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Supergirl's second-weekend collapse and the quiet reordering of the box office

Warner Bros.' $200 million superhero bet opened at $83 million over the holiday and is now on track for a 70 percent second-weekend collapse, exposing the gap between studio models and a saturated audience.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·5 Jul 2026
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Sources

  • Comscore domestic four-day opening estimates, July 5, 2026
  • Exhibitor Relations Co. second-weekend projections, July 5, 2026
  • Deadline, "'Supergirl' Tracking For Steep Second Weekend Drop," July 5, 2026
  • The Hollywood Reporter, "DC's 'Supergirl' Opens Soft Amid Holdover Concerns," July 5, 2026
  • Variety, "Box Office: 'Supergirl,' 'Minions 4' Deliver Mixed Signals," July 5, 2026
  • CinemaScore first-week audience surveys, July 5, 2026
  • PostTrak exit polling data, July 5, 2026

Desk note: Monexus reads the weekend frame as the strategy story, not the headline. Opening numbers tell you how the campaign sold; the holdover tells you what the studio actually delivered.

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