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How high will “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” fly in its second weekend at the box office? That’s the lingering question after Disney’s comic book adventure captured a healthy $117.6 million in its debut. Any superhero tentpole can start strong; this one needs momentum to qualify as a hit for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In its sophomore outing, “The Fantastic …

Marvel’s first family may have just broken a box office curse.  Fantastic Four: First Steps has achieved the studio’s biggest debut of the year, scoring a heroic $118 million at the domestic box office and $218 million globally, per Comscore. The retro-futuristic adventure — starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn as the titular team — is …

Fantastic Four: First Steps came to a theater near you this weekend, and its opening numbers are looking good. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Marvel’s latest earned $218 million worldwide in its first three days. While it’s slightly behind expectations and the similarly solid $220 million global opening of Superman two weeks prior, this is already more than the 2015 Fantastic movie made in …

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” now playing in theaters. You’ll have to forgive Vanessa Kirby if she’s a little tired. After all, she just finished saving humanity from a world-devouring cosmic villain as Sue Storm in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” has been hard at work filming “Avengers: Doomsday” and embarked on …

Mister Fantastic and his family are back on the big screen, only this time under the rule of Marvel Studios instead of 20th Century Fox. In a needed win for both Kevin Feige‘s Marvel and the franchise, Matt Shakman‘s Fantastic Four: First Steps rocketed to a franchise-best global opening of $218 million, including $118 million domestically and $100 million overseas, …

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Breaks a Box Office Curse  The New York Times Box Office: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Lifts Off With Heroic $118 Million Debut  Variety The new ‘Fantastic Four’ starts Marvel’s next phase off on the right (gigantic) foot  NPR All End-of-the-World Menace, All the Time  The Atlantic ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Rockets to Solid $118M U.S. Box Office Launch, …

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” stretched its arms around $57 million from 4,125 theaters across Friday and preview screenings. Per Disney‘s numbers, that’s the second-biggest opening day of the calendar year, ranking just behind “A Minecraft Movie” ($57.11 million). The film is playing Imax and other premium large format auditoriums. It also just edges out Marvel Studios‘ comic book banner …

Fantastic Four Review, Meryl Streep In Devil Wears Prada 2, And More This week in Screen Time, my brain is consumed by how much I loved Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. I also share what’s all over my FYP — like Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson reuniting for a movie — and what we’ve …

Marvel/Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps kicked off overseas rollout on Wednesday, and through Thursday is in 44 material offshore markets. The international box office cume through Thursday is an estimated $27M. That includes No. 1 opening days across Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. At this early stage in the proceedings, First Steps is estimated to be running 57% ahead …

Mister Fantastic and his family have cleared the launch pad in high style. Director Matt Shakman‘s acclaimed superhero movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps launched to a promising $24.4 million in Thursday previews at the North American box office to score the biggest preview gross the year to date ahead of rival DC’s Superman ($22.5 million), as well as the biggest …