The Hollywood Reporter. That’s easily Marvel’s biggest opening weekend of the year, surpassing “Captain America: Brave New World” ($88.8 million) and “Thunderbolts” ($74.3 million).
It’s also the biggest box office debut ever for a “Fantastic Four” movie by a wide margin. Depending on whether or not you adjust for inflation, the franchise record until now was held by 2005’s “Fantastic Four” ($56 million, $92 million adjusted) or 2007’s “Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer” ($58 million, $90 million adjusted). Only 2015’s “Fantastic Four remains undisturbed in the rankings: still dead last with its abysmal $25.6 million debut.
Globally, “First Steps” has already passed the $100 million milestone thanks to $49.2 million in overseas ticket sales. The movie has been warmly received by critics, currently holding a score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences seem to be onboard with it as well, with opening day polling from CinemaScore landing it an A- grade (the same as “Thunderbolts”).
