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Supergirl finished its first weekend as a major disappointment at the box office, and DCU boss Peter Safran has broken his silence on the film’s low start. Thanks to several reasons, the second movie in James Gunn’s new DCU opened with a low $38 million domestic opening weekend and only $68 million worldwide. Not only did it not make anywhere near what Superman made in its opening weekend ($125 million domestic and $220 million worldwide), but it finished in second place behind Toy Story 5, which is in its second week in theaters. According to Safran, while it is disappointing, it is not something that will sidetrack the DCU’s production plans.
“While Supergirl didn’t meet our box office expectations, it’s just one component of a broader, long-term strategy at DC Studios that we remain confident in,” Safran told the New York Times.
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