Could the age of Marvel’s uncontested dominance finally be over? Fantastic Four: First Steps had a “just fine” debut, though it couldn’t reach the heights of DC’s Superman. Now in its second weekend, the latest entry in the MCU faced a disappointing 66 percent drop off. It’s still Marvel’s biggest hit of the year, and it still came in at …
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“Fantastic Four ”suffers significant week 2 drop at domestic box office, but still holds on to top spot
Key Points The Fantastic Four: First Steps scored another No. 1 at the domestic box office. Two premieres took the No. 2 and No. 3 spots on the domestic charts: animated sequel The Bad Guys 2 and action-comedy reboot The Naked Gun. Fantastic Four‘s nemeses next week are Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in another Disney-distributed production, Freakier Friday. …
Read More »‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ holds onto top box office spot
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvel’s first family stumbled in theaters in its second weekend, but still held on to the top spot at the box office. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” earned $40 million from 4,125 North American theaters, a 66% drop from a healthy $117.6 million debut. The film was accompanied by comedies “The Bad Guys 2” and “The …
Read More »Fantastic Four Steps To $369M; F1 Brad Pitt’s Biggest Movie Ever Global
Refresh for latest…: There were a lot of moving parts at the global and international box office this weekend which was led for the studios by the sophomore frame of Marvel/Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Amid a 54% dip from opening (-52% excluding China), the second overseas session added $39.6M for a running offshore cume of $170.3M and $368.7M …
Read More »‘Fantastic Four’ Craters, ‘Naked Gun’ Debuts to $16 Million
Marvel’s First Family might not save the day after all. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is quickly losing steam in its second weekend, signaling the comic book adventure isn’t connecting at the box office beyond the film’s core demographic of superhero fans. After a healthy $117.6 million debut, “The Fantastic Four” suffered a hefty 66% drop in its sophomore outing …
Read More »‘Fantastic Four’ Box Office In Freefall, Down 80% From Last Week
While Fantastic Four: First Steps opened quite strongly in its first weekend, $117 million domestically, with a total around $257 million worldwide so far, things are taking a turn for the worse. While Fantastic Four will still take its second weekend, the movie only grossed $11.7 million on Friday, which is down a massive 80% from the previous Friday during …
Read More »Naked Gun, Bad Guys 2 Open at Box Office, Fantastic Four Stays No. 1
What better way to go out than to go out laughing. Paramount’s acclaimed The Naked Gun revival — starring Liam Neeson opposite Pamela Anderson — started off its North American run with a Friday gross of $6.3 million for an estimated opening of $16.5 million. That’s good enough for a third-place finish behind Marvel holdover The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which …
Read More »‘Fantastic Four’ Sinks 66% From Box Office Opening Weekend
Despite a largely strong critical and audience reception, Disney/Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is not holding as well in its second weekend at the box office as predicted, even as it stays No. 1 over Universal/DreamWorks’ “The Bad Guys 2” and Paramount’s “The Naked Gun.” After a $11.7 million second Friday, industry estimates have “Fantastic Four” earning a …
Read More »‘Fantastic Four’ Braces For Big Second Weekend Drop
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is hanging on to No. 1 in its sophomore outing at the box office, despite a disappointing weekend two result and competition from Dave Franco, Detective Frank Drebin Jr. and “The Bad Guys” crew. “Fantastic Four” grossed $11.7 million domestically in its second Friday on the big screen, marking a devastating 80% drop from its …
Read More »The Edge Of Fate’ Has Give Us Three Fantastic Guns To Farm
My distaste for probably 90% of the changes and content of Destiny 2’s new expansion, The Edge of Fate, is well-documented at this point, but I have been having fun in one department, one department I really never stop having fun with in Destiny: shooting things. While I already wrote up a list of things I have deemed positive about …
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