'Supergirl' suffers catastrophic 73% drop, gets obliterated at box office by patriotic 'Young Washington'

Fox News ^ | July 5, 2026 | Ian Miller

[MinorityRepublican]

James Gunn was supposed to revamp and revitalize DC Studios at Warner Bros. The director of "Guardians of the Galaxy" would, in theory, bring the type of overarching creative vision that Kevin Feige had so successfully demonstrated at Marvel Studios.

Two movies into Gunn's vision of DC Studios, it's safe to say that this reboot has been an unmitigated failure.

The 2025 edition of "Superman" was, at best, a moderate success. While hardly the type of franchise-changing success the studio and Gunn hoped for, box office results and reviews were acceptable, if not a bit underwhelming. Thanks in some part to Gunn's bewildering decision to tell audiences that the film was about politics, calling the Superman character an "immigrant."

But the real test for Gunn's reboot and the power of the DC Studios brand was the follow-up film, "Supergirl," starring Milly Alcock. And boy has it failed the test.

Alcock spent most of the press campaign making herself as unlikeable as possible, insulting potential moviegoers, bizarrely claiming that audiences felt "ownership" of her body, then doubling down after the inevitable backlash. The trailers looked awful, with a predictably sloppy anti-hero feel, atrocious visual effects, and an uninteresting plot and villain.

Still, as recently as May, hopes were that "Supergirl" could make as much as $65 million in its opening weekend. In actuality? It made just over $37 million.

With a production budget of $175 million, and a massive marketing campaign that likely cost Warner Bros. at least $100 million, the film needed to reach at least $450-500 million globally to break even. That opening weekend, and an anemic international debut, meant it was tracking towards a significant loss. The only hope? That positive word of mouth would overcome the apathy towards the film's plot and the off-putting remarks from Alcock.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Inbred is a better description anyway.

[Pilsner]

The director, cinematographer and costume designer did not do Milly Alcock any favors. Actually, they appear to have set out to have purposely made her unattractive for much of the film.

I believe that women with prominent cheek bones are particularly subject to having their appearance influenced by the cinematographer. Faye Dunaway could look strikingly beautiful, then turn her head and look, for an instant, unattractive. Of course, in those days the director, cinematographer and costume designer, made it their job to emphasize to attractiveness of the lead actress.

[Pilsner]

It has been pointed out too that James Gunn’s Superman is really always Clark Kent, even when he is wearing the Super Man costume. Apparently Gunn and actor David Corenswet clashed on set, with Corenswet wanting to project a different persona when he was Superman, but Gunn insisting that he use the Clark Kent persona at all times.

[Ciaphas Cain]

Yup. I saw Superman '25 in the theater too. And that was also the point for me when the film jumped the rails.

Seriously, where the hell did that come from? Somebody at DC and Warners actually signed off on that. They should be fired.

[BFW]

New HEAD line.

Super Girl goes down................................at the box office..........

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[Reily]

Soon all the human actors will be replaced by AI. We could even see famous actors from the past simulated and doing new stories. If their estates get royalties for their images why would they complain. I guess some would complain and refuse - its all about the “art”. No its about the “Benjamins! Those who do it solely for the “art” can go back to doing dinner theater.

I for one won’t miss actors one bit!

[muir_redwoods]

As Anthony Hopkins observed about the easiest job on earth,

I go where they tell me to be and get there on time
I wear what they tell me to wear
I say the words they write for me to say
I do what they tell me to do
I get paid and go home

Or words to that effect, it’s not a direct quote. I have no idea what his politics are and I don’t think he feels the need to tell me.

[mewzilla]

Critical Drinker likes it! The review just went up on his YouTube channel.

https://youtu.be/9zNsbCceiQk?si=Na9VKxay2jqqqvXq

Meanwhile, the movie is doing so well, two sequels are planned...

https://deadline.com/2026/07/young-washington-sequel-1776-box-office-1236974374/

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Some actors don’t seem to understand that what they do is supposed to be entertainment. As in, entertaining an audience.
Instead, these actors talk about their craft, and art as if they are creating something that has intrinsic value.

[MinorityRepublican]

Some actors don’t seem to understand that what they do is supposed to be entertainment. As in, entertaining an audience.

Tom Cruise is probably the last true "movie star" from old Hollywood. Top Gun 3 is supposed to come out in a year or two.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

It’s like fake boobs vs real boobs.

[Secret Agent Man]

1976 - when hollywood makes bad movies, they listen to the fans, apologize for their failure, and they make better ones

2026 - when hollywood makes bad movies, they blame the fans, calltheir failure brilliant, and double down on making more bad ones