'Supergirl' suffers massive 74% second-week box office collapse as 'Young Washington' surges

As the long-awaited film Supergirl rounds out its second week at the box office, the superhero movie is experiencing a drastic drop in ticket sales, making it a uniquely disastrous endeavor for Warner Bros. The DC picture, which has been competing with movies like Young Washington and Toy Story 5, has experienced a 74.1% second-week drop at the domestic box office, according to Yahoo.

Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock, opened to $37.1 million domestically on June 26, well below pre-release projections of roughly $65 million. After two weekends in theaters, the film has earned $58.5 million in North America and an additional $42 million overseas, bringing its worldwide total to $100.5 million.

The film reportedly carried a production budget of about $175 million, with Warner Bros. spending an estimated $100 million more on marketing. Estimates suggest Supergirl would need to gross roughly $450 million to $500 million worldwide to reach the break-even point. Based on its current trajectory, the film's domestic box office is projected to finish below $80 million.

The collapse comes as Milly Alcock received widespread criticism from fans after she insinuated that the criticism of her recent statements came from men.

"And it's from a lot of people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts," she said. "Or someone's name and then 'Dad of four, Christian,' which is hilarious to me."

Alcock also alluded to the possibility that the character Supergirl was queer in a comment to Queerly Radio.

"I think that what makes this film beautiful is that it's not centered around a man, it's not centered around love at all. I don't really know. I don't know. I don't know. She probably goes both ways."

By contrast, Angel Studios' Young Washington has continued to outperform expectations. The George Washington biopic debuted with an estimated $21 million at the domestic box office against a reported $20 million production budget. Playing in 2,700 theaters, the film averaged $7,721 per location during its opening weekend, nearly three times Supergirl's second-weekend per-theater average. It also holds a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, signaling strong word-of-mouth as it continues its theatrical run, per Yahoo.