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The superheroes' tale of two fortunes: Spider-Man's brutal success and Supergirl's collapse

From La Vanguardia · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day has grossed $2.34 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2026 and the second-highest-grossing film in history, according to the article.
  • The film passed $1 billion globally in six days and joined a select group of movies with worldwide grosses above $2 billion.
  • Supergirl has earned just over $126 million worldwide against production and marketing costs totaling about $300 million, making it DC's weakest performer since Catwoman, the article says.

Superhero cinema is delivering sharply different results. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is smashing box-office records, while Supergirl has suffered a steep commercial fall.

The fourth Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland had grossed $2.34 billion worldwide, according to the article, making it the biggest film of 2026 and the second-highest-grossing movie in history. Made for about $225 million, it crossed $1 billion globally in six days, the second-fastest film to reach that mark after Avengers: Endgame.

The film also passed $800 million in its domestic market in 19 days, the fastest such result to date. Its haul places it alongside Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Avatar 2, Titanic, Ne Zha 2, Avengers: Infinity War and Star Wars: The Force Awakens in an exclusive group of films that have surpassed $2 billion worldwide.

will leave all viewers speechless

· Kevin FeigeThe Marvel Studios chief described the expected impact of Avengers: Doomsday.

The success offers a major boost to Marvel's cinematic universe ahead of Avengers: Doomsday, due to arrive on Dec. 18 as the first of two Avengers films planned for Phase Six. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige said the film "will leave all viewers speechless".

Supergirl, directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock, opened on June 26. With production costs of about $180 million and another $120 million spent on marketing, it has taken slightly more than $126 million worldwide. The article describes it as DC's lowest-grossing film since Catwoman in 2004, and quotes Alejandro G. Calvo as saying, "Supergirl did not get good reviews or word of mouth. Only DC comic fans know it."

Supergirl did not get good reviews or word of mouth. Only DC comic fans know it.

· Alejandro G. CalvoThe film commentator explained Supergirl's weak reception and box-office performance.
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Originally published by La Vanguardia in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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