The Fantastic Four: First Steps Just Set an MCU Record for 2025

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The latest Marvel Studios production, titled “The Fantastic Four: First Steps“, is reaching new cinematic heights. This film is the third Marvel Studios release this year, preceded by “Captain America: Brave New World” and an unspecified movie called “The Thunderbolts*“. Despite mixed reactions from fans and critics towards “Captain America: Brave New World“, which managed to earn $88.84 million in its domestic debut weekend, and the relatively modest success of “The Thunderbolts*” with a $74.3 million opening weekend take, it appears that Marvel’s First Family is poised to outshine both films. Initial reports suggest a domestic opening of $118 million for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps“, a figure which could potentially increase depending on its performance over the weekend at the box office.

*Note: The title “The Thunderbolts*” is not an official Marvel Studios film title, but was used in the original text for illustrative purposes.

For individuals interested in a side-by-side evaluation between “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and “DC Studios’ Superman,” it’s worth noting that the latter debuted with an impressive $125 million, surpassing its predicted opening of $120 million due to a strong Sunday performance. Conversely, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is projected to earn approximately $218 million globally, only slightly below “Superman’s” worldwide debut of $220 million. Despite this slight difference, it’s an impressive accomplishment for the film which has already outperformed Fox’s 2015 reboot, earning $56.1 million domestically over its entire run and ultimately grossing just $167.88 million worldwide at the box office.

Marvel Studios has faced some challenges this year at the box office, as “Captain America: New World Order” didn’t quite meet expectations. The movie scored a rotten 46% on Rotten Tomatoes and managed to gross $415.1 million globally. Although it wasn’t a complete flop, it’s lower than usual for a superhero film, particularly one from Marvel Studios. Next up was “Thunderbolts,” which received positive reviews, even earning a fresh 88% on Rotten Tomatoes and an impressive 93% rating from audiences on the popcornmeter. However, despite strong word-of-mouth, it only made $382.19 million at the global box office. It seems like “The Fantastic Four: Initial Leap” is poised to help the studio recover its momentum.

Currently, the movie titled “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is receiving positive reviews, with a Fresh rating of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and an impressive 93% from audiences on the popcornmeter. It seems poised to outshine the initial two Fantastic Four films produced by Fox: the 2005 release “Fantastic Four” and its sequel, “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer“, from 2007. The original film made a total of $154.69 million domestically and $333.5 million globally, while the sequel garnered $131.92 million domestically and $301.91 million worldwide. By its second weekend, “First Steps” is expected to surpass both films’ domestic earnings, and potentially even exceed their combined global totals. For those interested, the earlier Fantastic Four films from Fox can be streamed now on Hulu and Disney+.

Under the direction of Matt Shakman, who also worked on ‘WandaVision’, the movie script was penned by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer. The cast includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Ralph Ineson as Galactus, and Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer. Catch ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ exclusively in theaters now.

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2025-07-27 21:13