Fantastic Four, Marvel and box office
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Fantastic Four: First Steps has second biggest box office opening day of the year at $57mFirst Steps is still Marvel’s best opening day of the year, with its recent releases not being as lucrative. February’s Captain America: Brave New World grossed around $88m (£65m) during its opening weekend, while May’s Thunderbolts* brought in around $74m (£55m).
Marvel's Fantastic Four is heading for a box office opening north of $100 million as the MCU provides an antidote to universe fatigue.
Sorry, Sam Wilson, Kevin Feige reckons Marvel fans missing OG shield-wielder Steve Rogers was a big reason Captain America: Brave New World underperformed at the global box office.