The Fantastic Four: First Stepsis drawing close to a major box office record. The new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing, who are the four members of the titular superhero team.
First Stepsis the fifthFantastic Fourmovie, though it is only the fourth to come to theaters. Previous movies adapting the comics includean unreleased Roger Corman-produced feature from 1994, pirated copies of which have made it something of a cult classic.
This was followed by 2005’sFantastic Fourand 2007’sRise of the Silver Surfer, both of which starred Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis. Another adaptation was mounted in 2015, starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell.
PerThe Numbers,The Fantastic Four: First Stepsbrought in $8.6 million at the domestic box office on Wednesday, July 30, which was its sixth full day in theaters. This brought the superhero movie’s cumulative domestic total to $150.9 million, making itthe 11th movie of 2025 to pass the $150 million domestic milestone.
By hitting this milestone, the movie has also drawn incredibly close to smashing an all-time record for theFantastic Fourfranchise. It is roughly$4 million away from surpassing the $154.7 million domestic gross of the 2005 installmentto become the highest-grossingFantastic Fourmovie in North America.
What This Means For The Fantastic Four: First Steps
It Should Easily Break More Franchise Records
While it is only a matter of time before2025’sThe Fantastic Four: First Stepsbecomes the highest-grossing installment of the franchise at the domestic box office,it still has a way to climb if it hopes to become the highest-grossing worldwide.
At the time of writing,it has only earned $249.9 million worldwide, a total that sees it falling behind both the 2005 installment ($333.1 million) andRise of the Silver Surfer($289.5 million). This means it would have to earn another $83.2 million in order to become the highest-grossing installment in general.
Below, see a breakdown of the domestic and global box office performance of all four movies:
$154.7 million
$333.1 million
$131.9 million
$289.5 million
$56.1 million
$167.8 million
$150.9 million
$249.9 million
Considering the fact thatBox Office Theory’s projections estimate thatFirst Stepswill take in an additional $46.2 million at the domestic box office alone by the end of its sophomore weekend,achieving this worldwide milestone should be well within its reach.
Our Take On The Fantastic Four: First Steps Milestone
It’s A Good Sign For The MCU In General
Even more importantly,The Fantastic Four: First Stepsseemsset to become the highest-grossing Marvel movie of the year, outstripping the underperformingCaptain America: Brave New World($200.5 million domestic) andThunderbolts*($190.2 million).
The former took15 days to pass the $150 million domestic milestone, while the latter took 16, underscoring how much strongerFantastic Four’s current trajectory is.
This is especially good news becausetheFantastic Four: First Stepscastis set to return in the upcoming crossover movieAvengers: Doomsday, and their characters will most likely be integral to the story of the villain, Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.).
