{"id":343985,"date":"2025-08-04T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=392061"},"modified":"2025-08-04T04:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:11:41","slug":"the-fantastic-four-first-steps-does-not-win-the-battle-against-dc-and-flops-at-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-fantastic-four-first-steps-does-not-win-the-battle-against-dc-and-flops-at-the-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fantastic Four: First Steps does not win the battle against DC and flops at the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The movie &#8216;The Fantastic Four: First Steps&#8217; has maintained the number 1 spot at the U.S. box office during its second weekend, grossing 40 million dollars. However, this figure represents an alarming 66% drop in revenue compared to its debut. <strong>Although it managed to outperform other releases like &#8216;The Bad Guys 2&#8217; and &#8216;Get Smart&#8217;, its difficulties are notable when compared to other Marvel titles, such as &#8216;Captain America: Brave New World&#8217; and &#8216;Thunderbolts&#8217;, which saw smaller declines in their revenue during their second weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does not meet expectations<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, &#8216;The Fantastic Four&#8217; has experienced a more drastic decline than &#8216;Captain America&#8217; (53.2%) and &#8216;Thunderbolts&#8217; (56%), leading experts to question its ability to maintain public interest in the long term.<strong> After two weeks in theaters, the Marvel movie has grossed 368 million dollars globally, which is considerably lower than the 406.8 million accumulated by &#8216;Superman&#8217;, <\/strong> which has shown better audience retention.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With these figures, the projections for &#8216;The Fantastic Four: First Steps&#8217; indicate that the movie could reach a total box office comparable to &#8216;Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania&#8217; (476 million), although there are no expectations of breaking significant records. <strong>Despite its promising start, where it accumulated 216.6 million in its opening weekend, the trend suggests that its total earning potential is quickly fading.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Los 4 Fant\u00e1sticos: Primeros Pasos de Marvel Studios | Tr\u00e1iler: &#039;Fantastivisi\u00f3n&#039; | HD\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L1lCRrgTOc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, <strong>&#8216;The Fantastic Four&#8217; has had a historic flop in China, although no exact figures have been provided.<\/strong> This only adds more uncertainty to a release that was expected to be a resounding success within the Marvel universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The movie &#8216;The Fantastic Four: First Steps&#8217; has maintained the number 1 spot at the U.S. box office during its second weekend, grossing 40 million dollars. However, this figure represents an alarming 66% drop in revenue compared to its debut. Although it managed to outperform other releases like &#8216;The Bad Guys 2&#8217; and &#8216;Get Smart&#8217;, its difficulties are notable when compared to other Marvel titles, such as &#8216;Captain America: Brave New World&#8217; and &#8216;Thunderbolts&#8217;, which saw smaller declines in their revenue during their second weekend. 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