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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Nears $500 Million as Fifth Weekend Strengthens Finish Outlook

A late-September PVOD launch is expected under Disney’s two-month window, a key factor for profitability against the film’s reported $200 million budget.

Fantastic Four First Steps
Tom Hardy in a still from Venom: The Last Dance.
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Overview

  • The film earned an estimated $5.9 million in North America over its fifth weekend, a roughly 35% drop, lifting the domestic total to about $257.3 million.
  • Overseas weekend takings were about $5.8 million, bringing the worldwide cume to roughly $490 million and industry projections to a $515–$520 million finish.
  • It has surpassed Venom: The Last Dance and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania on global grosses among recent comic-book releases.
  • Critical reception remains strong, with an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score for director Matt Shakman’s MCU reboot.
  • Newly shared storyboards and concept art reveal cut material such as a Sue Storm–Mole Man sequence and John Malkovich’s Red Ghost, and a PVOD debut is widely expected in late September based on Disney’s recent timing.