In a setback for Warner Bros. “changed DC’s movie operations, ‘Supergirl’ is completely unmatched by ‘Toy Story 5’ at the box office, opening a distant second to Pixar’s blockbuster.
‘Toy Story 5’ topped the North American box office
After a near-record debut for an animated movie, ‘Toy Story 5’ remains No. 1 at the box office with USD 70 million in domestic ticket sales and another USD 89.1 million overseas, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The release of the Walt Disney Co. in two weeks it quickly collected USD 585 million worldwide, making it one of the biggest hits of the year.The film is also expected to end up as the biggest entry in the 31-year-old franchise, a record currently held by ‘Toy Story 4’ with USD 1.07 billion.
‘Supergirl’ makes disappointing debut
“Supergirl”, however, failed to take off. It opened with USD 38 million in theaters in the US and Canada. It added UDS 30 million in overseas markets. With this, the film scored an estimated global debut of USD 68 million. The film cost an estimated USD 170 million to make.Craig Gillespie’s superhero spinoff is the second big-screen release from James Gunn and Peter Safran, who have been tapped to lead DC Studios in late 2022. Their first release, 2025’s ‘Superman’, grossed USD 618 million worldwide, a strong start for the duo. Gunn, who served as a producer on ‘Supergirl’, has handed over directing duties to Gillespie, the ‘I, Tonya’ and ‘Cruella’ filmmaker.But the film directed by Millie Alcock was defeated by critics and moviegoers. Reportedly cut heavily after test screenings, Gillespie’s film earned poor reviews (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a “B-” CinemaScore from audiences. In the film, she stars as Supergirl, or Lara Zor-El, a younger cousin of Superman who is more party girl than world saver.The poor opening weekend for ‘Supergirl’ put it behind the disappointing debuts of DC busts like ‘The Flash’ (USD 55 million in 2023) and ‘The Green Lantern’ (USD 53 million in 2011), and just barely ahead of ‘Joker. Folie a Deux’ (USD 37.7 million by 2024).
Superhero movies no longer drive box office success
David A. Gross, who runs the film consulting firm FranchiseRe, noted that superhero movies are no longer driving the box office as they did before the pandemic. There are fewer annual releases, and the genre’s box office is down approximately USD 3.5 billion annually from its peak in 2017-2019.After big successes like ‘Wonder Woman’ (USD 822 million in 2017) and ‘Captain Marvel’ (USD 1.13 billion in 2019), superhero movies starring women have also fallen.DC’s next release is ‘Clayface’, a body horror take on the DC character, which will be released in October. Gunn’s ‘Superman’ follow-up, ‘Man of Tomorrow’, is currently in production. It is dated July 2027.
‘Obsession’ became the sixth highest grossing film of all time
The micro-budget horror phenomenon ‘Obsession’ continues with unusual vigor. It took third place over the weekend with USD 9.8 million in its seventh week of release. Curry Barker’s film, made for less than USD 1 million, has now collected USD 233.9 million domestically for Focus Features, plus USD 108.9 million internationally.With its gross collection of over USD 370 million worldwide, the film is poised to surpass ‘Sinners’ and become the highest-grossing live-action original film of the 2020s. The movie also officially dethroned ‘The Exorcist’ as the sixth highest grossing horror movie of all time at the North American box office.
‘Jackass: Best and Last: ‘ had a USD 10.3 million global debut
Paramount Pictures’ ‘Jackass. Best and Last’ is another new wide release of the weekend. The latest stunt compilation from Johnny Knoxville and company opened with a paltry USD 8.4 million from 2,855 theaters in North America but flopped overseas with USD 1.9 million from 19 markets for a global debut of USD 10.3 million. 23 million before eventually grossing USD 80 million worldwide.
“The Invitation” off to a bad start
Olivia Wilde’s dinner party comedy ‘The Invite’ scored one of the best per-screen averages of the year. Opening on seven screens in New York and Los Angeles, it debuted with USD 379,104, good for a per-screen average of USD 54,158.Wilde’s third film as a director stars himself, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton as a pair of San Francisco couples who meet for an impromptu night together. A24 acquired the film after it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The indie distributor hopes that ‘The Invite’, which opens next week and goes nationwide on July 10, will revive the largely dormant summer comedy.
Top 10 movies at the domestic box office
With the final domestic numbers released Monday, this list accounts for the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday in theaters in the US and Canada, according to Rentrak.1. Toy Story 5 – USD70 million.2. Supergirl – USD 38 million.3. Obsession – USD 9.8 million.4. Jackass. Best and Last – USD 8.4 million.5. Disclosure Day – USD 8.1 million.6. Backrooms – USD 4.3 million.7. Scary Movie – USD 3 million.8. Masters of the Universe – USD 2.2 million.9. Whitening. A Thousand Years of Blood War – The Disaster – USD 2 million.10. Star Wars. The Mandalorian and Grogu – USD 1.6 million.