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[td]| budget = $200+ million<!--Do NOT remove the plus sign. Disney has not provided a solid figure, but the following source notes it is higher than $200 million.--><ref name="VarietyNextMovesJul2025" />[/td] [td]| gross = $506.3 million<ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers |access-date=August 31, 2025}}</ref><ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 31, 2025}}</ref>[/td]
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[td][/td] [td][[20th Century Fox]] began work on a new Fantastic Four film following the failure of ''[[Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2015). After the studio was [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquired by Disney]] in March 2019, control of the franchise was transferred to Marvel Studios, and a new film was announced that July. [[Jon Watts]] was set to direct in December 2020, but stepped down in April 2022. Shakman replaced him that September when Kaplan and Springer were working on the script. Casting began by early 2023, and Friedman joined in March to rewrite the script. The film is differentiated from previous ''Fantastic Four'' films by avoiding the team's [[origin story]]. Pearson joined to polish the script by mid-February 2024, when the main cast and the title ''The Fantastic Four'' were announced. The subtitle was added in July, when filming began. It took place until November 2024 at [[Pinewood Studios]] in England, and on location in England and Spain.[/td]
[td][[20th Century Fox]] began work on a new Fantastic Four film following the failure of ''[[Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2015). After the studio was [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquired by Disney]] in March 2019, control of the franchise was transferred to Marvel Studios, and a new film was announced that July. [[Jon Watts]] was set to direct in December 2020, but stepped down in April 2022. Shakman replaced him that September when Kaplan and Springer were working on the script. Casting began by early 2023, and Friedman joined in March to rewrite the script. The film is differentiated from previous ''Fantastic Four'' films by avoiding the team's [[origin story]]. Pearson joined to polish the script by mid-February 2024, when the main cast and the title ''The Fantastic Four'' were announced. The subtitle was added in July, when filming began. It took place until November 2024 at [[Pinewood Studios]] in England, and on location in England and Spain.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' premiered at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in Los Angeles on July 21, 2025, and was released in the United States on July 25, as the first film in [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six|Phase Six]] of the MCU. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $506 million worldwide, making it the [[2025 in film#Highest-grossing films|tenth-highest-grossing film of 2025]] as well the highest-grossing ''Fantastic Four'' film. A sequel is in development.[/td]
[td]''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' premiered at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in Los Angeles on July 21, 2025, and was released in the United States on July 25, as the first film in [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six|Phase Six]] of the MCU. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $506.3 million worldwide, making it the [[2025 in film#Highest-grossing films|tenth-highest-grossing film of 2025]] as well the highest-grossing ''Fantastic Four'' film. A sequel is in development.[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]=== Box office ===[/td] [td]{{As of|2025|8|31|df=US}}, ''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' has grossed $265.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $240.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $506.3 million.<ref name="NUM" /><ref name="BOM" />[/td]
[td]{{As of|2025|9|1|df=US}}, ''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' has grossed $265.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $240.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $506.3 million.<ref name="NUM" /><ref name="BOM" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]On July 22, 2025, the film was projected to make $100β110 million at the domestic box office, with an additional $90β100 million overseas for a total of $190β210 million during its opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 22, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Aims for $110 Million Liftoff |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/...ffice-opening-weekend-projections-1236467058/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...ffice-opening-weekend-projections-1236467058/ |archive-date=July 22, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The film made $24.4 million in Thursday night previews, the biggest preview box office of 2025, surpassing that of ''[[Superman (2025 film)|Superman]]'', which had been released two weeks earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |last2=Lang |first2=Brent |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Makes $24.4 Million in Previews, Beating 'Superman' for Biggest of 2025 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...astic-four-previews-beat-superman-1236467619/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...astic-four-previews-beat-superman-1236467619/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 24, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Fires Up Thursday Night With Around $23M In Previews β Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> It collected $57 million on its first day, ranking below ''[[A Minecraft Movie]]'' as the second-highest opening day for a 2025 film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PequeΓ±o IV |first=Antonio |date=July 26, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Snags Second-Largest Opening Day Of The Year With $57 Million Showing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...ning-day-of-the-year-with-57-million-showing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...ning-day-of-the-year-with-57-million-showing/ |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> The film would end up debuting to $117.6 million at the domestic box office,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Domestic Chart for July 25, 2025 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/weekend-box-office-chart |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 30 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W30/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727122426/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W30 |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> and a total of $216.7 million globally.<ref name="NUM" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=July 27, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Rockets to Solid $118M U.S. Box Office Launch, $218M Globally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...four-first-steps-box-office-opens-1236330424/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...four-first-steps-box-office-opens-1236330424/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 27, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Lifts Off With Heroic $118 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...-steps-box-office-opening-weekend-1236471441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...-steps-box-office-opening-weekend-1236471441/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 27, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Lands At $117M+, Opening Reps Record For Franchise, Stars & Director Matt Shakman β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The film made $11.7 million on its second Friday, a drastic 80% drop. This is the second biggest Friday-to-Friday drop for any comic book movie in 2025, behind ''[[Captain America: Brave New World]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jack |date=August 2, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Braces For Big Second Weekend Drop; 'The Naked Gun' Locks Up $6.3 Million on Opening Day |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...-four-naked-gun-together-bad-guys-1236475008/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...-four-naked-gun-together-bad-guys-1236475008/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> ''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' retained the top spot at the box office in its second weekend, but it declined by 66% with a gross of $38.7 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 3, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' $40M 2nd Frame, 'Bad Guys 2' $22M+, 'Naked Gun' Good $17M Post Covid Comedy Opening, 'Together' $10M+ 5-day β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-fantastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...ntastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=August 3, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Craters By 66% in Second Weekend, 'Naked Gun' Debuts to $17 Million |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 31 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W31/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710012359/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W31/ |archive-date=July 10, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Likewise, the film remained at number one for two consecutive weekends in the United Kingdom and Ireland, grossing Β£3 million ($4.1 million) in its second week and bringing its cumulative total to Β£15.3 million ($20.4 million) in those markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=August 5, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Holds No. 1 Spot at U.K., Ireland Box Office as 'Naked Gun' Reboot Lands at No. 2 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...s-uk-ireland-box-office-naked-gun-1236478368/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...s-uk-ireland-box-office-naked-gun-1236478368/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> During its third weekend, the film fell to third place, grossing $15.8 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 11, 2025 |title='Weapons' Rises To $43M+ Opening, Still Freaking 'Freakier Friday' Out: How New Line & Warner Bros Pulled It Off β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...ox-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 11, 2025 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 32 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W32/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822040947/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W32/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>[/td]
[td]On July 22, 2025, the film was projected to make $100β110 million at the domestic box office, with an additional $90β100 million overseas for a total of $190β210 million during its opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 22, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Aims for $110 Million Liftoff |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/...ffice-opening-weekend-projections-1236467058/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...ffice-opening-weekend-projections-1236467058/ |archive-date=July 22, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The film made $24.4 million in Thursday night previews, the biggest preview box office of 2025, surpassing that of ''[[Superman (2025 film)|Superman]]'', which had been released two weeks earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |last2=Lang |first2=Brent |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Makes $24.4 Million in Previews, Beating 'Superman' for Biggest of 2025 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...astic-four-previews-beat-superman-1236467619/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...astic-four-previews-beat-superman-1236467619/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 24, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Fires Up Thursday Night With Around $23M In Previews β Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> It collected $57 million on its first day, ranking below ''[[A Minecraft Movie]]'' as the second-highest opening day for a 2025 film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PequeΓ±o IV |first=Antonio |date=July 26, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Snags Second-Largest Opening Day Of The Year With $57 Million Showing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...ning-day-of-the-year-with-57-million-showing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...ning-day-of-the-year-with-57-million-showing/ |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> The film would end up debuting to $117.6 million at the domestic box office,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Domestic Chart for July 25, 2025 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/weekend-box-office-chart |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 30 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W30/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727122426/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W30 |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> and a total of $216.7 million globally.<ref name="NUM" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=July 27, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Rockets to Solid $118M U.S. Box Office Launch, $218M Globally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...four-first-steps-box-office-opens-1236330424/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...four-first-steps-box-office-opens-1236330424/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 27, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Lifts Off With Heroic $118 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...-steps-box-office-opening-weekend-1236471441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...-steps-box-office-opening-weekend-1236471441/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 27, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Lands At $117M+, Opening Reps Record For Franchise, Stars & Director Matt Shakman β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The film made $11.7 million on its second Friday, a drastic 80% drop. This is the second biggest Friday-to-Friday drop for any comic book movie in 2025, behind ''[[Captain America: Brave New World]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jack |date=August 2, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Braces For Big Second Weekend Drop; 'The Naked Gun' Locks Up $6.3 Million on Opening Day |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...-four-naked-gun-together-bad-guys-1236475008/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...-four-naked-gun-together-bad-guys-1236475008/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> ''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' retained the top spot at the box office in its second weekend, but it declined by 66% with a gross of $38.7 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 3, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' $40M 2nd Frame, 'Bad Guys 2' $22M+, 'Naked Gun' Good $17M Post Covid Comedy Opening, 'Together' $10M+ 5-day β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-fantastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...ntastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=August 3, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Craters By 66% in Second Weekend, 'Naked Gun' Debuts to $17 Million |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 31 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W31/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710012359/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W31/ |archive-date=July 10, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Likewise, the film remained at number one for two consecutive weekends in the United Kingdom and Ireland, grossing Β£3 million ($4.1 million) in its second week and bringing its cumulative total to Β£15.3 million ($20.4 million) in those markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=August 5, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Holds No. 1 Spot at U.K., Ireland Box Office as 'Naked Gun' Reboot Lands at No. 2 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...s-uk-ireland-box-office-naked-gun-1236478368/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...s-uk-ireland-box-office-naked-gun-1236478368/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> During its third weekend, the film fell to third place, grossing $15.8 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 11, 2025 |title='Weapons' Rises To $43M+ Opening, Still Freaking 'Freakier Friday' Out: How New Line & Warner Bros Pulled It Off β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...ox-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 11, 2025 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 32 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W32/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822040947/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W32/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>[/td]
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[td][/td] [td][[20th Century Fox]] began work on a new Fantastic Four film following the failure of ''[[Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2015). After the studio was [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquired by Disney]] in March 2019, control of the franchise was transferred to Marvel Studios, and a new film was announced that July. [[Jon Watts]] was set to direct in December 2020, but stepped down in April 2022. Shakman replaced him that September when Kaplan and Springer were working on the script. Casting began by early 2023, and Friedman joined in March to rewrite the script. The film is differentiated from previous ''Fantastic Four'' films by avoiding the team's [[origin story]]. Pearson joined to polish the script by mid-February 2024, when the main cast and the title ''The Fantastic Four'' were announced. The subtitle was added in July, when filming began. It took place until November 2024 at [[Pinewood Studios]] in England, and on location in England and Spain.[/td]
[td][[20th Century Fox]] began work on a new Fantastic Four film following the failure of ''[[Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2015). After the studio was [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquired by Disney]] in March 2019, control of the franchise was transferred to Marvel Studios, and a new film was announced that July. [[Jon Watts]] was set to direct in December 2020, but stepped down in April 2022. Shakman replaced him that September when Kaplan and Springer were working on the script. Casting began by early 2023, and Friedman joined in March to rewrite the script. The film is differentiated from previous ''Fantastic Four'' films by avoiding the team's [[origin story]]. Pearson joined to polish the script by mid-February 2024, when the main cast and the title ''The Fantastic Four'' were announced. The subtitle was added in July, when filming began. It took place until November 2024 at [[Pinewood Studios]] in England, and on location in England and Spain.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' premiered at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in Los Angeles on July 21, 2025, and was released in the United States on July 25, as the first film in [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six|Phase Six]] of the MCU. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $506 million worldwide, making it the [[2025 in film#Highest-grossing films|tenth-highest-grossing film of 2025]] as well the highest-grossing ''Fantastic Four'' film. A sequel is in development.[/td]
[td]''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' premiered at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in Los Angeles on July 21, 2025, and was released in the United States on July 25, as the first film in [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six|Phase Six]] of the MCU. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $506.3 million worldwide, making it the [[2025 in film#Highest-grossing films|tenth-highest-grossing film of 2025]] as well the highest-grossing ''Fantastic Four'' film. A sequel is in development.[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]=== Box office ===[/td] [td]{{As of|2025|8|31|df=US}}, ''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' has grossed $265.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $240.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $506.3 million.<ref name="NUM" /><ref name="BOM" />[/td]
[td]{{As of|2025|9|1|df=US}}, ''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' has grossed $265.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $240.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $506.3 million.<ref name="NUM" /><ref name="BOM" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]On July 22, 2025, the film was projected to make $100β110 million at the domestic box office, with an additional $90β100 million overseas for a total of $190β210 million during its opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 22, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Aims for $110 Million Liftoff |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/...ffice-opening-weekend-projections-1236467058/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...ffice-opening-weekend-projections-1236467058/ |archive-date=July 22, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The film made $24.4 million in Thursday night previews, the biggest preview box office of 2025, surpassing that of ''[[Superman (2025 film)|Superman]]'', which had been released two weeks earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |last2=Lang |first2=Brent |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Makes $24.4 Million in Previews, Beating 'Superman' for Biggest of 2025 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...astic-four-previews-beat-superman-1236467619/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...astic-four-previews-beat-superman-1236467619/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 24, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Fires Up Thursday Night With Around $23M In Previews β Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> It collected $57 million on its first day, ranking below ''[[A Minecraft Movie]]'' as the second-highest opening day for a 2025 film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PequeΓ±o IV |first=Antonio |date=July 26, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Snags Second-Largest Opening Day Of The Year With $57 Million Showing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...ning-day-of-the-year-with-57-million-showing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...ning-day-of-the-year-with-57-million-showing/ |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> The film would end up debuting to $117.6 million at the domestic box office,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Domestic Chart for July 25, 2025 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/weekend-box-office-chart |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 30 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W30/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727122426/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W30 |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> and a total of $216.7 million globally.<ref name="NUM" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=July 27, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Rockets to Solid $118M U.S. Box Office Launch, $218M Globally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...four-first-steps-box-office-opens-1236330424/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...four-first-steps-box-office-opens-1236330424/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 27, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Lifts Off With Heroic $118 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...-steps-box-office-opening-weekend-1236471441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...-steps-box-office-opening-weekend-1236471441/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 27, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Lands At $117M+, Opening Reps Record For Franchise, Stars & Director Matt Shakman β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The film made $11.7 million on its second Friday, a drastic 80% drop. This is the second biggest Friday-to-Friday drop for any comic book movie in 2025, behind ''[[Captain America: Brave New World]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jack |date=August 2, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Braces For Big Second Weekend Drop; 'The Naked Gun' Locks Up $6.3 Million on Opening Day |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...-four-naked-gun-together-bad-guys-1236475008/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...-four-naked-gun-together-bad-guys-1236475008/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> ''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' retained the top spot at the box office in its second weekend, but it declined by 66% with a gross of $38.7 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 3, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' $40M 2nd Frame, 'Bad Guys 2' $22M+, 'Naked Gun' Good $17M Post Covid Comedy Opening, 'Together' $10M+ 5-day β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-fantastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...ntastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=August 3, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Craters By 66% in Second Weekend, 'Naked Gun' Debuts to $17 Million |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 31 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W31/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710012359/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W31/ |archive-date=July 10, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Likewise, the film remained at number one for two consecutive weekends in the United Kingdom and Ireland, grossing Β£3 million ($4.1 million) in its second week and bringing its cumulative total to Β£15.3 million ($20.4 million) in those markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=August 5, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Holds No. 1 Spot at U.K., Ireland Box Office as 'Naked Gun' Reboot Lands at No. 2 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...s-uk-ireland-box-office-naked-gun-1236478368/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...s-uk-ireland-box-office-naked-gun-1236478368/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> During its third weekend, the film fell to third place, grossing $15.8 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 11, 2025 |title='Weapons' Rises To $43M+ Opening, Still Freaking 'Freakier Friday' Out: How New Line & Warner Bros Pulled It Off β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...ox-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 11, 2025 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 32 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W32/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822040947/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W32/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>[/td]
[td]On July 22, 2025, the film was projected to make $100β110 million at the domestic box office, with an additional $90β100 million overseas for a total of $190β210 million during its opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 22, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Aims for $110 Million Liftoff |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/...ffice-opening-weekend-projections-1236467058/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...ffice-opening-weekend-projections-1236467058/ |archive-date=July 22, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The film made $24.4 million in Thursday night previews, the biggest preview box office of 2025, surpassing that of ''[[Superman (2025 film)|Superman]]'', which had been released two weeks earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |last2=Lang |first2=Brent |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Makes $24.4 Million in Previews, Beating 'Superman' for Biggest of 2025 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...astic-four-previews-beat-superman-1236467619/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...astic-four-previews-beat-superman-1236467619/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 24, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Fires Up Thursday Night With Around $23M In Previews β Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> It collected $57 million on its first day, ranking below ''[[A Minecraft Movie]]'' as the second-highest opening day for a 2025 film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PequeΓ±o IV |first=Antonio |date=July 26, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Snags Second-Largest Opening Day Of The Year With $57 Million Showing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...ning-day-of-the-year-with-57-million-showing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...ning-day-of-the-year-with-57-million-showing/ |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> The film would end up debuting to $117.6 million at the domestic box office,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Domestic Chart for July 25, 2025 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/weekend-box-office-chart |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 30 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W30/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727122426/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W30 |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> and a total of $216.7 million globally.<ref name="NUM" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=July 27, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Rockets to Solid $118M U.S. Box Office Launch, $218M Globally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...four-first-steps-box-office-opens-1236330424/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...four-first-steps-box-office-opens-1236330424/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=July 27, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Lifts Off With Heroic $118 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...-steps-box-office-opening-weekend-1236471441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...-steps-box-office-opening-weekend-1236471441/ |archive-date=July 27, 2025 |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 27, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Lands At $117M+, Opening Reps Record For Franchise, Stars & Director Matt Shakman β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/box-office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025072...office-fantastic-four-first-steps-1236468412/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The film made $11.7 million on its second Friday, a drastic 80% drop. This is the second biggest Friday-to-Friday drop for any comic book movie in 2025, behind ''[[Captain America: Brave New World]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jack |date=August 2, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Braces For Big Second Weekend Drop; 'The Naked Gun' Locks Up $6.3 Million on Opening Day |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...-four-naked-gun-together-bad-guys-1236475008/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...-four-naked-gun-together-bad-guys-1236475008/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> ''The Fantastic Four: First Steps'' retained the top spot at the box office in its second weekend, but it declined by 66% with a gross of $38.7 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 3, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' $40M 2nd Frame, 'Bad Guys 2' $22M+, 'Naked Gun' Good $17M Post Covid Comedy Opening, 'Together' $10M+ 5-day β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-fantastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...ntastic-four-bad-guys-2-naked-gun-1236476381/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=August 3, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Craters By 66% in Second Weekend, 'Naked Gun' Debuts to $17 Million |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 31 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W31/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710012359/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W31/ |archive-date=July 10, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Likewise, the film remained at number one for two consecutive weekends in the United Kingdom and Ireland, grossing Β£3 million ($4.1 million) in its second week and bringing its cumulative total to Β£15.3 million ($20.4 million) in those markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=August 5, 2025 |title='Fantastic Four: First Steps' Holds No. 1 Spot at U.K., Ireland Box Office as 'Naked Gun' Reboot Lands at No. 2 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-o...s-uk-ireland-box-office-naked-gun-1236478368/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...s-uk-ireland-box-office-naked-gun-1236478368/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> During its third weekend, the film fell to third place, grossing $15.8 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 11, 2025 |title='Weapons' Rises To $43M+ Opening, Still Freaking 'Freakier Friday' Out: How New Line & Warner Bros Pulled It Off β Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...ox-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |access-date=August 11, 2025 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 32 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W32/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822040947/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W32/ |archive-date=August 22, 2025 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>[/td]
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