Supergirl' Stumbles in Box Office Debut, 'Toy Story 5' Remains No. 1

'Supergirl' Stumbles in Box Office Debut, 'Toy Story 5' Remains No. 1

Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 maintained its hold on the top spot at the box office for a second consecutive weekend, while Warner Bros. And DC Studios’ Supergirl struggled to find its footing in a disappointing debut.

According to studio estimates released Sunday, June 28, 2026, Toy Story 5 earned $70 million in domestic ticket sales and $89.1 million overseas. The Andrew Stanton film has amassed $585 million globally in just 12 days. The movie’s second-weekend domestic hold of -56% mirrors that of Incredibles 2, a film that holds the record for the best opening of an animated movie. Toy Story 5 currently ranks second in that category. The film is now poised to potentially overtake Toy Story 4, which earned $1.07 billion, as the highest-grossing chapter in the franchise.

In contrast, Supergirl opened to $38 million in U.S. And Canadian theaters and added $30 million in overseas markets, resulting in a global launch of $68 million. The film, which cost between $170 million and $186 million to produce, had been tracking for a domestic start of closer to $50 million. Its opening is only slightly higher than the $37.7 million debut of Joker: Folie à Deux in 2024 and falls behind other DC disappointments such as The Flash ($55 million in 2023) and The Green Lantern ($53 million in 2011).

Directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran, the film stars Milly Alcock as Lara Zor-El, the younger cousin of Superman. Alcock’s character is described as more of a party girl than a world saver who teams up with a girl named Ruthye on a quest for justice. The film also features Jason Momoa as Lobo and a brief appearance by David Corenswet as Superman.

Critical and audience reception was lukewarm. The film holds a 56% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and received a B- CinemaScore from audiences. This is a notable drop from 2025’s Superman, which grossed $618 million worldwide and earned an A- CinemaScore. Supergirl did find success in premium formats, however; 51% of its gross came from PLFs and Imax, with Imax contributing $7.4 million domestically and $3.5 million overseas.

David A. Gross of the consulting firm FranchiseRe noted that superhero movies are no longer driving the box office as they did from 2017 to 2019, with the genre's annual box office down approximately $3.5 billion. Gross specifically questioned the downturn of female-fronted superhero films, which previously saw massive successes with Wonder Woman ($822 million in 2017) and Captain Marvel ($1.13 billion in 2019). "You’ll hear general explanations like ‘the audience lost interest.’ Yes, they did," Gross said. "But no one has been able to explain why it happened so suddenly and so completely."

The failure of Supergirl comes as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to be acquired by Paramount Skydance. Paramount chief executive David Ellison recently met with Gunn and Safran.

Other weekend activity included:

• Jackass: Best and Last: The fifth and final installment in the stunt series opened to $8.4 million domestically and $1.9 million from 19 international markets. Despite being the lowest-grossing entry in the franchise, the film cost only $10 million to make.
• Obsession: This micro-budget horror film, produced for less than $1 million, took third place in its seventh weekend with $9.8 million domestically. It has now collected $233.9 million in North America and $108.9 million internationally.
• Disclosure Day: Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller slipped to fifth place in its third weekend, earning $8.1 million domestically with a global tally of $193.7 million.
• The Invite: A24’s dinner party comedy directed by and starring Olivia Wilde opened on seven screens with $379,104, averaging $54,158 per screen. The film is scheduled to go nationwide on July 10.

DC Studios will next release the body horror film Clayface in October. The sequel to Superman, titled Man of Tomorrow, is currently in production and dated for July 2027. The Batman: Part II is also scheduled for October 2027.