Toy Story 5 Holds Top Spot as Supergirl Falters

“Toy Story 5” is set to stay atop the box office heading into the pre–July 4th weekend, while Warner Bros./DC’s “Supergirl” opens at an estimated $38–40 million against a reported $170 million budget.

Friday brought a familiar kind of certainty to theaters: Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” kept its grip on the top spot as Warner Bros./DC’s “Supergirl” slipped well below expectations. “Toy Story 5” took $21 million on Friday and is projected to land an estimated $72.5 million second weekend.

With that hold, the animated sequel should move past $300 million in the U.S. and Canada by Sunday, continuing a run boosted by weekday crowds and midweek discount screenings. The audience momentum is carrying into the weekend too—its weekly drop is tracking at just 55% after opening to $160 million.

Direct competition is set to arrive next weekend. Universal/Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters” is tracking for a $100 million-plus 5-day opening, and it’s expected to challenge “Toy Story 5” as July gets going.

“Supergirl,” meanwhile, opened with far less traction. The film brought in $18 million on opening day, including $7.8 million from Thursday previews. From that start. industry estimates place its opening weekend at $38–40 million—an especially tough number when set against the film’s reported $170 million budget.

The movie’s early reception has matched the underwhelming trajectory. “Supergirl” stars Milly Alcock as the trauma-stricken Kara Zor-El and was directed by Craig Gillespie. Critics and audiences haven’t aligned in its favor. with Rotten Tomatoes scores landing at 57% for critics and 78% for audience. while CinemaScore gave it a B-. That B- trails the B CinemaScore received by the 2023 DC flop “The Flash,” which went on to make $271 million worldwide.

Warner Bros. had reason to feel hopeful coming off last year’s “Superman. ” which rebooted DC’s cinematic timeline under the newly formed DC Studios led by James Gunn and Peter Safran. “Superman” grossed $618 million worldwide. But “Supergirl” is following a rougher path in its early numbers—more like “The Flash” and other DC releases that arrived before the reboot. including “Birds of Prey” and “Blue Beetle.”.

DC’s next tentpole with a fresh lead actor may be a while away. The slate ahead at DC Studios includes the mid-budget horror film “Clayface,” the “Superman” sequel “Man of Tomorrow,” and the Robert Pattinson sequel “The Batman Part II.”

In fourth place this weekend. Paramount’s “Jackass: Best and Last” is bringing a different kind of fan base and a different scale. It made $3.7 million from 2,855 locations and is tracking for an opening weekend of $8.4 million. That’s about a third of the $23.1 million opening the 2022 predecessor “Jackass Forever” earned from an early February release.

The difference isn’t coming out of nowhere. “Jackass: Best and Last” was built as a retrospective on the franchise’s 25-year history. with half of its runtime dedicated to stunts from the 2001 MTV series and previous films. The movie was also produced on a budget of just $10 million, giving it a realistic path to break even.

For fans, the early signs are encouraging: “Best and Last” carries an A- on CinemaScore and an 85% Rotten Tomatoes audience score.

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