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Fantastic Four: First Steps Delivers $218M Global Debut, Heralds MCU Phase 6

Marvel’s 1960s-inspired origin film marries intimate family drama with cosmic stakes to achieve record-breaking ticket sales

Tras cuatro adaptaciones anteriores, Los 4 Fantásticos: primeros pasos llegó a los cines y con un elenco renovado
De izquierda a derecha, a Ebon Moss-Bachrach como Ben Grimm/La Cosa, Vanessa Kirby como Sue Storm/Mujer Invisible, Pedro Pascal como Reed Richards/Mister Fantástico y Joseph Quinn como Johnny Storm/Antorcha Humana, en una escena de "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" ( 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios via AP)
Los 4 Fantásticos: Primeros pasos. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn y Ebon Moss-Bacharck. Cortesía Disney
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Overview

  • The film grossed $218 million worldwide in its first weekend, including $118 million domestically, marking one of the MCU’s strongest openings this year.
  • It set a new presale record with $24.4 million in U.S. preview screenings, surpassing Superman’s previous benchmark.
  • Critics have praised its retro-futuristic design and emotional core, reflected in an 88% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • Director Matt Shakman repositioned Franklin Richards’s birth to the film’s midpoint to heighten emotional stakes and foreground the character’s emerging cosmic powers.
  • Two post-credits scenes introduce Doctor Doom as an imminent antagonist and offer an animated 1960s-style tribute to the Fantastic Four cartoons.