Supergirl Opens to $38 Million Domestic Weekend

Supergirl recorded a domestic opening weekend of $38 million, according to studio figures reported by Forbes. The total fell below pre-release projections and trailed the opening of Superman earlier in the same release window. The film carries a 56 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. Audience response registered a B-minus CinemaScore, a grade below typical results for the superhero genre.

Forbes cited the decision to schedule Supergirl immediately after Superman as a contributing factor. The studio instead of selecting a larger franchise character such as Wonder Woman or Batman placed the title second in the new DC Universe sequence.

Director Craig Gillespie had not previously led a project of this scale. Forbes noted that the finished film contains visual elements resembling earlier James Gunn productions yet executed with less precision.

Nogueira received the assignment after James Gunn approved an earlier draft. Forbes reported that the script adapts Tom King’s Woman of Tomorrow comic while altering certain story details that the comic’s author later disputed. Visual effects drew criticism for inconsistent quality.

Forbes described portions of the third act as appearing to have been filmed on a soundstage with muted desert backgrounds.

Gunn selected the director, approved the script, and chose the film’s placement in the release calendar, Forbes stated. The same report noted that Gunn also approved a closing needle-drop song that later circulated online as a meme. Studio co-chair Peter Safran addressed the results publicly before the weekend concluded.

Forbes listed Clayface and Lanterns as the next DC Universe projects scheduled for later in 2026.