with an updated projection for the film's opening weekend, and it appears that the film continues to lose altitude.
Supergirl is now projected by the trade publication to open in the upper US$ 40 million range, while Variety is more specific with a US$ 47 million to US$ 50 million forecast.
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