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is facing a loss potentially running into hundreds of millions of dollars after "Supergirl" posted a 74% second-weekend box office decline, turning what was already a disappointing opening into a full-scale financial emergency.
The film's domestic gross stands at just $58.4 million against a combined production and marketing outlay estimated at $275 million — figures that make a path to profitability nearly impossible.
The Numbers Tell a Brutal Story "Supergirl," starring Milly Alcock, opened to just over $37 million in its first weekend, well short of the $65 million analysts had projected as recently as May.
The math was already punishing: analysts estimated the film needed to reach $450 to $500 million globally just to break even. What followed made the opening look charitable.
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