Supergirl (2026)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
The Kernel take
Supergirl's 50 Metascore ('Mixed or Average,' only 7% negative reviews) is nowhere near disaster territory for critics, yet the box office is: a $37.1M domestic opening against a reported $170-175M production budget plus roughly $120M in marketing means the film's ~$120M worldwide total barely covers half of the theatrical investment before P&A is even counted -- a case where the commercial collapse is far more severe than the merely lukewarm critical reception would predict, pointing to audience indifference (superhero fatigue, unproven solo IP) rather than reviews as the real driver of the bomb.
Director track record: Craig Gillespie
Supergirl (50) lands about 10 points below Craig Gillespie's 60.1-point career average across 9 films — one of his more tepidly-received efforts, though not his lowest (Mr. Woodcock's 41 still holds that spot).
Lead track record: Milly Alcock
Supergirl (50) is Milly Alcock's lower-scored film credit so far, about 9 points below her early 59.0-point average — still an extremely small two-film sample this early in her film career.
Box office
Budget $175M · Marketing $120M · Box office $121.7M
Weekend-over-weekend drops of roughly -77% (wknd 2), -56% (wknd 3), and -60% (wknd 4) show almost no legs at all after opening weekend -- a steep, front-loaded collapse typical of a title with no positive word-of-mouth pulling audiences in beyond the opening rush.