{"id":3965,"date":"2026-05-29T15:07:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/supergirl-tracking-data-spark-concern-after-milly-alcock-mocks-christian-dad-critics\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:07:32","slug":"supergirl-tracking-data-spark-concern-after-milly-alcock-mocks-christian-dad-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/supergirl-tracking-data-spark-concern-after-milly-alcock-mocks-christian-dad-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Supergirl&#8217; tracking data spark concern after Milly Alcock mocks Christian dad critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F129076559.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Box office numbers for \u201cSupergirl\u201d look bleak after<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/entertainment\/supergirl-actress-milly-alcock-mocks-critics-says-a-lot-of-them-are-christian-dads\/\"> lead star Milly Alcock sparked backlash for mocking Christian dads.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/boxofficetheory.com\/box-office-tracking-forecasts-toy-story-5-supergirl-pixar-dc-jackass-backrooms-breadwinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Office Theory<\/a>, the DC superhero movie \u2014 which comes out June 26 \u2014 is expected to make between $47 million and $65 million in its opening weekend and between $107 million and $181 million in its full domestic run.<\/p>\n<p>The budget for the James Gunn-directed film was reportedly around\u00a0$170 million, while the marketing spend is estimated to exceed $75 million, bringing the total to around $245 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Box office numbers for \u201cSupergirl\u201d look bleak after Milly Alcock (seen above promoting the film) sparked backlash for mocking Christian dads. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Box Office Theory predicts the film, which comes out June 26, will make between $47 million and $65 million in its opening weekend and between $107 million and $181 million in its full domestic run (Alcock is pictured above). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>To break even, \u201cSupergirl\u201d needs to make around $425 million worldwide, far less than Box Office Theory\u2019s $350 million global estimation.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, Gunn\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/07\/entertainment\/superman-star-david-corenswet-reveals-henry-cavill-refused-to-give-him-any-tips-after-he-replaced-him\/\">\u201cSuperman\u201d starring David Corenswet<\/a> opened to $125 domestically in July 2025 and ended its theatrical run with $618 million worldwide. It cost around $325 million to make and promote.<\/p>\n<p>The predicted \u201cSupergirl\u201d box office crisis isn\u2019t helped by the stiff competition the film is facing. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/28\/photos\/toy-story-5-premiere-see-the-red-carpet\/\">Disney\u2019s \u201cToy Story 5\u201d<\/a> comes out one week earlier, on June 19, and is expected to have a $130 million to $160 million domestic opening and $465 million to $600 million domestic total. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The superhero movie starring Alcock (as seen above) reportedly needs to make around $425 million worldwide. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cSupergirl\u201d is facing competition from \u201cToy Story 5,\u201d \u201cMinions and Monsters\u201d and the live-action \u201cMoana,\u201d which all come out around the same time. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for CinemaCon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then, just five days after \u201cSupergirl\u201d releases, \u201cMinions &amp; Monsters\u201d will arrive in theaters with an expected opening weekend in the $100 million to $125 million range domestically. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the live-action \u201cMoana\u201d comes out July 10, with experts predicting a huge $100 million to $200 million domestic opening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupergirl\u201d stars Alcock, 26, as Clark Kent\u2019s super-powered cousin.<\/p>\n<p>The supporting cast includes Corenswet, Jason Momoa, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Alcock (seen above in the film) sparked backlash for a recent Variety interview where she suggested her haters come from faceless social media users, including Christian dads. <span class=\"credit\">Warner Brothers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She told Variety: \u201cIt\u2019s from a lot of people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts. Or someone\u2019s name and then \u2018Dad of four, Christian,\u2019 which is hilarious to me.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/features\/milly-alcock-supergirl-interview-sexism-superheroes-1236753786\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent interview with Variety,<\/a> Alcock pushed back against online critics and suggested the hateful comments come from faceless social media users, including conservative men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s from a lot of people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts,\u201d Alcock said. \u201cOr someone\u2019s name and then \u2018Dad of four, Christian,\u2019 which is hilarious to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d star added, \u201cBut I mean, whose opinion do you really care about? If you\u2019re pissing the right kind of people off, you\u2019re doing OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actress (seen above at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Robin Williams Center in NYC in May 2025) stars as Clark Kent\u2019s cousin in \u201cSupergirl.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Alcock\u2019s co-stars include Jason Momoa (seen above), David Corenswet, Matthias Schoenaerts and Eve Ridley. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for CinemaCon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alcock\u2019s comments were met with further criticism online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd are those dads gonna take their daughters to see this movie after getting insulted? I know I\u2019m not. And my daughter loved Supergirl,\u201d one person <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/J0hnADouglas\/status\/2057854972541157386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPointing out that your critics are good dads is not a winning message,\u201d another fan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/The__Dadfather\/status\/2057830660748857360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A third person added, \u201cNo one is going to watch this movie now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cPointing out that your critics are good dads is not a winning message,\u201d one person wrote in response to the interview. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Another added, \u201cNo one is going to watch this movie now.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some fans also compared Alcock to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/23\/entertainment\/rachel-zegler-reveals-what-helped-her-deal-with-snow-white-backlash\/\">\u201cSnow White\u201d actress Rachel Zegler,<\/a> who sparked backlash last year when she described the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/18\/entertainment\/rachel-zegler-backtracks-after-calling-snow-whites-prince-charming-a-stalker\/\">original 1937 movie as \u201cdated,\u201d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/18\/entertainment\/rachel-zegler-backtracks-after-calling-snow-whites-prince-charming-a-stalker\/\">called Prince Charming a \u201cstalker\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/25\/entertainment\/disney-paid-social-media-guru-to-vet-rachel-zeglers-posts-after-anti-trump-comments\/\">penned an anti-Donald Trump post<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Zegler\u2019s version of the classic fairytale <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/15\/business\/disney-loses-170-million-with-snow-white-live-action-flop\/\">bombed at the box office<\/a>, which many attributed to her comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupergirl\u201d flies into theaters June 26.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/29\/entertainment\/supergirl-tracking-data-sparks-concern-after-milly-alcock-mocks-christian-dad-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Box office numbers for \u201cSupergirl\u201d look bleak after lead star Milly Alcock sparked backlash for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/129076559.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}