FANTASTIC FILM

Superhero Flick Flying to $230M Global Box Office Opening

The film marked one of the sixth best openings for the Marvel Cinematic Universe post-Covid.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has clinched the sixth-best opening for a post-Covid Marvel Cinematic release, with a projected take-in of around $120-$125 million, Deadline reported. The Disney-Marvel popcorn flick is the fourth film to cross the $100M-plus opening this year, with Friday’s first-day previews taking in $57 million, making it the second-highest opening of 2025 just behind A Minecraft Movie‘s $57.1 million. Ahead of box office projections, the movie appears to be headed to a global opening of around $220-$230 million, Deadline reported. At the helm of the film as the Fantastics are actors Joseph Quinn as the Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, and Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, with Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal. As they have been making the rounds to promote the film, Pascal and a pregnant Kirby’s chemistry off-screen has been turning heads. “I mean, who wouldn’t want to marry Pedro? He’s the best ever,” Kirby told UK’s Hits Radio when asked about their characters being married in the film. Kirby, who is reportedly in a relationship with former lacrosse player Paul Rabil, called Pascal “one of my favorite people in the world.” Warner Bros’ new Superman, directed by James Gunn, came in second on Friday at $7.1 million, with Deadline estimating that the film will make $24.5 million over the three-day weekend.