Fantastic Four, Box Office
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Outside of 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' the reboot looks to score the best domestic opening for Kevin Feige's superhero studio since 2022's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.'
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett Collection SATURDAY AM: The Fantastic Four: First Steps at $120M-$125M is one of the sixth best openings for a Marvel Cinematic Universe title post Covid and that’s a great thing.
This iteration of the Fantastic Four has a standalone adventure without all the burden of the MCU's history and cast of characters.
The best thing about First Steps is the aesthetic. It’s far and away my favorite part of this film, and that’s a problem because as much as I do enjoy a solid retrofuturistic aesthetic, it’s not enough to make a mediocre movie worth watching. This is all style over substance.
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First Steps," the core Four superheroes are a bit of a bore, and in a way that works to the advantage of this grounded tale of heroism and sacrifice, which is scaled properly for what it is.It's not a flashy or over-the-top special effects extravaganza,
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Fantastic Four: First Steps is getting in on the trend of theaters selling novelty merch for new blockbuster films – specifically, the popcorn bucket craze. While the film offers fans multiple versions of a novelty bucket, there is one item in the line that is also a record-breaker: the Galactus popcorn bucket.