First Steps ’ second-week ticket sales called it a cratering, and noted that its week-to-week drop was akin to similar stumbles for past Marvel pariahs Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Thor: Love and Thunder.

For completeness, that film’s sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, that released in 2007 had total domestic sales of $131.9 million, which is approximately $204 million in 2025. Not unexpectedly at the bottom of the heap is Fantastic Four 2015, which had the infamous domestic box office flop of $56.1 million, or $76.1 million in 2025.

But since the COVID, the studio has only prospered with entries led by familiar properties such as “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,