The Fantastic Four said they were an “important franchise” for the MCU despite the “Bad Imen” box office reports
The Fantastic Four: First steps was struck by a 66% drop in the national box office during its second weekend in theaters after a strong start. Despite this, the film has now achieved the 200 million dollars mark in North America and behaves better than Marvel Studios’ releases in 2025, Captain America: Brave New World And Thunderbolts *.
Admittedly, this is not exactly a major achievement.
It is impossible to deny that Marvel films (and superhero films in general) are simply not the massive box-office prints that they were in the past, with a billion dollars of tubes such as Deadpool and Wolverine now the exception rather than the norm. While Marvel / Disney almost certainly hoped that First step Would be greater success, is it reasonable to suggest that studio leaders are now in panic stations?
Sky is articles like falling after all Marvel movie is perceived as underperforming, and the last of The envelope – “Fantastic Four Box Office Dive is a bad omen for the future of Marvel” – says that the attraction of the MCU beyond its hardest fans must now be in question.
It is a sufficiently reasonable assessment after the year of the studio, but it does not seem that Marvel plans to make important lessons of lessons so early.
When calling today’s winnings, Bob Iger of Disney said that The Fantastic Four had “Successfully launched this important franchise in the Marvel cinematographic universe”, “ which could indicate that more FF The films are in the first planning stages. Even if they are not, we know that the main characters will come back to Avengers: Doomsday And Secret wars.
“We continue to focus on creating new IPs”, “ Iger continued. “Obviously, it is of great value for us in the long term. But we also know that the popularity of our older IP remains important, and the opportunities to produce consequences or to convert what was previously animation in live action, as we do with `Moana ” in 2026, it is just an excellent opportunity for the company and supports our franchise. So I wouldn’t say that we have a big way.
“Of course, we develop an original property under the banner of the 20th century and under the Searchlight banner. And look at, you could even say that Marvel continues to exploit his character library for an original property. Even if, for example, there have been four fantastic films before, we somehow consider the one we have made an original property in many ways, because we present these characters do not know at all. “
Reed Richards is Fantastic Monsieur.
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps now plays in theaters! Get tickets now: https://t.co/qy8qr70zbu pic.twitter.com/uz7rcg2z3z– Marvel Studios (@marvelstudios) August 5, 2025
First step Stars Pedro Pascal (The last of us, the Mandalorian) As Reed Richards, alias M. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible – Memorize) Like Sue Storm, alias the invisible woman, Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things, a quiet place day a) As Johnny Storm, alias the human torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Punisher, bear) Like Ben Grimm, alias the thing, and Julia Garner (Wolf Man, Ozark) like the silver surfer.
Ralph Ineson plays Galactus, and Natasha Lyonne and Paul Walter Hauser are also on board in non -disclosed roles. John Malkovich Red Ghost was cut off from the film.
“Regarding the vibrant backdrop of a retro -futuristic world inspired by the 1960s, The Fantastic Four: First Steps by Marvel Studios presents the first family of Marvel – Richard Défi intimidant still.
Forced to balance their roles as a hero with the strength of their family bond, they must defend the land of a voracious God that God called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if the Galactus plan to devour the whole planet and everyone was not bad enough, it suddenly becomes very personal. “”
The Fantastic Four: First steps is now in theaters.
