Supergirl Opens With $38M as Toy Story 5 Dominates Box Office

Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ latest superhero release, Supergirl, debuted with an estimated $38 million at the North American box office, delivering an opening weekend that fell below industry expectations. Early box office figures from Hollywood trade publications placed the film in second place behind Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, which continued its impressive theatrical run.

Before release, forecasts for Supergirl had been significantly higher. Box Office Pro projected an opening between $40 million and $50 million, while Warner Bros. reportedly expected the film to earn more than $55 million during its first weekend. The movie, starring Milly Alcock in the title role, also collected approximately $30 million from international markets, bringing its worldwide opening total to around $68 million.

The production reportedly carried a budget of roughly $175 million, excluding marketing expenses. According to industry estimates cited by Variety, the film would need to surpass $375 million globally to reach its break-even point, as movie theaters generally retain about half of ticket sales. Critical reception has been mixed, with the film holding a 56% critics’ rating and a 77% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, while CinemaScore audiences awarded it a B- grade.

The opening marks a weaker performance for DC Studios compared with its first film in the revamped DC Extended Universe. Last year’s Superman launched with a $125 million domestic opening weekend, setting a much stronger benchmark for the studio’s new cinematic era.

Meanwhile, Toy Story 5 maintained its dominance at the box office by earning another $70 million in North America during its second weekend, representing a 56% decline from its approximately $160 million debut. The Pixar sequel has now generated an estimated $297 million domestically and $585 million worldwide. After setting a franchise opening-weekend record and becoming the year’s biggest debut by surpassing The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the film is now on pace to overtake Toy Story 4‘s $1.07 billion global total and could eventually challenge Inside Out 2, Pixar’s highest-grossing film with $1.69 billion worldwide.

Elsewhere, the independent horror hit Obsession, directed by YouTube creator Curry Barker, claimed third place with another $9.8 million, lifting its domestic total to $233.9 million after seven weeks despite a reported production budget of only $750,000. Jackass: Best and Last, the latest installment in the prank comedy franchise, debuted in fourth place with approximately $8.4 million, while Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day rounded out the top five after earning about $8.1 million in its third weekend.