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'Fantastic Four' Tops 'Superman' Opening, Second-Largest of the Year


Marvel's Fantastic Four: First Steps "raked in about $57 million at the domestic box office for its opening day, according to multiple outlets," reports Forbes. That haul makes it "the year's second-largest opening day so far and a win for Marvel and Disney about a year after they announced a redu...

Marvel's Fantastic Four: First Steps"raked in about $57 million at the domestic box office for its opening day, according to multipleoutlets," reports Forbes.That haul makes it "the year's second-largest opening day so far and a win for Marvel and Disney about a year after they announced a reduction in film and TV show quantity to focus on quality." Fantastic Four: First Steps is receiving praise from critics and fans alike, boasting an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.6/10 on IMDb... With its opening weekend alone, "Fantastic Four: First Steps" out-earned the entire domestic run of "Fantastic Four" (2015), an adaptation of the heroes that flopped hard at the domestic box office ($56.1 million) and received poor ratings... Marvel's next movie is slated to release almost a full year from now, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day hitting theaters next summer before Avengers: Doomsday in December.

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