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Marvel Studios and filmmaker Matt Shakman have made no secret of the fact that The Fantastic Four: First Steps is heavily inspired by the work of legendary comic book artist Jack Kirby.

In an early montage, we see Marvel's First Family wearing classic versions of the suits they donned in Fantastic Four #1 to battle Mole Man, while their current costumes also don't shy away from that retrofuturistic 1960s-inspired vibe.

Ryan Meinerding, Character Designer, Creative Director, and Marvel Studios Head of Visual Development, has now shared a first look at some early suit designs for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. At first glance, they're quite similar, but upon closer inspection, we're...

Marvel Studios seemingly went to great lengths to ensure The Fantastic Four: First Steps would clock in at less than 2 hours. However, as with many MCU movies, several scenes were shot that didn't make it into the final cut.

A few of these will likely be included with the eventual Blu-ray release, while others are likely unfinished and will remain forever locked away in Marvel Studios' Burbank-based headquarters.

Reliable leaker @Cryptic4KQual has shared a breakdown of many moments from The Fantastic Four: First Steps that we didn't get to see in theaters (it appears this intel was gleaned from test screenings). For starters, they confirm that the reboot originally...

Things were looking bleak for The Fantastic Four: First Steps a few weeks ago. Despite positive reviews and a strong start at the U.S. box office, ticket sales dropped significantly during its second and third weekends in theaters, suggesting it could finish its run in the same $400 million ballpark as Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*.

The Marvel Studios movie has since regained its footing in a not dissimilar manner to Elemental and Mufasa: The Lion King. Now, it's worth noting that The Fantastic Four: First Steps won't quite reach the same heights as the two Disney blockbusters initially deemed "flops," but it's no longer in danger of ending up with under $500 million.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has suddenly found its footing at the North American box office, and that could bode well for the Marvel Studios movie in the coming weeks.

It's no secret that a few big scenes were left on the cutting room floor to get the reboot under two hours. Now, some newly revealed storyboards—courtesy of artist Simeon Wilkins—reveal a first look at a scrapped sequence featuring Sue Storm and Mole Man in Subterranea.

Both Vanessa Kirby and Paul Walter Hauser have shared their disappointment that the scene was cut, and we see here what it could have looked like.

Artist Richard Bennett has also shared...

Another Tom Hardy series is finding success on digital and streaming. The actor's eight-year-old BBC series Taboo has been rediscovered by audiences, who will soon join fans of the drama in waiting for the long-gestating second season.

FlixPatrol is reporting that Taboo is currently ranked No. 10 on iTunes' Top TV Shows Worldwide chart. While cracking the Top 10 on any PVOD or streaming platform is an impressive feat in itself, the fact that Taboo is one of only two shows (the other being Our Girl at No. 7) on the chart to have not recently aired a new season makes this all the more noteworthy. The remaining eight shows currently finding success...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps wore its comic book inspirations on its sleeve, with the work of Jack Kirby and Alex Ross clearly crucial in establishing the reboot's visual style.

Ryan Meinerding, a Character Designer, Creative Director, and Head of Visual Development for Marvel Studios, recently took to Instagram to share one of his keyframes featuring Marvel's First Family. It's a beautiful piece of artwork, and one that appears to take some cues from Ross' comic book work.

"Fantastic Four together! This was a keyframe I did this early in the process, trying to get a tone of the movie from setting the characters against a retro future city," Meinerding wrote.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to get over this “peak trolling” as quickly as possible. The latest, and reportedly last, Mission: Impossible movie, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, was released for free onto YouTube just a few days after landing on digital download. But, as is so often the case with the adventures of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, not everything is as it seems...

The official X/Twitter account for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning dropped a post teasing the free release of the action sequel, which it claimed it was forced to do after the AI enemy known as The Entity “compromised” the mission.

Vanessa Kirby is opening up about what’s next for her character, Sue Storm, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kirby plays Sue Storm in the 2025 film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the second reboot of the classic superhero team.

The film was directed by Matt Shakman and written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer. It stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn, with a supporting cast including Julia Garner, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson.

The story is set in the 1960s, in a retro-futuristic world where the Fantastic Four must stop the planet-eating villain Galactus, played by Ineson.

Sue Storm plays a crucial role in First Steps. She is not only the one who stops Galactus but also the first person to encounter her young son Franklin’s powers. During her fight with Galactus, Sue gives everything she...

The Fantastic Four are back on the big screen. The film is the second reboot of the iconic superhero team and the 37th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Matt Shakman, the movie was written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, and Jeff Kaplan with Ian Springer.

The cast includes Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the Fantastic Four, with Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson in supporting roles.

Set in a retro-futuristic 1960s, the story sees the Fantastic Four facing off against the planet-eating cosmic villain Galactus, played by Ineson.

Sue Storm, played by Vanessa Kirby, plays a central role in the movie. She ends up being the one to stop Galactus, but it comes at a huge personal cost. During the fight, she pushes Galactus toward a bridge and teleports him away, using all her energy.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has reached another milestone at the worldwide box office this weekend, crossing the $450 million mark. With $247 million from the U.S. and $221.7 million overseas, the reboot sits at $468.7 million.

Next weekend, it will top Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania's $476.1 million run, and as its legs start to improve—in no small part thanks to Superman's surprise Digital release—a final total of $500+ million is back on the table.

As of now, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is eyeing a $500 million - $510 million global cume, a solid, albeit unspectacular, result, and one that means the movie should, at the very least, break even.

It's hard to say whether Disney and Marvel Studios will be happy with this. However, the latter has succeeded in delivering the first critically acclaimed movie starring these characters ahead of their return in next December's Avengers: Doomsday. With that and Avengers: Secret Wars...

Update: It seems Superman swooping to Digital has indeed helped The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as its legs have somewhat improved for an estimated $8 million - $9 million fourth weekend in theaters.

#TheFantasticFourFirstSteps finally seeing legs improving again at US #BoxOffice, as the film grosses 2.4M on 4th Fri, solid -47.1% drop from last Thu August 16, 2025

Thanks to Deadline, we have some very early estimates for this weekend at the North American box office, and Zach Cregger's horror hit, Weapons, looks set to remain at #1 with an estimated $22 million haul.

The movie, starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner, has been one of the surprise hits of the summer and should reach $86 million domestic by Sunday. Weapons is thought to have cost only $38 million to produce, and it's already passed $100 million worldwide.

Disney's Freakier Friday is looking at a $14 million - $15 million second frame, taking its total to $55 million. Opening in third place is Nobody 2,...

Thanks to Deadline, we have some very early estimates for this weekend at the North American box office, and Zach Cregger's horror hit, Weapons, looks set to remain at #1 with an estimated $22 million haul.

The movie, starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner, has been one of the surprise hits of the summer and should reach $86 million domestic by Sunday. Weapons is thought to have cost only $38 million to produce, and it's already passed $100 million worldwide.

Disney's Freakier Friday is looking at a $14 million - $15 million second frame, taking its total to $55 million. Opening in third place is Nobody 2, the action sequel starring Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk. That's eyeing a $9.25 million start, which is none too shabby, seeing as its 2021 predecessor debuted to $6.8 million.

What of The Fantastic Four: First Steps? The latest Marvel Studios movie faces a slightly less concerning 49% drop this weekend,...

We're about to enter The Fantastic Four: First Steps' fourth weekend in theaters, and Marvel Studios has just released another critics TV spot for the Matt Shakman-helmed reboot.

There are several snippets of previously unreleased footage, with the main highlight being The Thing saying his iconic line, "It's Clobberin' Time." Ebon Moss-Bachrach nailed it, and this hopefully won't be the last time we hear him utter it in the MCU.

Many fans are also convinced that the TV spot takes an (admittedly fairly minor) shot at DC Studios' Superman. The promo declares The Fantastic Four: First Steps as "the best reviewed superhero movie of the summer."

It seems Disney isn't counting Thunderbolts* as a summer movie—that sits at 88% on Rotten Tomatoes—and with an 86% score on the review aggregator, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is indeed better-reviewed than Superman (83%).

Of course, we'd be remiss not to point out...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is still playing in theaters, and grossed an additional $1.7 million on Wednesday to bring its domestic cume to $236.7 million. There are no major new releases this weekend, meaning it remains on track to finish its U.S. run with $260+ million.

Today, we have more concept art from the movie. Ryan Meinerding, character designer, creative director, and Marvel Studios Head of Visual Development, has shared his "main design image," which was used to "figure out what the characters would look like as a team" in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Interestingly, Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards appears to have a full-blown beard here, similar to what we've seen in the comic books (The Last of Us star's moustache proved surprisingly divisive among fans).

"I’m more aware of disgruntlement around my casting than anything I’ve ever done," the actor acknowledged. "He’s too old. He’s not right.

Much has been said about The Fantastic Four: First Steps star John Malkovich being left on the cutting room floor, and we now have a new look at Mister Fantastic doing battle with Red Ghost's army of Super-Apes.

MCU veteran Wesley Burt shared this impressive keyframe. Earlier this week, Jeremy Simser shared a first look at some of his storyboards for the reboot, but those only included one of the rampaging simians.

Marvel Studios is thought to have cut quite a few scenes from The Fantastic Four: First Steps to get the movie under two hours, but this extended action sequence with Red Ghost was likely the biggest casualty.

Parts of it were recycled for that fun opening montage, though, and a shot of Reed Richards getting his face stretched by one of the Super-Apes was included in the end credits. However, filmmaker Matt Shakman has confirmed that much...

All missions have led to this… In anticipation of the imminent digital release of the latest (and last?) Mission: Impossible movie, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, we have an exclusive clip that should sufficiently have fans holding their breath as Hollywood icon Tom Cruise once again risks everything in the name of entertainment and action movie magic.

Taken from the “Olifants River Canyon” behind-the-scenes content that will be included as part of the digital release, the clip offers some insight into one of the most dangerous stunts ever performed by Cruise, or anyone, as the actor takes to the skies and hangs off an airplane as he fights to save the world. You can check out our exclusive clip from Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning below.

Audiences can experience the epic, action-packed culmination of the ground-breakingMission: Impossible franchise at home starting August 19, 2025, when Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps skipped the team's origin story, meaning we only got to see their classic comic book costumes in a brief flashback to their first battle with Mole Man.

We don't know whether a longer version of that scene exists. However, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn have been shown wearing them in behind-the-scenes photos, suggesting they originally had a little more screentime.

The official Instagram page for The Fantastic Four: First Steps has shared a few in-universe newspaper front pages, including one with a black and white shot of Marvel's First Family in the Jack Kirby-inspired costumes. The headline reads, "Epic Showdown: Fantastic 4 Defeat Mastermind, Mad Thinker."

The Mad Thinker was referenced during the movie's opening montage, but scenes of the team saving the city were repurposed from their cut battle with John Malkovich's Red Ghost. The other two front pages focus...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps was supposed to open with an extended action sequence pitting Marvel's First Family against Red Ghost and his Super-Apes. Ultimately, it was replaced by a montage recapping the team's origin story and a showcase of their greatest victories.

John Malkovich was cast as the villainous Red Ghost and appeared briefly in the movie's first teaser trailer. That's all we've seen of the villain, though a few snippets from the fight did make it into the final cut, with Mister Fantastic pitted against one of the Super-Apes.

Storyboard artist Jeremy Simser has taken to social media to share his work on this cut sequence from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, writing, "Just a few frames from the deleted Red Ghost ape fight I drew for [the movie]. I really wish you all could see this scene in its entirety, but alas, it's not meant to be!"

Simser also...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps North America Box Office Day 17 Update (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps crashes at the box office every weekend. It has once again faced a steep drop in North America and lost the #1 spot in the domestic box office chart. However, the film has successfully surpassed Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings at the domestic box office. Keep scrolling for the deets.

This is the 37th film in the MCU, and it features a fresh new cast comprising Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the titular team, alongside Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson. It recently entered this year’s top 10 grossers list worldwide, and according to reports, a sequel is in development.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps box office collection on its 3rd weekend in North...

Update: The final figures won't be in until Monday morning, but here's the latest from today:

Another sharp drop for #FantasticFour in 3rd wknd. $4.5M Fri heading to wknd #boxoffice of about $15M, down 61%. Domestic cume will reach $230M in 17 days with final now likely to be around $275M. Best for any Ff movie & tops for #MCU this year, but #Marvel must have wanted more.

— Gitesh Pandya (TikTok @gitesh.pandya) (@GiteshPandya) August 9, 2025

Weapons and Freakier Friday have opened in theaters this weekend, and the two vastly different movies are exceeding expectations at the North American box office. However, good news for them is not-so-great news for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Weapons is heading for a $38 million debut, including Thursday's $5.7 million previews. This marks the 11th time this year that a Warner Bros. title has sat in first place, good news for a studio that had a pretty disastrous 2024.

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2025 has been one of the weaker years for the film industry as high-budget films like Captain America: Brave New World and Snow White have failed at both impressing the audience and at the box office. While there have been many disappointments this year, it does not mean that there have been no good movies released this year, and to prove that, we have compiled a list of the best movies that have come out in 2025 so far.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (In Theaters) Credit – Marvel Studios

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a superhero sci-fi action film directed by Matt Shakman from a screenplay co-written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer. The 2025 MCU film is set in an alternate universe, and it revolves around the Fantastic Four as their world comes under attack...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps had a couple of weeks without any serious competition (though Superman and Jurassic World Rebirth posed a bigger problem than Marvel Studios likely expected), and now looks set to drop to third place in North America this weekend. 

During Thursday previews, Barbarian director Zach Cregger's Weapons earned $5.7 million, with Disney's Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis-led Freakier Friday behind it at $3.1 million. The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailed both movies with $2.9 million, a decent enough hold that placed it ahead of The Bad Guys 2 ($2 million), The Naked Gun ($1.5 million), and Superman. ($1.4 million).

The latter continues to exceed expectations in the U.S., and appears to have connected with moviegoers in a way the latest Marvel Studios movie has not. 

Heading into the weekend, it's looking like Weapons and Freakier Friday are going to be neck and neck. The latter is looking at a $27 million - $30 million haul,...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps hasn't reached the same heights as Superman at the North American box office, but it's also not the flop many people would have you believe.

The Marvel Studios reboot pulled in a decent $3.92 million on Wednesday, taking its 13-day domestic total to $212 million. Yesterday, it surpassed Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania's total of $214.5 million and is expected to rise to upwards of $233 million through its third weekend in theatres.

Box office analysts still expect The Fantastic Four: First Steps to finish its U.S. run with $280 million - $290 million, meaning it will be the McU's highest-grossing non-sequel since 2019's Captain Marvel.

It won't come close to reaching $1 billion, but when Disney and Marvel Studios look at numbers like those, you'd best believe they'll be happy—or happy enough—with a result that confirms there's interest in these characters.

Earlier this week, it was reported that...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is climbing up a major box office chart. The movie is the 37th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the interconnected superhero franchise from Marvel Studios, which is now owned by Walt Disney Studios.

2025's The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces the titular superhero family to the franchise, which includes Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), the Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and the Human Torch (Joseph Quinn). The movie also stars Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, Mark Gatiss, Sarah Niles, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson.

Per The Numbers, The Fantastic Four: First Steps has hit a cumulative global box office total of $382.1 million, comprising $212 million from domestic theaters and $170.1 million from international markets. This total has allowed the movie to climb another spot up the chart of the highest-grossing Disney movies of all time, across their brands.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has hit No.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Inches Closer To Outgrossing An Early MCU Fan Favorite (Photo Credit – Instagram)

In addition to earning critical acclaim and positive audience feedback, Marvel’s latest superhero outing, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, has now become the highest-grossing Fantastic Four movie to date, surpassing the 2005 reboot. It has also outperformed several 2025 releases, including Sinners, Final Destination: Bloodlines, and 28 Years Later.

According to Box Office Mojo, First Steps has raked in over $367 million worldwide. And in doing that, it is now inching closer to the lifetime box office total of a beloved Phase One MCU film. Can you guess which movie it is? Read on to find out.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Set To Outgross This Early MCU Movie

That Marvel film is none other than Captain America: The First Avenger, which starred Chris Evans as the titular superhero. Here’s how the two...

The battle between Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps and DC’s Superman is looking more and more one-sided. According to the latest box office numbers, as of August 3, 2025, Fantastic Four has made $197.1 million in the United States and Canada and $170.3 million in other countries.

That’s a worldwide total of $367.4 million. Superman, on the other hand, is flying much higher with $316.1 million in the U.S. and Canada and $235.3 million internationally, adding up to $551.4 million worldwide. But, it makes sense, Superman has been out longer right?

Things started off promising for Fantastic Four. Before its release, it was expected to earn between $190 and $210 million globally in its opening weekend.

But after that big start, the movie’s momentum has taken a serious hit. On its second Friday, it made just $11.7 million, an 80% drop from the first Friday. That’s the worst Friday-to-Friday drop for any superhero movie this year.

Marvel Studios will release an "Art of" book for The Fantastic Four: First Steps this November, and several retailers have now been updated with preview pages showcasing never-before-seen artwork from the reboot.

The first piece reveals an even bigger Galactus than the one we saw rampage through New York City during the final act. Look closely, and you'll see a tiny Mister Fantastic scaling his thumb; had Marvel Studios gone down this route, there would have been no way for the team to physically attack the Devourer of Worlds.

We also have new shots of Shalla-Bal, a.k.a. the Silver Surfer, and a robotic version of Mole Man's giant monster, Giganto. It seems Marvel Studios thought that making him a robot rather than an underground monster was a better fit for the movie once upon a time.

While we got a classic version of Giganto in The Fantastic Four: First Steps' final cut,...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest big-screen adventure, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, is on track to make a huge mark at the box office. Industry estimates suggest the film could finish its theatrical run with between $520 million and $570 million worldwide, according to box office tracking sources.

As of August 3, 2025, the movie has already earned $198.4 million in the United States and Canada, and another $170.3 million overseas. That puts its total haul so far at $368.7 million.

The movie stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the iconic superhero team. They are joined by Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the story follows the Fantastic Four as they face off against Galactus, a cosmic force played by Ineson who threatens to devour the planet.

Leading up to its release, box office projections...

Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps is on track to finish its theatrical run with an impressive worldwide total between $520 million and $570 million, according to industry projections.

The movie, which cost over $200 million to make, marks the second reboot of the Fantastic Four in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is directed by Matt Shakman.

The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the Fantastic Four, with Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson in supporting roles. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the story follows the team as they face the cosmic threat of Galactus, a planet-devouring force played by Ineson.

As of August 3, 2025, the film has earned $198.4 million in the United States and Canada, along with $170.3 million from other countries, giving it a global total of $368.7 million so far. Box office experts say these...

Hideo Kojima, the well-known Japanese video game creator behind hits like Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, has been using social media lately to share his thoughts on big movies.

Fans have enjoyed his reviews, which are often fun, thoughtful, and surprisingly detailed. This time, Kojima turned his attention to Marvel’s newest superhero film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

The movie is the 37th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marks the second reboot of the Fantastic Four on the big screen. Directed by Matt Shakman and written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer, the film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the superhero team.

It also features Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson. Set in a retro-futuristic 1960s, the story follows the team as they face the cosmic threat of Galactus,...

Hideo Kojima, the Japanese video game creator best known for the Metal Gear Solid series, has been making a habit of reviewing big movies on social media. His takes are usually fun, thoughtful, and get a lot of attention from his fans. This time, he turned his attention to Marvel Studios’ latest release, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

The movie is the 37th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marks the second reboot of the Fantastic Four series. Directed by Matt Shakman and written by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer, it stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as Marvel’s first family.

The cast also includes Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson as the voice of Galactus. The story is set in a retro-futuristic 1960s world, where the team must face the planet-eating cosmic villain.

This weekend, The Fantastic Four: First Steps suffered from one of the biggest second weekend drops in the McU's history, landing between Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

After grossing an estimated $40 million in North American theaters this weekend, this harsh 66% drop was worsened by stronger-than-expected competition from The Naked Gun, The Bad Guys 2, and holdovers like Jurassic World Rebirth and Superman.

The overall box office landscape has changed, though, and even $40 million means The Fantastic Four: First Steps still had the sixth biggest weekend of 2025, reaching $198.4 million in the U.S. That took two weekends and is more than Thunderbolts* made during its entire run ($190.2 million). It will pass $200 million tomorrow, topping Captain America: Brave New World's $200.5 million run.

When all is said and done, the reboot will likely end its stint in the U.S. with $280 million - $295 million.

As of now,...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe might have to stop its celebration because The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn't seem to be the hit everyone originally thought. The superhero film premiered in theaters on Jul. 25 and had an encouraging debut.

However, in its second weekend, things are looking bleak for Marvel's First Family. Per Variety, although The Fantastic Four: First Steps held on to the No. 1 spot for a second week in a row, its numbers are not worth celebrating. On its second Friday,First Steps saw a devastating 80% drop from its initial debut numbers.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps had a thrilling opening weekend, with $118 million domestically and a global tally of $218 million. The opening numbers were in line with 2023's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which went on to gross $845.5 million worldwide.

On its first Friday, First Steps grossed $57.2 million domestically. One week later, the superhero film saw a...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has managed to avoid crashing and burning at the box office in the same way as Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*. However, predictions for the reboot's second weekend in theaters are understandably raising eyebrows.

After opening to $117.6 million last week, the movie is expected to gross $40 million to $45 million over the next couple of days. On the lower side, that's a pretty steep 66% decline, which is better than Captain America: Brave New World (68%) but bigger than Thunderbolts* (56%). The latter somewhat benefited from marketing shifting to *The New Avengers. 

These numbers suggest that The Fantastic Four: First Steps had a front-loaded debut, with fans rushing to see Marvel's First Family on the big screen again, but everyone else...not so much. 

It's not all doom and gloom, though. The Fantastic Four: First Steps had a decent week in North America and should reach $200 million by Sunday.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is about to enter its second weekend in theaters, and following an estimated $7.4 million Thursday, the movie is likely to end the weekend with an additional $45 million - $47 million. That's a 61% decline.

It's neither a great result nor a particularly bad one. There's still no word on international numbers, but overseas could be where The Fantastic Four: First Steps makes most of its money. The opposite is true for Superman, as that has grossed $300 million in North America alone.

Taking a bite out of the latest Marvel Studios reboot are The Bad Guys 2 and The Naked Gun. The former made $2.25 million from Thursday previews, while the R-Rated comedy reached $1.6 million.

As of a few days ago, The Fantastic Four: First Steps had grossed roughly $250 million worldwide, so bet on it easily surpassing $300 million by the end of the weekend. The reboot should end its...

Marvel Studios rarely recreates specific comic book covers or panels in its movies, and while staged moments like that sometimes run the risk of falling flat, it's proven to be mighty disappointing for many fans.

When it comes to Marvel's First Family, Bryan Hitch's Fantastic Four #554 cover is an iconic piece of imagery that would have made for a great poster. That didn't happen, but The Fantastic Four: First Steps' leads—Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach—have now revealed their take on it.

If only they were in costume, eh?

In other news, Deadline caught up with Paul Walter Hauser and asked the actor about his role as the McU's Mole Man. "I figured Harvey Elder, Mole Man — mad scientist, angry curmudgeon type with this kind of species that he defends — I was like, I can get on board with that," the actor explained.

"Mole...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Worldwide Box Office ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the latest Marvel superhero outing, has received a strong critical response and opened impressively at the box office, both domestically and internationally. According to Box Office Mojo, the film has grossed nearly $250 million worldwide, already surpassing the $168 million lifetime total of the 2015 reboot, Fantastic Four.

Until now, the highest-grossing Fantastic Four movie is the 2005 version, which grossed $333.5 million globally. First Steps is on track to surpass that figure, given its current momentum, but that alone isn’t the real milestone. The bigger question is: how much does it need to earn to break even or make a profit at the box office? Read on to find out.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Needs To Earn This Much To Break Even

According to a report by Variety, the film was made on a budget of over $200 million.

Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, is an IP that's been relentlessly mined for decades. There have been movies, television shows, video games and more, with a game show currently in the works.

According to Deadline, Remarkable Entertainment is creating a game show called Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock: The Detective Academy, in which contestants will have to follow in the titular detective's footsteps. Per the official description, the show promises to "test players' powers of deduction and logic as they attempt to solve puzzling crimes from the world of Sherlock Holmes."

"There is simply no greater figure in detective fiction," Remarkable heads Tamara Gilder and Cat Lawson said in a statement. "Sherlock Holmes defined the genre and continues to inspire new generations of armchair detectives around the world. Working in close collaboration with The Arthur Conan Doyle Estate, the guardians of Conan Doyle's work and his incredible characters,...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps' global box office surpasses Disney's live-action Oscar winner in the all-time charts. The Marvel Cinematic Universe's reboot of The Fantastic Four skips the titular team's origin story and is set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, following The Fantastic Four as they defend the world from Galactus, a cosmic entity that consumes planets.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps' cast includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, making up the titular team. Julia Garner stars as the Silver Surfer alongside Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson as Galactus.

Now, in the five days since its theatrical release on July 25, The Fantastic Four: First Steps has grossed $227 million at the worldwide box office, surpassing the 2021 live-action Cruella remake at $225 million, according to The Numbers. Fantastic Four...

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Worldwide Box Office: Update After 4 Days ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been in theaters for four days and is beating the global collections of several Hollywood movies. It crossed The Marvels’ worldwide haul in its opening weekend only and now has surpassed a Tom Cruise-starrer actioner. The MCU movie is also on track to beat The Incredible Hulk’s domestic haul soon. Keep scrolling for the deets.

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The movie Fantastic Four: First Steps premiered on July 25 as the first film in Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film has been well-received by critics and has earned $227 million worldwide so far. A sequel is already being planned.

The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the Fantastic Four team. Other actors in the cast include Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson. The story is set in a retro-futuristic 1960s world where the team must stop Galactus, a massive cosmic being who wants to destroy the Earth.

Recently, the cast spoke with IMDb, answering various questions about the movie and their roles. When Ebon Moss-Bachrach was asked what he would do if he had The Thing’s superpowers, he didn’t hesitate.

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The new Fantastic Four: First Steps movie made a big splash both in terms of box office and critical acclaim. It was released in the U.S. on July 25, kicking off Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Critics mostly liked the film, and it has already earned $227 million worldwide. A sequel is already in the works.

The movie stars a big group of talented actors, including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the Fantastic Four. Other well-known actors like Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson also appear.

The story is set in a 1960s retro-futuristic world where the Fantastic Four must protect Earth from Galactus, a cosmic giant who threatens to devour the planet.

Recently, the cast sat down with IMDb for a fun interview where they answered different questions about the film and their characters. When...

Fantastic Four: First Steps – Pedro Pascal & Joseph Quinn Reunite ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

When actors share the screen one time, it is a welcome surprise to see them work together again in a new project. The chemistry, the performance, and the hope to see the magic once again keep the audience hooked to the project. One such phenomenon has happened with the cast of Marvel’s latest superhero offering, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The movie stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Julia Garner in pivotal roles. Along with Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn, two more actors appeared in a popular fantasy show earlier, albeit at different times. Let’s take a look at this uncanny reunion!

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is one of Marvel Studios' most visually distinct movies, largely due to it taking place on Earth 828. The parallel reality features a retro-futuristic world inspired by the 1960s and artist Jack Kirby's incredible comic book illustrations.

Talking to Variety, Ryan Meinerding, a character designer, creative director and the head of visual development at Marvel Studios, talked about putting a new spin on the team's iconic costumes.

"With the look of their suits, [costume designer] Alexandra [Byrne] and I were looking through different iterations of the comics," he explained. "The initiative came to lean into the blue and white suits more than the other iterations from the comics."

"It was meant to feel a little bit friendlier and more earnest and not quite so contemporary in its coolness," Meinerding continued. "We landed with something that felt like it was from the past, as if it was designed for a 1960s sci-fi movie.

Much of The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Earth-828 was brought to life with practical effects, and we're sure you'll remember set photos showing a "real" version of The Thing.

The character was brought to life with visual effects (unlike the 2005 and 2007 Fantastic Four movies), but this stand-in was used on set to give the cast and VFX artists some much-needed reference material. Now, we know who was in the suit, and it wasn't Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

Actor and professional wrestler Richard Summers-Calvert has confirmed that he was the practical Ben Grimm in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, while sharing new behind-the-scenes photos from the reboot's set.

You can take a closer look at Summers-Calvert as The Thing in the Instagram post below.

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Marvel Studios, meanwhile, has released...

Spoilers for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" to follow.

All of the previous Fantastic Four films started with the team's superheroic origin. (The sequel "Rise of the Silver Surfer" being the obvious exception.) To avoid any rehashing, however, "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" does something different and begins its story years into the Four's careers as heroes.

Not to worry, though, because the film doesn't leave out all context. One of the first scenes is the Fantastic Four guest-starring on "The Ted Gilbert Show." Its Ed Sullivan-esque host (Mark Gatiss) narrates a montage walking viewers (both within the movie and those watching in the real-world) on the Four's history, showing that they were astronauts dosed in cosmic rays that gave them incredible powers and are already celebrated as scientists, diplomatic leaders, and superheroes ... and what's a hero without a villain?

The primary villain of "First Steps" is Galactus...

It won't be until Monday morning that we have a clear idea of exactly how high The Fantastic Four: First Steps has soared during its opening weekend. Still, the latest round of estimates is in, and things look simply fantastic for Marvel's First Family.

According to Deadline, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now eyeing a global launch of $220 million - $230 million after grossing $106.2 million worldwide through Friday.

The Matt Shakman-helmed reboot earned $57 million on Friday, taking its expected domestic opening weekend to $120 million - $125 million (some analysts believe it could go as high as $130 million if there's strong walk-up business today).

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is also exceeding expectations overseas, where it's now looking at a $105 million start. Like with Superman, the weeks ahead will be crucial for this one, though it's fortunate to have little in the way of noteworthy competition this August.

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Much has been said about the practical costume worn by Galactus actor Ralph Ineson on the set of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and we now have a first look at it.

The Nosferatu star took to Instagram earlier today to share some photos from his time on set, a lonely experience for the actor, seeing as he shot his scenes without the rest of the reboot's cast.

This costume is an amazing practical creation, and pretty much identical to what we saw in the movie itself. Fans have unanimously praised the McU's take on the Devourer of Worlds, and the hope is that he'll somehow return in a future movie.

Talking to The Hollywood Reporter earlier this week, Ineson said, "There’s a lot to explore in the lore, and he is a big character in the whole universe. But I would be one of the last people to...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has touched down in theaters, and with people now getting to watch the latest Marvel Studios blockbuster, we have a CinemaScore (perhaps the best indication of how good word-of-mouth is with filmgoers).

As a reminder, CinemaScore is a market research firm that surveys audience reactions to newly released movies.

After attending opening night screenings, moviegoers rate films on an A+ to F scale, providing insights into audience satisfaction. Widely used in the film industry, CinemaScore helps gauge the initial reception of movies and influences box office predictions based on audience feedback.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been awarded an A-, meaning it joins MCU movies like Captain America: The First Avenger, Black Widow, and Thunderbolts*. It also ties with The Batman and another huge superhero movie released earlier this month, Superman.

Unsurprisingly, this is a franchise-best result for the Fantastic Four franchise as First...