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Fantastic Four: First Steps Budget Tops $200 Million as Opening Weekend Tracking Nears $110 Million

Disney is banking on Marvel’s iconic quartet to break a streak of lackluster opening weekends.

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Overview

  • Production budget exceeds $200 million, making it the costliest MCU release of 2025.
  • Box Office Theory projects a $125 million to $155 million domestic debut, while Comscore tracking and $13 million in presales suggest a $100 million to $110 million opening weekend.
  • Directed by Matt Shakman, the film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the Fantastic Four confronting Galactus in a 1960s-inspired world.
  • Marvel’s early 2025 films, Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*, underperformed against their $180 million production budgets.
  • First Steps hits theaters on July 27, 2025, giving the reboot its chance to restore Marvel’s summer box office momentum.