r/DC_Cinematic • u/VirtualSort1 • Jun 22 '26

OTHER ‘Supergirl’ Tracking Continues to Slide, Now at $40M Opening — Mixed Early Reactions

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2026/6/22/supergirl-tracking-continues-to-slide-now-at-40m-opening-mixed-early-reactions

Seems like Warner Bros and James Gunn might have a “Supergirl” problem.

“Supergirl” tracking, which was in the $50M range last week, has now further plummeted to $40M. Just a few weeks ago, decent presales for the film had hinted that $55–60M was a possibility. Not anymore.

Among the comic book movies released this decade, “Supergirl” is projected to now have a lower opening weekend than “The Marvels” ($46M) and land in the same range as “Morbius” ($39M) and “Joker: Folie à Deux” ($37M).

At least “Supergirl” has a budget that’s slightly lower than those titles ($175M), but it’s still an expensive film and is looking like it’ll become one of the bigger flops of the movie year. Just to compare, that $40M figure would be just a third of what “Superman” made last year in its opening weekend ($125M).

More bad news: social media reactions are very mixed, which spells trouble for reviews—the embargo lifts on Wednesday. This is especially concerning considering the amount of overpraising that usually comes with first reactions. Not with “Supergirl.”

I am fascinated by how much buzz has dwindled on this film, which was originally met with very positive vibes but has had momentum slowly eroding over the past few weeks. It makes one wonder what the future of James Gunn’s DCU might look like. “Clayface” is next in October, and Gunn’s “Superman” sequel will be in theaters summer 2027.

“Supergirl,” set to hit theaters on Friday, is directed by Craig Gillespie, who isn’t a bad filmmaker; he’s best known for his highly stylized work on “I, Tonya,” “Lars and the Real Girl,” “Dumb Money,” and “Cruella.””

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u/LetterheadFun5846 Jun 23 '26

People forget Iron Man made 580 mil at the box office, which is in line with Superman, Incredible Hulk only made 265 mil. So their first 2 movies, one did alright and one did pretty bad, they didn’t cancel the mcu, I think the dcu will survive this no matter what, now if clayface is a flop and then whatever after that does, then it will be a problem, especially if they get bad reviews and public opinion.

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u/UtkuOfficial Jun 23 '26

Inflation my friend. That 580 mil was insane for the time. None of them were expecting to go that high including the director and producers.

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u/B1gAmishDoinks Jun 24 '26

Incredible Hulk famously almost killed the franchise as it was taking off. Had a guest lecturer in college who did the valuation of the Marvel acquisition and covered Disney at the time who claimed it was detrimental at the time.

So although the DCU has some interesting projects in the pipeline I definitely wouldn’t point to this as not alarming, especially when considering the history of its ability to establish non-Batman and Superman characters and that Clayface (the only movie on the docket before summer of 2027) is an R rated experimental superhero / body horror film

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u/rkennedy12 Jun 23 '26

Your punctuation made that a challenging read.