{"id":357599,"date":"2026-06-28T10:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=357599"},"modified":"2026-06-28T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:26:17","slug":"disappointing-18m-opening-day-puts-it-behind-joker-2s-troubled-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/disappointing-18m-opening-day-puts-it-behind-joker-2s-troubled-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Disappointing $18M Opening Day Puts It Behind Joker 2’s Troubled Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Supergirl North America Box Office: Opening Day Update ( Photo Credit \u2013 DC Studios )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Supergirl\u2019s troubles have already begun with a disappointing start on the North American box office on its opening day. The film may have one in all the bottom opening weekends amongst DC movies. Its opening-day gross is even lower than Joker 2, which ended up being a giant disaster. The newest DC movie starring Milly Alcock, as reported, has opened at #2 within the domestic box office rankings. Keep scrolling for further details.<\/p>\n

The critics\u2019 rankings on Rotten Tomatoes are usually not so encouraging, with only 57%<\/strong>. Their collective consensus states, \u201cMillie Alcock brings a swagger to Kara Zor-El that\u2019d make Krypton proud on this otherwise familiar origin story, dawning a promising recent hero within the DCU who\u2019s still waiting for an adventure that matches her vigor.\u201d The audience rating is barely higher and above average, standing at 76%<\/strong>, yet not enough to vary its troubling fate on the box office.<\/p>\n

How much did Supergirl earn on its opening day on the North American box office?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In accordance with Box Office Mojo\u2019s data, Supergirl collected just $18 million<\/strong> on the box office in North America on its opening day. The movie opened at #2 within the domestic box office rankings. The movie\u2019s opening day gross includes $7.8 million <\/strong>from Thursday previews. It raked in $10.2 million<\/strong> on Friday, opening day sans the previews. It’s reportedly the Sixth-lowest pure Friday for any DC movie in 20 years. \u00a0<\/p>\n

How does it stack up against other comic book releases?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

It’s greater than X-Men: Dark Phoenix\u2019s $14 million<\/strong> and Morbius\u2019s $17.3 million<\/strong> collection. The DC movie\u2019s opening-day gross is lower than Joker 2\u2018s, which earned $20.3 million<\/strong> in North America and ended up as a giant box-office failure. DC\u2019s latest has scored even lower than The Marvels\u2018 $21.6 million<\/strong> and The Flash\u2018s $24.2 million<\/strong> opening-day collections.<\/p>\n

Opening weekend update<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In accordance with reports, it should fall in need of the industry\u2019s $50 million<\/strong> opening weekend projection. Based on current trends, it’s projected to earn between $37 million<\/strong> and $42 million<\/strong> on its opening weekend. It has collected just $5.7 million<\/strong> on the overseas box office. The overseas collection has hit $11.1 million<\/strong> cume over 78 markets. The worldwide collection is $29.1 million<\/strong>. It’s thus tracking to earn between $62 million<\/strong> and $77 million<\/strong> on its opening weekend worldwide, contrary to the previous $80 million<\/strong> to $90 million<\/strong> global debut projection. Supergirl was released on June 26.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to Koimoi for more\u00a0box office updates\u00a0and stories!<\/p>\n

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