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Fantastic Four Soars with $57M Opening, Edges Out Superman
26 Jul
Summary
- Fantastic Four's $57M opening day is second-biggest of 2025
- Edges out Superman's $56.1M debut, setting up close box office race
- Strongest Marvel Cinematic Universe opening since Deadpool & Wolverine
The Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest blockbuster, "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," stretched its wings with a powerful $57 million opening day, including preview screenings. This impressive debut makes it the second-biggest opening day of 2025 so far, just behind the $57.11 million start of "A Minecraft Movie."
The Fantastic Four's opening day performance also narrowly edges out the $56.1 million debut of DC Studios' "Superman" just two weeks ago, setting up a close box office race between the two superhero films. With strong reviews and audience sentiment, "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" is hoping to surpass the $125 million three-day opening of "Superman."
This is the best first-day kick-off for a Marvel Cinematic Universe entry since the R-rated smash hit "Deadpool & Wolverine" dominated the box office a year ago. The Fantastic Four's success demonstrates the value of Disney's $71 billion acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019, which brought these Marvel characters under the Disney/Marvel banner.
With a fresh story unconnected to the larger MCU, "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" has presented itself as an appealing entry point for audiences. The film's lead cast of Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are all newcomers to the MCU, adding to the sense of novelty.
