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The second movie in James Gunn's DCU did not do well at the box office this weekend Opening weekend box office numbers are here, and things aren't looking great for Supergirl. It only grossed $38 million, which is very close to Joker: Folie à Deux's opening weekend take. Meanwhile, Toy Story 5 continues to reign supreme at the box office. Deadline reported a $38 million domestic box office gross on Sunday morning, noting that Supergirl did worse than the MCU flop The Marvels. It didn't do much better internationally either, with an estimated worldwide opening weekend gross of $68 million. Supergirl is nowhere near the highest-grossing opening weekend of the year, with even Michael and The Devil Wears Prada 2 having far better three-day openings. That's not a great sign for James Gunn's fledgling DCU. It generally wasn't a great week for new movies, as Jackass: Best and Last only made $8.4 million, albeit on a much lower budget than Supergirl. Toy Story 5 ultimately continued to dominate despite increased competition, dropping about 56% week over week. According to Deadline, these are the top ten highest-grossing films at the domestic box office this past three-day weekend: Supergir

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The second movie in James Gunn's DCU did not do well at the box office this weekend Opening weekend box office numbers are here, and things aren't looking great for Supergirl. It only grossed $38 million, which is very close to Joker:…
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The second movie in James Gunn's DCU did not do well at the box office this weekend Opening weekend box office numbers are here, and things aren't looking great for Supergirl. It only grossed $38 million, which is very…
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The second movie in James Gunn's DCU did not do well at the box office this weekend Opening weekend box office numbers are here, and things aren't looking great for Supergirl. It only grossed $38 million, which is very close to Joker:…
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