‘Toy Story 5’ dominates the box office; ‘Supergirl’ makes disappointing debut with $68 million |

In a setback for Warner Bros.’s revamped DC film operations, ‘Supergirl’ was absolutely no match for ‘Toy Story 5’ at the box office, opening a distant second to the Pixar blockbuster.

‘Toy Story 5’ tops the American box office

After a near-record debut for an animated film, “Toy Story 5” remained No. 1 at the box office with $70 million in domestic ticket sales and another $89.1 million overseas, according to studio estimates Sunday. The launch of the Walt Disney Co. has quickly amassed $585 million worldwide in two weeks, making it one of the biggest hits of the year.The film is also expected to finish as the top-grossing entry in the 31-year-old franchise, a record currently held by ‘Toy Story 4’ with $1.07 billion.

‘Supergirl’ makes a disappointing debut

‘Supergirl’, however, did not come out. It opened to $38 million in theaters in the United States and Canada. It added 30 million UDS in foreign markets. With this, the film earned an estimated $68 million worldwide debut. The film cost approximately $170 million.Craig Gillespie’s superhero spin-off is the second big-screen release for James Gunn and Peter Safran, who have been tapped to lead DC Studios in late 2022. Their first release, 2025’s ‘Superman,’ grossed $618 million worldwide, a strong enough start for the duo. Gunn, who is a producer on ‘Supergirl’, handed over directing duties to Gillespie, the filmmaker of ‘I, Tonya’ and ‘Cruella’.But the Millie Alcock-directed film flopped with both critics and audiences. Gillespie’s film was reportedly significantly cut after test screenings, earning poor reviews (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a “B-” CinemaScore from audiences. In the film, she plays Supergirl or Lara Zor-El, a younger cousin of Superman who is more of a party girl than a savior of the world.‘Supergirl”s poor opening weekend puts it behind the disappointing debuts of DC busts like ‘The Flash’ ($55M in 2023) and ‘The Green Lantern’ ($53M in 2011), and just ahead of ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ ($37.7M in 2024).

Superhero movies no longer generate blockbusters

David A. Gross, who runs film consultancy FranchiseRe, noted that superhero movies no longer drive the box office the way they did before the pandemic. There are fewer releases annually, and the genre’s box office is down roughly $3.5 billion annually from its 2017-2019 highs.After blockbusters like ‘Wonder Woman’ ($822 million in 2017) and ‘Captain Marvel’ ($1.13 billion in 2019), female superhero movies have also been on the decline.DC’s next release is “Clayface,” a body horror take on the DC character, due out in October. Gunn’s ‘Superman’ sequel ‘Man of Tomorrow’ is currently in production. It is dated July 2027.

‘Obsession’ becomes the sixth highest-grossing film of all time

The micro-budget horror phenomenon “Obsession” continued to hold unusually strong. It took third place over the weekend with $9.8 million in its seventh weekend of release. Curry Barker’s film, made for less than $1 million, has now grossed $233.9 million domestically for Focus Features, plus $108.9 million internationally.With its worldwide gross of over $370 million, the film is now poised to surpass “Sinners” to become the highest-grossing original live-action film of the 2020s. The film also officially dethroned ‘The Exorcist’ as the sixth highest-grossing horror film of all time at the US box office.

‘Jackass: Best and Last‘ has a global debut of $10.3 million

Paramount Pictures’ ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ was the weekend’s other new wide release. The latest stunt compilation from Johnny Knoxville and company opened to a modest $8.4 million from 2,855 US theaters, but faltered overseas with $1.9 million from 19 markets for a $10.3 million global debut. million before grossing $80 million worldwide.

‘The Invite’ got off to a bad start

Olivia Wilde’s dinner party comedy “The Invite” achieved one of the year’s best screen averages. Opening on seven screens in New York and Los Angeles, it debuted with $379,104, good for a per-screen average of $54,158.Wilde’s third film as director stars herself, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton as a pair of San Francisco couples who get together for an impromptu night out. A24 acquired the film following its enthusiastic premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The indie distributor hopes that ‘The Invite,’ which opens next week and opens nationwide on July 10, can revive the largely dormant summer comedy.

Top 10 movies by domestic box office

With final domestic numbers coming out Monday, this list takes into account estimated Friday through Sunday ticket sales at theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to Rentrak:1. Toy Story 5: $70 million.2. Supergirl: $38 million.3. Obsession: $9.8 million.4. Jackass: Best and Last – $8.4 million.5. Disclosure Day: $8.1 million.6. Backrooms: $4.3 million.7. Scary Movie: $3 million.8. Masters of the Universe – $2.2 million.9. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity – $2 million.10. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – $1.6 million.