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.

The movie's performance is a needed win for Kevin Feige's Marvel Studios after a string of misses save for 'Deadpool & Wolverine.'

The movie is the latest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marks the third “Fantastic Four” film adaptation since 2005.

According to EntTelligence, while metro centers with populations over 1M overperformed on Fantastic Four: First Steps, rural and suburban areas (where families live) under performed on average -13%. Also,

Disney/Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is having a, well, fantastic start to its box office run. Including $24.5 million from Thursday previews, the film has earned a domestic opening day of $57 million and is headed for an industry estimated $123.5 million opening weekend.

Fantastic Four: First Steps opened to an estimated $57 million in the United States on Friday, including preview screenings, making it the second-largest opening day of the year. The figure puts the Marvel Cinematic Universe entry just behind A Minecraft Movie, which earned $57.11 million on its opening day.

First Steps brings back the good ol' days for Marvel Studios. The film just crossed the $50 million mark on its domestic opening day collection on Friday, July 25.

The U.S./Canada summer box office still has a shot at hitting $4 billion, per Comscore, which would be the second time post-pandemic to cross that benchmark, and here’s how it’s expected to go down. Disney is expected to ring in the last $100M+ opener of the season — from the first weekend of May through

First Steps has already surpassed Marvel Studios’ biggest movie from last year, Deadpool & Wolverine, at the Paris box office. The Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby-led film is opening in theaters on July 25 and is one of the most anticipated movies of 2025.