By ITZEL LUNA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvel’s first household stumbled in theaters in its second weekend, however nonetheless held on to the highest spot on the field workplace.
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” earned $40 million from 4,125 North American theaters, a 66% drop from a wholesome $117.6 million debut. The movie was accompanied by comedies “The Bad Guys 2” and “The Naked Gun” within the high three field workplace rankings.
The superhero film dipped considerably greater than Marvel’s earlier movie, “Thunderbolts,” which took a 55% dive in its second weekend.
“First Steps” is the final main blockbuster of the summer season. It added almost $40 million internationally in its second weekend, bringing thefilm’s world whole to $369 million. The film’s field workplace drop off was shocking given its sturdy evaluations, stated Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the info agency Comscore.
Although the film’s debut weekend might have given field workplace outcomes a powerful push towards the $4 billion summer season benchmark, August is off to a gradual begin, he stated.
“It’s a tough lift, but we might be able to get there. It really means that all the films are gonna have to stand on their own,” Dergarabedian stated. “It’s gonna be about getting great reviews, having that staying power, that longevity in the marketplace.”
Newcomer comedy “The Bad Guys 2” earned second place on the field workplace this weekend, with $22 million from 3,852 North American theaters. That was on par with projections and in addition in step with the primary film within the sequence, which introduced in $23 million in 2022. Paramount’s slapstick comedy, “The Naked Gun,” additionally in its debut weekend, snagged the third field workplace spot, incomes $17 million from 3,344 places.
Jim Orr, president of home distribution for Common Photos, stated the strong debut for “The Bad Guys 2,” coupled with sturdy viewers response scores, “should point to a very long, very successful run through not only the rest of the summer, but really, I think into the fall.”
James Gunn’s “Superman,” which opened 4 weekends in the past and already crossed $550 million globally, earned $13.8 million domestically this weekend, taking the fourth spot. “Jurassic World Rebirth” adopted with $8.7 million.
The horror film “Together” had a powerful debut weekend, coming in at sixth place and incomes $6.8 million domestically, proof that August is a month for edgier and off-beat movies, Dergarabedian stated.
“That’s what this month is about. It’s not just about box office,” Dergarabedian stated. “It’s also about providing really interesting, rewarding movie-going experiences for audiences.”
Dergarabedian stated he expects highly-anticipated motion pictures hitting theaters within the subsequent few weeks — together with “Freakier Friday,” and Zach Cregger’s horror film “Weapons” — to offer August a wanted increase.
The field workplace is at present up 9.5% from final 12 months.
High 10 motion pictures by home field workplace
With closing home figures being launched Monday, this listing elements within the estimated ticket gross sales for Friday by means of Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, in response to Comscore:
1. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” $40 million.
2. “The Bad Guys 2,” $22.2 million.
3. “The Naked Gun,” $17 million.
4. “Superman,” $13.8 million.
5. “Jurassic World Rebirth,” $8.7 million.
6. “Together,” $6.8 million.
7. “F1: The Movie,” $4.1 million.
8. “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” $2.7 million.
9. “Smurfs,” $1.8 million.
10. “How to Train Your Dragon,” $1.4 million.
Initially Printed: August 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM PDT
