It is absolutely no secret that Marvel Studios has a difficult year at the box office. Deadpool & Wolverine's $ 1.3 billion success helped in 2024But otherwise, the house of ideas lately had rough walking, as 2023 was difficult and flying. Now, in 2025 The question is, is the "Fantastic Four: First Steps" prove to be a hero what Marvel's cinema needs at the moment? Early numbers suggest that it can be the case.

Restarting the very expected restart of Marvel Studios' fantastic four is expected to step down between $ 125 and $ 155 million at his open weekend at home, at home, after Box office theory. As for MCC's recent records, even at a low level, it would be above the "brave new world" ($ 88.8 million), "Thunderbolt*" ($ 74.3 million), Marveli ($ 46.1 million) and Ant-man and Osin: $ 106.1 million. "Quantamania", as we may recall, also collapsed after its opening and ended with just $ 476 million worldwide. I'm just saying that just to point out that a big open weekend is just part of the equation here. Legs are key.

That is the case, reviews for "first steps" could be a key factor here. Superman followed in a similar range and opened at $ 125 million Home, plus a global $ 220 million debut. That number was aided by very strong reviews, but the bigger thing is that it is now expected to attract audiences for the coming weeks. Marvel should absolutely happen here. It cannot afford a reaction to the preservation, which has been used to hesitate both the "brave new world" and "Quantamania". Instead, the studio needs an audience on the board in a big, bad way. Gone are the days when these types of superhero films could seem to have a $ 800 million coastal worldwide without breaking sweat.

In terms of more direct comparisons, this opening will set "the first steps" somewhere between the likes of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (opening $ 118.4 million/845.5 million worldwide) and "Thor: Loveubov and Thunder" (opening at $ 144.1 million/$ 760.9 million). Often with MCU, especially with scientific hard work, international ticket sales is a huge part of the equation. If that applies to the "first steps", then the current weekend opening projections are promising.

"Fantastic Four: First Steps" is directed by Matt Shakman from the fame "Vandavision" and runs against the background of, a retro-futuristic world inspired since the 1960s. His story, of course, focuses on the so-called First Family of Marvel-Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnoni Storm/Human Torch (Josephezef Quinn) and Ben Challenge yet ... Namely, the villain on the planet eating the planet (Ralph Ineson).

For the Marvel studio, there is no doubt that the pressure is on this film to be delivered. One of the key chat points When Disney bought Fox in 2019 for $ 71.3 billion It was that Marvel would receive the "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" rights. While Fantastic Four in 2015 was a disaster, making only $ 167.8 million worldwide against a $ 120 million budget, the belief was that, in the hands of Marvel Studios, it could be a huge property.

However, now, MCC has hit a slightly low point, with only the biggest slam drunks breaking into important ways. The "Brave New World" has made only $ 415 million worldwide, with Thunderbolt*reaching $ 382 million. They both carried $ 180 million budgets. That math does not check for Disney, especially since MCC was once a cash cow in the studio. However, now has suffered great accidents such as "Marveli" ($ 199.7 million worldwide), the lowest-bruto-movie MCU to dateAnd, to a lesser degree, the title as "eternal".

The hope is that recognizing the name of "Fantastic Four", along with impressive acting and (hopefully) strong views, will help upload this film for success, where other recent MCC records have failed. The greater hope is that the budget is closer to $ 180 million by $ 250 million, but if the international audience comes out and if it can be held strong in August, Marvel could end in 2025 on a high note.

"Fantastic Four: First Steps" hit theaters on July 27, 2025.