Supergirl Tracks for $47 Million-$65 Million Opening as $175 Million Reboot Faces Box-Office Test
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Updated · Fox News · May 28
Supergirl Tracks for $47 Million-$65 Million Opening as $175 Million Reboot Faces Box-Office Test
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 28
$47 million to $65 million is the latest projected U.S. opening for "Supergirl," a range the report says would leave the June 26 release struggling to justify its scale.
$175 million in production costs, plus marketing likely above $75 million, means the film would need a far stronger global run than that opening suggests to approach profitability.
"Superman," James Gunn's first DC reboot film, opened to $125 million domestically and finished with $618 million worldwide, setting a benchmark "Supergirl" is currently tracking well below.
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