DC’s Supergirl Movie Crashed Hard At The Box Office

 Released June 26, 2026, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow was the second theatrical film in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s rebooted DC Universe, following the stronger 2025 Superman. Directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl, it adapted elements of Tom King’s Woman of Tomorrow comic. The story follows a more jaded, trauma-scarred Supergirl teaming with a young alien girl named Ruthye on an interstellar quest for vengeance against the space pirate Krem of the Yellow Hills. Jason Momoa appears as Lobo, with supporting turns from David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, and a cameo from David Corenswet’s Superman.

It opened to just $37.1–$38 million domestically and roughly $62–68 million worldwide, well below already soft pre-release tracking of $50–55 million. It finished a distant second to Toy Story 5.

The final worldwide gross landed at approximately $125.9 million, $72.1 million domestic and $53.8 million international.

Production budget estimates ranged from $170 million to $186 million, with marketing costs reported in the $100–125 million range. Break-even was widely pegged around $300–375 million worldwide once theater splits are factored in. Early projections after the opening weekend already forecasted a loss of $80–125 million on the theatrical run; with the film underperforming even those softer lifetime estimates, the loss landed firmly in that range.

Critical reception was mixed to negative, with audiences awarding a soft B- CinemaScore. Common complaints included uneven tone, visual issues, and adaptation choices that failed to fully capitalize on the source material’s strengths, despite praise for Alcock’s performance.

Demographics revealed a key miss: the opening crowd was majority male, around 59%, and over 65% were over 25, meaning the hoped-for younger female audience largely stayed away. Competition from Toy Story 5, broader superhero fatigue after years of oversaturation, and the challenge of launching a less-established character so soon after Superman all contributed. Reports of creative friction during post-production and test screenings that never strongly improved also surfaced.

DC Studios leadership acknowledged the shortfall. Co-CEO Peter Safran noted it “didn’t meet our box office expectations” but framed it as one piece of a longer-term strategy, insisting confidence remained in the broader DCU plan.