Milly Alcock-led “Supergirl” is released by Warner Bros., but early box-office results fall below some industry expectations. The Hollywood Reporter reports the film earns $38 million domestically, while Fox News says the movie brings in about $68 million globally, also below the roughly $80 million level cited as the benchmark. Fox frames the shortfall as potentially leading to a very large financial loss for the studio. In contrast, the Hollywood Reporter adds that the head of DC Studios expresses confidence in the studio’s broader strategy despite the opening performance. Across coverage, the main points are that the film’s opening numbers are lower than expected and that studio leadership maintains a forward-looking stance about how the slate and strategy will play out beyond the opening weekend. Both outlets treat the opening weekend results as a key early indicator, but they differ in emphasis on financial impact and on how much weight is placed on the initial performance. The reporting centers on the initial domestic and global grosses and the studio’s response to them.
‘Supergirl’ underperforms at box office as DC Studios’ chief backs overall strategy
Milly Alcock-led “Supergirl” is released by Warner Bros., but early box-office results fall below some industry expectations. The Hollywood Reporter reports the film earns $38 million domestically, wh...
- Warner Bros. releases Milly Alcock-led film “Supergirl.”
- “Supergirl” earns $38 million at the domestic box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Fox News reports “Supergirl” earns about $68 million globally.
- Some expectations cited by outlets put the opening performance around $80 million.
- DC Studios leadership expresses confidence in its strategy despite the film’s opening results, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Warner Bros. released the Milly Alcock-led superhero movie that scooped up $38 million at the domestic box office.
3 hours ago"Supergirl" opened to just $68 million globally, far below the $80 million expectation, potentially losing Warner Bros. hundreds of millions of dollars.
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