The Fantastic Four: First Steps is off to a strong start at the box office. In previews, it earned the most of any movie this year with $24.4 million. This surpasses the previous strongest movie of the year, Superman, with its $22.5 million.
The newest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe could earn between $100 million and $110 million during its opening weekend. Some are predicting that those numbers could be even higher. Internationally, the film is expected to bring in an additional $90 million to $100 million. This could see the film earn somewhere between $190 million and $210 million globally for its opening weekend.
The strength of The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a welcome one for Marvel Studios and its parent company, The Walt Disney Company. Earlier this year, Captain America: Brave New World made only $12 million in previews and had an $88.5 million opening. Thunderbolts* earned $11.5 million in previews and then $76 million during its opening weekend. Neither of these films ended up being the financial successes that had been hoped for. Marvel is hoping that The Fantastic Four will change this trend. The studio has also said that moving forward, it is focusing on quality over quantity. This will mean fewer streaming shows and films.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Official Description
Opening in theaters July 25, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human TorchJoseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.
The action adventure also stars Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne and Sarah Niles. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is directed by Matt Shakman, produced by Kevin Feige and executive produced by Louis D’Esposito, Grant Curtis and Tim Lewis.
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