“She is a queer icon!” Milly Alcock sparks massive backlash as new Supergirl movie faces catastrophic box office disaster
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“She is a queer icon!” Milly Alcock sparks massive backlash as new Supergirl movie faces a catastrophic box office disaster next week
The upcoming DCU Supergirl movie is officially heading toward an absolute box office disaster as tracking projections plummet ahead of its highly anticipated theatrical release. Industry insiders are sounding the alarm after newly adjusted figures revealed the massive superhero blockbuster is struggling to generate any real audience enthusiasm. To make matters worse, lead actress Milly Alcock has triggered a fierce online debate during Pride Month after publicly labeling her character a symbol for the LGBTQ+ community.
Box office tracking for the high-stakes film has crashed down to an embarrassing projected domestic opening of just $45 million to $55 million. If the movie opens on the lower end of these grim estimates, it will officially perform worse than notorious comic book flops like The Marvels. Experts warn that the movie might struggle to even cross the $300 million mark worldwide, shattering James Gunn’s grand hopes of easily reviving the DC cinematic universe.
Adding fuel to the fire, Milly Alcock recently went viral after responding to a reporter’s question about fans embracing Supergirl as a prominent “queer icon”. “I’m kind of honored that that’s happening, because she doesn’t live inside the binary of what we think a woman should be,” Alcock stated during the controversial interview. Critics and skeptical fans immediately rushed to social media to blast the comments, arguing that the studio is leaning too heavily into identity politics instead of focusing on delivering a compelling superhero story.
The movie faces an even bigger nightmare as it prepares to compete against Disney’s absolute animated juggernaut, Toy Story, which is tracking for a record-breaking $150 million to $170 million debut. There is now a highly humiliating chance that Toy Story will make significantly more money in its second weekend than Supergirl will generate in its entire opening debut. This direct box office competition has left many calling the timing of the release a massive strategic failure.
With the film set to premiere next week, Hollywood analysts are already calling this tracking disaster a devastating blow to the future of DC Studios. The severe lack of fan engagement online proves that audiences are growing tired of similar plotlines being recycled over and over again. If the opening weekend completely crashes as predicted, it could permanently derail James Gunn’s multi-year plan for the franchise.
