Supergirl Faces Massive Second-Weekend Box Office Decline

DC’s Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock, is continuing to struggle at the box office after a disappointing debut in North America. The superhero film, directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn, opened with just $37.1 million from 3,602 theaters, well below early June projections of $55 million. The weak launch is especially notable given the film’s reported $170 million production budget and an estimated $120 million spent on marketing.

The opening performance places Supergirl alongside Warner Bros.’ 2024 release Joker: Folie a Deux, which debuted with $37.6 million from 4,102 North American theaters. Industry estimates from Deadline now project Supergirl will fall another 73% in its second domestic weekend, generating around $10 million and slipping to fourth place at the box office. By comparison, Joker: Folie a Deux experienced an even steeper 81% decline during its second weekend, earning $7 million.

Before the latest weekend began, Supergirl had earned $48.8 million domestically and another $34.5 million internationally, bringing its worldwide box office total to $83.3 million.

Universal Pictures’ Minions & Monsters, the seventh installment in the Despicable Me franchise, is also opening below expectations. The animated film is projected to collect $63.5 million during the five-day Fourth of July holiday period from 4,243 North American theaters, missing its pre-release forecast of $80 million. Deadline estimates the film will earn $38.5 million between Friday and Sunday. Despite the softer opening, the movie carries a reported production budget of $85 million before marketing costs.

Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 5 is expected to finish in second place with approximately $30 million from 3,975 theaters, pushing its domestic total to an estimated $365.3 million by the end of the weekend.

Meanwhile, Angel Studios and Wonder Project’s historical biopic Young Washington is projected to debut in third place with $16 million to $17 million from 2,700 domestic locations. Production budget details for the film have not been disclosed.

Rounding out the weekend’s top five is Steven Spielberg’s alien thriller Disclosure Day. Deadline forecasts the Universal Pictures release will earn about $5.6 million from 2,702 North American theaters, lifting its domestic total to roughly $104.8 million.