The Fantastic Four: First Steps has had a strong opening weekend, ending a streak of Marvel Studios movies not meeting the mark. The film brought in $118 million domestically through the course of the weekend. Internationally, the film brought in an additional $100 million at the box office. This brings the global total to $218 million. This also puts it slightly ahead of Superman’s $95 million international opening and slightly behind its $220 million haul globally during its debut weekend.
This a welcome return to form for Marvel Studios which has seen its last two movies, Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* both lose money. Before that, Deadpool & Wolverine was a massive billion-dollar hit. However, that hasn’t been the norm in recent years for Marvel.
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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