No, silly, superhero movies aren’t dead. The second comic-book movie in the last two weeks, Disney/ Marvel Studios ‘ The Fantastic Four: First Steps is conquering around $23M in previews tonight that began at 2PM. Domestic outlook was $100M-$110M, but the Matt Shakman directed movie is bound to shoot higher.

Marvel’s Fantastic Four are taking big first steps at the box office, earning a mighty $24.4 million in previews. The haul is the best preview result of the year so far, beating the previous high of $22.

First Steps” will keep the summer box office running hot this weekend after earning $24.4 million from Thursday preview screenings. That result tops the $22.5 million preview total that Warner Bros./DC Studios’ “Superman” earned two weeks ago and becomes the best preview total both in 2025 so far and since the $38.