“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” poster featuring Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
Disney/Marvel Studios
The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ final box office numbers for its second frame ended up being even lower than its already disastrous projected take.
On Sunday, the likes of Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter all projected that the film would earn $40 million domestically in its second Friday to Sunday frame, a 66% drop from its first weekend of $115.6 million in business from July 25-27.
As it turns out, even those estimates were a bit too generous. Box office trackers The Numbers and Box Office Mojo both reported the final weekend numbers on Monday for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and the film ended up earning $38.6 million from Aug. 1-3, which is a 67% drop in business.
To date, The Numbers and Box Office Mojo reported, The Fantastic Four: First Steps has earned $197.1 million domestically and $170.2 million internationally for a worldwide tally of $367.4 million.
Directed by Matt Shakman and starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Fantastic Four: First Steps had a production budget of $200 million-plus, according to Variety, but its marketing spend has not been divulged.
David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan in “Superman.”
Warner Bros. Pictures
‘Superman’ Appears To Be On Its Way To Winning The 2025 Superhero Box Office Crown
Given The Fantastic Four’s significant drop in business in its second weekend, it appears that Warner Bros.’ Superman from director James Gunn is well on its way to being the top superhero movie of 2025.
The first release from Warner Bros.’ DC Studios — where Gunn and Peter Safran serve as its co-CEOs — Superman earned $125 million domestically in its opening weekend from July 11-13.
Luckily for Gunn and Safran, Superman’s business only dropped by 53% in the film’s second weekend in theaters as it pulled in a healthy $58.4 million from July 18-21. Per Variety, Superman had a production budget of $225 million and $100 million was spent on marketing.
As of Monday, per The Numbers and Box Office Mojo, Superman has earned $316 million domestically and nearly $235 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $551 million.
Starring David Corenswet in the title role, Superman’s box office gross to date far exceeds the global grosses of the first and second superhero movies released in 2025.
Both released by Disney Marvel, Captain America: Brave New World finished with a global tally of $413.6 million ($200.5 million domestically and $213.1 million internationally).
Thunderbolts*, meanwhile, has earned $382.4 million globally ($190.2 million domestically and $192.1 million internationally) to date. The film is close to being done with its theatrical run, however, having only played in 20 venues over the weekend.
