THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Will Be MCU's Highest-Grossing Non-Sequel Since 2019; Spoiler Stills Released

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Will Be MCU's Highest-Grossing Non-Sequel Since 2019; Spoiler Stills Released

The Fantastic Four: First Steps looks set to become the MCU's highest-grossing non-sequel in North America since 2019's Captain Marvel. We also have new stills showcasing Galactus, Silver Surfer, and more.

By JoshWilding - Aug 08, 2025 05:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

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 Matt Shakman will return to direct a sequel to The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The hope is that Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars will help bring Marvel's First Family to an even bigger audience, and with a solid (albeit not spectacular) haul for this movie, that should be enough to ensure we haven't seen the last of this team. 

Marvel Studios has also released some new spoiler stills from The Fantastic Four: First Steps. You can check those out below. 

image host
image host
image host
image host
image host
image host
image host

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.

Also appearing are Natasha Lyonne as Rachel Rozman, Paul Walter Hauser as Harvey Elder/Mole Man, Sarah Niles as Lynne Nichols, and Mark Gatiss as Ted Gilbert. John Malkovich was set to play Red Ghost, but was cut due to time constraints.

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

In our review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, 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.

The movie is now playing in theaters.

RUMOR: THE FANTASTIC FOUR Sequel Moving Forward With Matt Shakman Likely To Return As Director
Related:

RUMOR: THE FANTASTIC FOUR Sequel Moving Forward With Matt Shakman "Likely" To Return As Director

THE FANTASTIC FOUR Said To Be An Important Franchise For The MCU Despite Bad Omen Box Office Reports
Recommended For You:

THE FANTASTIC FOUR Said To Be An "Important Franchise" For The MCU Despite "Bad Omen" Box Office Reports

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 8/8/2025, 5:37 AM
The cope Is ....Fanstastic
SuperCat
SuperCat - 8/8/2025, 6:02 AM
User Comment Image
Thing94
Thing94 - 8/8/2025, 6:20 AM
How about detailing out the global box office that's ultimately what's important
tRuckRogers46A
tRuckRogers46A - 8/8/2025, 6:26 AM
@Thing94 - was thinking the same. The next few weekends will be the test.
Currently sitting just below Thunderbolts. Can FFFS do $35 million more and overtake CABNW to become the highest grossing Marvel movie of the year?
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/8/2025, 6:25 AM
And you guys get defensive when you are called marvel shills 😂😂😂😂😂
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/8/2025, 6:27 AM
It is the highest grossing mcu movie of all time released in July 2025 😂😂😂
Huskers
Huskers - 8/8/2025, 6:41 AM
@vectorsigma - 🤣 I love this!!!!
F4ntasticClunge
F4ntasticClunge - 8/8/2025, 6:48 AM
@vectorsigma - lmao you dont complain when goalpost are moved for #SuperShit 😂
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/8/2025, 7:35 AM
@F4ntasticClunge - He glazes the hell out of Superman like there is no tomorrow, but doesn't lose the opportunity to throw shade at the Marvel projects. Seeing him here was the most predictable thing ever.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/8/2025, 8:09 AM
@Urubrodi, F4ntasticClunge - dudettes, i dont create articles glazing on superman with shit spins on them. 😭😭😭😭

Im here to help you cope 😂😂😂😂😂
Floke
Floke - 8/8/2025, 6:41 AM
Looking at those pics of Galactus, I dont get why some say he is way too tiny. I do know he have been bigger than a planet sometimes, but in all the comics I read back in the days, he was about Godzilla size. Like in the 1st Secret War comic when all team up, and all they manage to do is make him do a side eye.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/8/2025, 7:14 AM
@Floke - In the comics he can alter his size at will but typicaly shown at under 9 metres tall (29feet) when walking around on Earth and can be as small as only 11 foot tall if starving.

From those images Galactus is bigger than all the Skyscrapers so when you consider the Empire State Building is 453 metres and the narrative where his resources had been pushed moving him likely to be closer to starvation point he is actualy BIGGER than norm for the comics if anything.
Martianhunter
Martianhunter - 8/8/2025, 7:16 AM
@Apophis71 - and the narrative where his resources had been pushed moving him likely to be closer to starvation point he is actualy BIGGER than norm

Did they say on movie he is starving?
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/8/2025, 7:51 AM
@Martianhunter - There are aspects in the film that would be indicative of nowhere near max power levels, actions carried out that would drain his resources in order to escape and push him to maybe skip eating others planets on route to Earth etc. Nothing stated as such beyond always hungry but also if trying to get your hands on a baby bigger isn't better, fists that large would be pushing it as is trying to grasp a baby in his mitts, but more the point he IS bigger than mostly shown in the comics so that not big enuff nitpick of some seems a strange complaint.
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/8/2025, 8:06 AM
@Martianhunter - yeah movie says he’s starving with his hunger should have been bigger on earth Normal comics he’s bigger than Godzilla but comics it’s normal movies are not normal
HelloBoysImBack
HelloBoysImBack - 8/8/2025, 7:09 AM
If the highest grossing marvel movie which starts with f and ends in r

Huge win for marvel
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/8/2025, 7:09 AM
This for HelloBoysImBack / AllsNotGood who I Blocked :)


User Comment Image
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 8/8/2025, 7:13 AM
it's the highest grossing mcu movie with four co-stars that came on out on July 25 in a year after an election on a full moon at low tide. Fantastic.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/8/2025, 7:16 AM
1 Billion Dollar Comic Book Movies are in the Minority most will not even get close to this number.

NO Zack Snyder movie NEVER got even close to 1 Billion at the Box Office.

User Comment Image
Martianhunter
Martianhunter - 8/8/2025, 7:23 AM
Why not give full international numbers?
Box office so far: Domestic (55.5%) $211,963,853, International (44.5%) $170,284,359,Worldwide $382,248,212. Also 20% of international came from UK and Mexico but it is even worst in other markets, India for example it had 77% drop.
No way this is good.
Final prediction would be 240-250M from North America and probably less international. Don't think it will break even
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/8/2025, 7:23 AM
Cool , glad to see it still doing well (or well enough) for now!!.

Some really nice stills there too…

Galactus’s introduction with his glowing eyes bursting out of the shadows was so cool imo!!.

I honestly like the more muted & weathered suit for the character since it really makes him feel ancient…

Anyway , Ralph Ineson did great with the limited material & screentime he had in the film!!.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 8/8/2025, 7:50 AM
These articles from Josh.

User Comment Image

User Comment Image
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/8/2025, 8:08 AM
It went from 379 to 382, not much big boost

Please log in to post comments.

Don't have an account?
Please Register.

View Recorder