THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Eyes Impressive $210M Global Box Office Launch Following Glowing Reviews

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Eyes Impressive $210M Global Box Office Launch Following Glowing Reviews

We finally have updated tracking data for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and all signs point to the movie being a hit when Marvel's First Family launches at the worldwide box office. Read on for details!

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By JoshWilding - Jul 22, 2025 06:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four
Source: Deadline

The first reviews for The Fantastic Four: First Steps have been, for lack of a better word, fantastic. Now, Deadline has shared some updated tracking data a couple of days before the Marvel Studios reboot arrives in theaters. 

According to the trade, it's currently eyeing a $190 million - $210 million global launch, not a bad start for a team of superheroes best known for starring in bad movies.

$90 million - $100 million is the expected international haul, with a conservative $100 million - $110 million North American debut expected. Why conservative? Well, it was only a couple of days ago that we were hearing $130 million - $140 million. We'll see what happens this weekend. 

Superman opened to $220 million at the worldwide box office, so it's proving to be a good summer for Marvel and DC as both studios look to shrug off so-called "superhero fatigue."

Advance tickets for The Fantastic Four: First Steps went on sale seven weeks ago and currently sit at $20 million, the same amount Superman made before its $125 million U.S. debut. It's not a contest, but we're sure Kevin Feige is happy this relaunch hasn't been flattened by the Man of Tomorrow. 

The movie has been "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, and that should be a big help heading into the weekend. Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* both underperformed earlier this year, so the MCU will benefit from a box office hit. 

In our review, we concluded, "The Fantastic Four is an exceptional introduction to the MCU’s First Family, and thanks to a Jack Kirby-infused feel that’s unlike anything we’ve seen before, it proves to be a quintessential superhero movie with Marvel Studios at its brilliant best."

Are you excited to watch The Fantastic Four: First Steps this weekend? 

Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph 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.

Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne, and Sarah Niles have been cast in supporting roles. Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom is rumoured to appear, though that's surely a given with Avengers: Doomsday on the way.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is directed by Matt Shakman from a screenplay by Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson and Jeff Kaplan & Ian Springer.

The movie is set to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.

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GirshwinDavies
GirshwinDavies - 7/22/2025, 6:38 PM
Crank Yankum!
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 7/22/2025, 7:28 PM
It’s kind of magical that CBMs are making their big return this summer with their respective OG titles. Superman and Fantastic Four.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 7/22/2025, 10:12 PM
@AwesomePromoz - *mind blown
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/22/2025, 6:42 PM
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Honestly , if it has rewatchability which will help its legs then I could see it making somewhere to 600-700 million…

The month of August has competition from the likes of The Bad Guys 2 ,The Naked Gun & Weapons amongst others but I don’t see those taking a sizable chunk of FF’s BO since there’s little crossover there I feel.
RockReigns
RockReigns - 7/22/2025, 6:48 PM
Fantastic Four $210M: Impressive 🥰
Superman $220M: Failure 😤
Chris827
Chris827 - 7/22/2025, 7:38 PM
@RockReigns - Do you honestly not understand things like budget, expectations, what character it is etc?

Would you stupidly ask if something like Black Panther 3 made the same amount as Supergirl and Black Panther was called a failure and Supergirl a success?


Superman has a bigger budget, is a bigger IP and kicking off an entire universe.
spr0cks
spr0cks - 7/22/2025, 7:39 PM
@RockReigns - Fantastic Four - Bar to clear :- Josh Trank's 2015 remake/reboot: total Box Office gross - $168 Million

Superman 2025- Bar to clear :- 2013's Man of Steel - total Box office gross : - $670 Million.

One of these two movies will easily clear the bar from a previous remake/rendition.
Can you guess which one?

That should explain it to you.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/22/2025, 7:54 PM
@spr0cks - TBF I'd put passing the prior adaption aside I will not name I feel the bar for THIS version of the Fantastic Four is more sensibly passing Thunderbolts and Cap4. Does it need to do far better than that, idealy obviously but that is the lowest bar it needs to hit.

I don't in fact think the bar for any film since 21's should be considered that of one pre 2020 cos the BO has never gotten back to the numbers of the decade prior to COVID yet (that isn't to say it is impossible, just incredibly unlikely outside of the likes of NWH).

So yes idealy Superman wanted to pass unadjusted numbers for MoS but the aim was better than the last three DCEU movies and target getting at least close to The Batman's numbers with little odds it would do better than that so if did would be a HUGE win (as Batman is simply more popular/trusted as an IP and has been for a while even after BvS).
RolandD
RolandD - 7/22/2025, 8:57 PM
@Apophis71 - In 2019 we had 9, that’s right 9 movies cross a billion and one more than double that. In ALL of the years since we have had 8 billion + movies. I really fail to see why so many on here are comparing to pre-pandemic numbers. We have not gotten back to that and maybe never will. I’m looking at you @spr0cks among others.
mountainman
mountainman - 7/22/2025, 9:18 PM
@RolandD - We do have to adjust expectations based on how the overall box office has been down over the past 5 years. That being said, I wonder when the studios will adjust budgets to reflect this new reality. No way they can keep losing money on big budget movies forever.
RolandD
RolandD - 7/22/2025, 9:34 PM
@mountainman - You have an excellent point about budgets. I agree.
RockReigns
RockReigns - 7/22/2025, 9:51 PM
@Chris827 - F4 cost the same to produce.
RockReigns
RockReigns - 7/22/2025, 9:52 PM
@spr0cks - lmao no that isn’t what makes something successful.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 7/23/2025, 12:05 AM
@RolandD - I think we can get back to pre-pandemic numbers. It's just a matter of putting out good, exciting product. The proof is NWH ($1.9 billion) and DP/W ($1.3 billion despite R) in 2022 and 2024, respectively. Focus on the characters people like (mostly men, with masculinity, absolutely nothing wrong with that in the context of superhero films), drop agenda, cast likeable actors. Neither NWH nor DP/W were Marvel Studios films -- they used legacy actors that people love. Write good stories. Add a love interest or two that isn't just Peter Parker and MJ, the way Tony had Pepper, Steve had Peggy, etc. -- female viewers love that stuff. We can get there again. I really like what Gunn did casting Corenswet as Superman. I haven't seen FF, but maybe the 4 of them truly gel. Remember that first Avengers movie in 2012? I remember walking in thinking it could well be a train-wreck, and I walked out thinking, "damn, they pulled it off." That is when the MCU really started taking off. The studios have to get back to that. 2021 to the first half of 2025 was tough with a lot of agenda-driven slop that tired out the normies -- no one wanted to see Eternals, or The Marvels, or emasculated Thor, an unlikeable actor casted for Shang-Chi, or female BP in BP2, a terribly-casted Namor, no one wanted to see Ezra Miller as Flash, and so on. This is the time to turn it around.
RolandD
RolandD - 7/23/2025, 1:05 AM
@GeneralZod - I am not saying that we cannot get back to that, but I’m also not convinced that we will because viewing habits have changed and if studios keep on releasing digital versions of the movie so soon after they’re in the cinemas that will make it harder. The main thing I know for sure is we’re not there yet although I would love to see Superman and Fantastic Four have legs.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 7/23/2025, 5:12 AM
@spr0cks - I really hope both will clear that bar.

I really liked Superman (8/10) and would love to like F4 the same.
But i am not so optimistisch.
Chris827
Chris827 - 7/23/2025, 10:29 AM
@RockReigns - No it doesnt, F4 is said to have a budget just over 200 and Superman 225+.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/22/2025, 6:49 PM
Well start of the release week with Superman numbers were down as potentialy as low as 90 domestic prior to ending Sunday on 125 so I am guessing the guestimates are hedging their bets thinking slightly lower overseas and where they put the domestic prediction between similar figures they got it wrong with for Supes and what the DC film actualy landed on.

IOW I don't trust these numbers at all, and not even gonna try and guess what they will be beyond likely similarish to Superman WWBO but maybe a differing split, falling short of that or surpassing however are easily possible to my mind.

I hope it is good and hope it does well anyway regardless what the predictions are and where the numbers ultimately end up :D
theprophet
theprophet - 7/22/2025, 6:58 PM
It'll probably make more than that
YouIknowiamsexy
YouIknowiamsexy - 7/22/2025, 8:26 PM
@theprophet - No it wont! 🤣😂 I really dont think this will make over $100M OW in the USA. There's no hype for this movie.
blitzburgh
blitzburgh - 7/22/2025, 9:42 PM
@YouIknowiamsexy - shut it hater
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 7/22/2025, 10:14 PM
@YouIknowiamsexy - I have hype for your mom
theprophet
theprophet - 7/22/2025, 10:25 PM
@YouIknowiamsexy - it will 100% make over 100m
YouIknowiamsexy
YouIknowiamsexy - 7/23/2025, 8:35 AM
@theprophet - You're right! My bad!! At most OW, this thing is bringing in $110M. It won't get past that.
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 7/22/2025, 7:05 PM
That’s good I guess
But oh boy lost are the days of consistent box office hits, now we only get some flukes here and there like with Deadpool and Wolverine.
gambgel
gambgel - 7/22/2025, 7:11 PM
a 210m debut is not impressive.

Its a good number? yes.

but impressive is not.
Impressive for a cbm would be 350m or so, like past Marvel or DC hits. But these days, a 200m debut its decent.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/22/2025, 8:26 PM
@gambgel - Its important to note though...of the 13 Cbms to have a 350m or more opening worldwide, only 2 were first entries(Black Panther and Captain Marvel) and those were boosted by being the last films to follow-up an Avengers movies. You could add The Avengers as a 3rd candidate was well.

I personally think a 200m opening is very good back in the day but these days it is decent so I agree with that.
Sinner
Sinner - 7/23/2025, 3:47 AM
@gambgel - Yes it is. Especially for a first entry, and in this climate. On top of that, it’s extremely good for a FF movie.
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 7/23/2025, 11:37 AM
@gambgel - the budgets are just way out of hand. There's only been two CBMs since End Game to smash, No Way Home and D&W, and both of them were complete gimmicky, member berries nostalgia bait. This has none of that.
Mongrol
Mongrol - 7/22/2025, 7:15 PM


It will have good legs that will stretch like Reed's.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/22/2025, 7:31 PM
@Mongrol - Assuming the audience scores come in similar to Superman's it will have super stretchy legs for a CBM blockbuster, yes. I'd call a win passing $600M WWBO the way the BO has been of late and but with good legs even with a slower than normal start no reason it couldn't go much higher than that.

What it NEEDS to do, like Superman is a minimum of $500M (below break even but close enough it can make that up in the long run with digital sales, streaming and merch etc), remain in the 80's with critics and land in the 90's RT score with audiences. Achieving that at least to cont rebuilding brand trust and solid foundations for Doomsday will be good enough even if far from ideal.

If both this and Superman are indeed better than JW then I just want both to at least overtake that at the BO for at minimum 3rd and 4th for the year (thus far) as unfortunatly odds of any overtaking Minecraft or Lilo&Stitch remains low until Wicked for Good and Zootopia 2 barring any surprises from what I can see on the release calender (then obviously Avatar is probably gonna take the number one slot such is things).
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