Officially, Mister Fantastic and his crew have taken flight, and the results are astounding. The Fantastic Four: First Steps, directed by Matt Shakman, made an incredible $24.4 million from previews on Thursday, July 24, in North America, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The amount not only surpasses rival DC’s Superman, which debuted with $22.5 million, but it also represents the largest preview opening of the year thus far. Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby’s film has also made the most money since Deadpool & Wolverine, which made $38.5 million the previous year. Marvel’s most recent release appears to be headed for a huge run this weekend and beyond, as excitement is growing and audiences are swarming to the theaters.
The site claims that Marvel Studios appears to have finally found its Midas touch following a string of disappointing box office performances. Disney is ecstatic about Fantastic Four: First Steps, which has received a lot of attention and generated an incredible $24.4 million in preview revenue. Nor is the accomplishment limited to a single movie.
This momentum coincides with the studio’s achievement of $3 billion in worldwide ticket sales, which no other Hollywood behemoth has yet to surpass. Additionally, according to the article, preliminary estimates for The Fantastic Four: First Steps already point to a domestic opening of $100–$110 million. However, insiders would not be shocked if that number rises even more given the positive reviews, the excitement of the audience, and the rapidly increasing number of advance reservations.
According to THR, the most recent Superman film made $125 million at home but only $95 million abroad, in part because of its patriotic tone. But Fantastic Four might surpass it on a worldwide scale.
Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), his wife Sue (Vanessa Kirby), her brother Johnny (Joseph Quinn), and their pilot friend Ben (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) are the main characters in Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is set in the 1960s.
They return as superheroes after their DNA is changed by a cosmic storm. But when the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) delivers the bad news that Galactus is on the way, the group’s glory is short-lived.