Is Media Running Cover for ‘Supergirl’s’ Box Office Numbers?

“Supergirl” is a dud.

The film earned a mediocre 57 percent at Rotten Tomatoes, but the bad reviews are scathing and the raves are anything but.

There’s more.

No box office prediction has the film in the winner’s circle. Yet both Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter are downplaying the film’s lackluster start. 

Hmmmm.

First, Deadline. 

The far-Left outlet highlights the film’s global box office debut, not its stateside numbers in its headline.

‘Supergirl’ Takes Off With $13M First Day At Global Box Office

That’s not how it typically captures a film’s first-day ticket sales.

Hmmmm.

The story compares the opening to Steven Spielberg’s summer film “Disclosure Day.” Why not compare it to other superhero films out of the gate?

Hmmmm.

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The site does later do just that, but it does so by adding the film’s Wednesday preview numbers with its Thursday figures. That allowed it to fly, albeit barely, past other super duds like “The Marvels” and “Black Adam.”

Those releases didn’t have an extra day’s worth of ticket sales, though.

The Hollywood Reporter’s box office update has arguably the worst story lede you’ll ever find.

Supergirl has begun its box office run. 

Talk about compelling. We simply MUST read more!

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The far-Left Variety update, to its credit, has more data and reflects the uphill battle “Supergirl” faces to turn a profit.

Meanwhile, more neutral film observers shared some hard truths for the DC film.

#Supergirl kicked off its domestic release with $7.8M from pre-shows held on THU + WED.

Full opening day headed to high teens, well below $24.1M of The Flash from JUN 2023.

Opening wknd #boxoffice headed to below $46.1M of The Marvels and near Morbius territory of $39M. pic.twitter.com/gcIgOIYuXq

— Gitesh Pandya (@GiteshPandya) June 26, 2026

Last year, SUPERMAN flew off with $22M in previews and $125M over the weekend.

SUPERGIRL–a $170M+ production–was grounded with $7.8M in previews, and could see an opening of $44M this weekend.

— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) June 26, 2026

World of Reel doubled down on that sentiment.

Gillespie’s DCU movie earned just $6M in Thursday previews. Including previous advance showings, it has made $7.8M so far….What started as a projected $65M opening weekend in June is now looking more like a three-day tally in the $39M range.

Just tell it like it is. That’s all we ask.

Not all summer blockbusters get rave reviews. If “Supergirl” earned tepid critiques but over-performed at the box office, so be it. And a few films will start small and grow, and grow, over time.

Just ask the team behind “Obsession” how that works.

So “Supergirl” can still rewrite its own story if word-of-mouth traffic kicks in. 

Either way, it’s apparently hard for some news outlets to share the sometimes ugly truth.