Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Stumbles With $38 Million Debut, ‘Toy Story 5’ Remains No. 1 With $70 Million
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- Supergirl opened to $38 million from 3,600 North American theaters and $68 million globally, falling short of Warner Bros.' $50-55 million target and leaving the $170 million tentpole needing roughly $375 million worldwide to break even.
- Critics gave Supergirl a 56% Rotten Tomatoes score while audiences awarded a middling "B-" on CinemaScore, and the debut marks the first major speed bump for James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe after last year's 'Superman' opened to $125 million and finished at $618 million.
- Toy Story 5 stayed No. 1 in its second weekend with $70 million, a 55% drop from its $160 million debut, pushing the Pixar sequel to $297 million domestically and $585 million globally in just 12 days.
- Jackass: Best and Last stumbled to $8.2 million from 2,855 venues — the worst opening in the franchise — though its modest $10 million production budget means it doesn't need much to turn a profit; critics (87% RT) and audiences ("A-" CinemaScore) responded positively.
- Obsession held strong in its seventh weekend, earning $9.8 million for a cumulative $233.9 million domestic and $370 million worldwide on a low budget, cementing its status as one of the year's most profitable horror releases.
- Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day rounded out the top five with $8.1 million, bringing its domestic total to $94.3 million and global haul to nearly $200 million after three weekends against a $115 million budget.
Why it matters: Supergirl's underperformance is the first real test of whether Warner Bros.' 10-year DC Universe plan can extend beyond marquee heroes like Superman — the studio spent $170 million plus massive marketing on a character who isn't a household name and is now facing a potential theatrical write-down. With 'Clayface' ($40M budget) next in October and 'Superman: Man of Tomorrow' in 2027, this debut will shape which lesser-known DC characters get greenlit.
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