BOX OFFICE: SUPERMAN Passes $250M Overseas; FANTASTIC FOUR Struggles; WEAPONS Approaches $100M WW

BOX OFFICE: SUPERMAN Passes $250M Overseas; FANTASTIC FOUR Struggles; WEAPONS Approaches $100M WW

Today's box office updates are in, and while Superman is holding fairly strong ahead of its imminent Digital debut, The Fantastic Four: Fist Steps has continued to struggle after a significant drop...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 13, 2025 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

Superman has not been performing nearly as well overseas as it has in North America, but the movie is set to pass the $250 million milestone at the international box office today. Domestically, James Gunn's DCU reboot is sitting at around $333 million for a global cume of $583 million.

The Man of Steel's latest big-screen outing should hit $600 million worldwide by the end of its run, although the movie is set to debut on Digital platforms on the 15th, which will almost certainly have an impact.

As for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Marvel Studios' reboot has failed to regain its legs after a steep second-weekend drop. The movie took in a solid $2.5 million on Tuesday for a domestic total of $235 million, but analysts believe it will struggle to hit $265 million in North America.

First Steps is currently sitting at around $436 million worldwide, which is more than both of Marvel Studios' other 2025 releases made by the end of their runs, with Captain America: Brave New World taking in $413.6 million and Thunderbolts* with just $382.4 million.

Superhero fatigue? Whatever you want to call it, Marvel/Disney may want to manage expectations if they're hoping to see Avengers: Doomsday do Avengers: Endgame numbers next year.

Weapons, meanwhile, is doing a great job of scaring people in to theaters. Zach Cregger's critically-acclaimed second feature is expected to hold on to the No. 1 spot in NA this weekend, despite competition from Freakier Friday and Nobody 2. The movie is already approaching $100 million worldwide on a reported production budget of $38 million.

Do you plan on seeing any of the above movies on the big screen this weekend? Let us know in the comments section.

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BreakTheCode
BreakTheCode - 8/13/2025, 2:52 PM
All 3 good to great movies.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 8/13/2025, 2:52 PM
Remember Everybody: 800 Million is now the "NEW" Billion.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/13/2025, 3:44 PM
@Nomis929 - that is such a cop-out. Studios placing the blame on movie-goers instead of their stale ideas, rebooting franchises for the millionth times, and just bad overall output (generic writing, horrible VFX for freaking 2025, and a used up format).
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 8/13/2025, 4:02 PM
@lazlodaytona - Agreed.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/13/2025, 5:09 PM
It is hilarious how the discourse first said Superman would flop, then they said it wouldn't leg out, then they said F4 would beat it, then they said F4 will leg out just as well... wrong wrong wrong! Superman was in the green past 562.5 million, it didn't need 700 million. 2.5x production or 1.5x production and marketing. Either way it's making money. Now it'll make even more with VOD before making even more from streaming royalties. Meanwhile F4 will barely squeak past 500m. That's a flop folks. Call it like it is for once.
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 8/14/2025, 12:22 AM
@bobevanz -

This
GirshwinDavies
GirshwinDavies - 8/13/2025, 2:54 PM
Peter(Peetah) Frimaldee
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 8/13/2025, 2:55 PM
i'm partly to blame for the failure of both these movies and i respect that
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dragon316
dragon316 - 8/13/2025, 2:58 PM
@harryba11zack - not sure how that’s possible Superman is doing better than people expect it to be fantastic four who knows need see numbers when it ends but Superman make it pass five million is very good
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/13/2025, 3:05 PM
@dragon316 - People thought Gunn's Superman would at least do better than Man of Steel.
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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 8/13/2025, 3:06 PM
@dragon316 - is that why it'S getting a DIGITAL RELEASE THIS WEEK?
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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/13/2025, 3:45 PM
@dragon316 - any movie considered a success after 5 million is probably a disaster.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/13/2025, 2:56 PM
You can tell Josh didn’t write the article because it’s actually being honest about how poor F4 is doing. Kinda shocked it might miss $500m
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/13/2025, 2:59 PM
@tmp3 - it is at 437 currently if it makes 500 barley be surprise with how low ticket sales have been for it
SirReginald
SirReginald - 8/13/2025, 3:10 PM
@dragon316 - We’ll have to wheat and see
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/13/2025, 3:00 PM
Putting Weapons in the same category as those 2 turd bombs is f**king insulting, I haven't seen it yet but judging from the clips, trailers and genuine human reviews I can already tell it was made by someone who's actually trying to make a film.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/13/2025, 3:24 PM
@HashTagSwagg - youre gonna be sorely disappointed then lol. Weapons is one of the most derivative films of the decade. It steals from so many films wholesale, Magnolia, Shining and more to such an extent that Cregger is having to answer for it in every promotional interview.

It's a fun movie but you've seen it before. Many times.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/13/2025, 3:34 PM
@McMurdo - Home dog, there is some things we totally agree on but your love of Gunn's Superman film got me questioning your taste. I don't mind lifting from various films and combining them if they serve the films narrative.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/13/2025, 3:47 PM
@HashTagSwagg - I'm questioning your questioning of his tastes.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 8/13/2025, 3:53 PM
@HashTagSwagg -
I was bored by Weapons.
I despiced the jumpscares and i was really underwhelmed by the intensity of the few splatter scenes.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/13/2025, 3:57 PM
@lazlodaytona - I'm questioning your questioning of my questioning of his tastes.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/13/2025, 4:03 PM
@HashTagSwagg - I question if you are the Ridler.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/13/2025, 4:08 PM
@lazlodaytona - The Riddler is spelt with 2 D's
tRuckRogers46A
tRuckRogers46A - 8/13/2025, 4:57 PM
@MarvelZombie616 - watch 'Together' instead then.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/13/2025, 5:00 PM
@McMurdo - and yet I still loved it. I guess the extremely satisfying ending sold it for me
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 8/13/2025, 5:15 PM
@tRuckRogers46A - I already did.
It was okay.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/13/2025, 5:21 PM
@bobevanz -
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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/13/2025, 5:54 PM
@HashTagSwagg - you passed the test!
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/13/2025, 6:04 PM
@lazlodaytona -
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/13/2025, 3:04 PM
Great Numbers for Weapons but not going to Save Cinema or Theater's.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/13/2025, 5:01 PM
@AllsGood - front loaded Marvel movies aren't helping either
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/13/2025, 5:39 PM
@bobevanz - 100% Fact these types of movies will never save Cinema.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/13/2025, 5:49 PM
@bobevanz - Based on things I been reading. I will not even watch Weapons in theaters.

Prime 5.99 for me.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 8/13/2025, 3:08 PM
Superman is now making less than a million a day domestically, so I'm not sure how likely it is to reach $600 million with it being released on streaming in a couple of days. The decision to release movies so soon on streaming is killing their box office potential. How on earth do they expect movies to make anything when their theatrical window has now been shortened to 35 days (in Superman's case) ? Unless it's a movie that's spoiler heavy (Batman 2, Spider-Man 4, Doomsday, etc...), people are just going to wait and watch at home instead of dealing with all the shit that goes on in theaters.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/13/2025, 3:18 PM
@TheJok3r - i think they want to release on streaming before school resumes and while people are wrapping up their summer time off.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/13/2025, 3:48 PM
@TheJok3r - because they currently make a TON on streaming
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 8/13/2025, 4:37 PM
@TheJok3r - While I agree with you about movies making less at the box office than before due to streaming, no one seems to take into account the money the companies make off those movies when they hit streaming now. They are willingly sacrificing the box office for a reason. If they were losing money on the deal, they would change it.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 8/13/2025, 5:21 PM
@Shivermetimbers - They would only make money if those movies brought in new subscribers. More often than not, the people who watch the movies at home are already subscribed.
spr0cks
spr0cks - 8/13/2025, 5:30 PM
@TheJok3r -

VOD
(Video on Demand)
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 8/13/2025, 6:37 PM
@TheJok3r - For the most part you are correct, but how do you think they get subscribers to retain the service? The math is complicated, but they make money off of these movies through streaming.
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