Supergirl’s CinemaScore Shows Critics Weren’t the Only Ones Underwhelmed

Supergirl‘s opening audience grade paints a mixed picture for the new DC film. Its CinemaScore landed much lower than Superman’s, echoing critics more than early audience scores.
While many moviegoers enjoyed parts of the film, the latest audience polling suggests the overall reaction was more subdued than initial online ratings had indicated.

Supergirl CinemaScore is more in line with critics’ reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

To get the clearest picture of opening-night reactions, CinemaScore probably tells the story best. Supergirl walked away with a B-, which is a noticeable step down from Superman’s A-. That’s usually a sign that moviegoers enjoyed it, but weren’t blown away. The grade also lines up more with critics’ opinions than the glowing audience scores appearing on review sites, hinting that first-night crowds had a more mixed take on the film than expected.

Rotten Tomatoes currently shows Supergirl with a 56% critics score and a 76% audience score, while IMDb users have given it a 6.2/10 rating. Although the audience score is more positive than the critics’ score, the B- CinemaScore indicates many opening-day moviegoers felt the film was only average. By comparison, Superman holds 83% from critics, 90% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 7.0/10 rating on IMDb.

Directed by Craig Gillespie, Supergirl takes Kara Zor-El on a much darker adventure than her cousin Superman. After a brutal enemy turns her world upside down, she teams up with young warrior Ruthye Marye Knoll and sets off on a revenge-driven journey across the galaxy.

Kara’s story is different because she grew up on Argo City, the last surviving piece of Krypton, where she witnessed unimaginable tragedy. Those experiences leave her tougher, more impulsive, and far less optimistic than her cousin.

Milly Alcock leads the cast as Kara Zor-El alongside Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll and Matthias Schoenaerts as the villain Krem of the Yellow Hills. David Corenswet briefly returns as Superman, while Jason Momoa makes his long-awaited DC debut as Lobo. The supporting cast also includes David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, Ferdinand Kingsley, and Diarmaid Murtagh.

The film also marks the latest live-action adaptation of Supergirl, following Helen Slater’s 1984 movie, Melissa Benoist’s television series, and Sasha Calle’s appearance in The Flash (2023).

Originally reported by Rishabh Shandilya on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net