Overview

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps sold more advance tickets on its first day on sale than any other film in 2025, according to Fandango.
• It outpaced presales for major summer titles such as A Minecraft Movie, live-action Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon, and Jurassic World Rebirth.
• The performance suggests waning Marvel fatigue following Thunderbolts*, which underperformed with a $371 million global box office despite critical praise.
• Directed by Matt Shakman, the film depicts Pedro Pascal’s Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby’s Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn’s Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s The Thing defending Earth from Galactus and Silver Surfer in a 1960s-inspired world.
• Opening July 25, First Steps kicks off Marvel Phase 6 ahead of Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.