Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps held its ground at the domestic box office, bringing in another $40 million in its second weekend and retaining the top spot despite stiff competition. That brings its 10-day domestic haul to $198.4 million, with a global gross of $368.7 million, already outperforming every previous Fantastic Four release and nearly doubling the worldwide total of the ill-fated 2015 reboot.
But while Disney and Marvel are surely popping champagne, there’s another cape on the horizon stealing some of their thunder.
DC’s Superman has officially outpaced The Fantastic Four by 19% over their respective first ten days. Its second-weekend drop was a modest 53%, compared to the Fantastic plunge of 66%. At $236.2M domestic after 10 days, Superman’s box office flight path is looking steady.
Still, Fantastic Four’s 86% Rotten Tomatoes critics score and 92% audience rating suggest Disney might have the longer game in mind—think merchandise, sequels, and a cinematic comeback story the franchise desperately needed.
Meanwhile, Universal’s The Bad Guys 2 clawed its way into second place with $22.2M domestic and $44.5M worldwide. The animated sequel leans into a gender-flipped heist story with its new “Bad Girls” crew, and audiences are loving it. With a 95% audience rating and 85% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, this animal crime caper is tracking well, especially with kids still on summer break. If it maintains its momentum, it should comfortably clear the $200M mark it needs to break even.
In third place, Paramount’s reboot of The Naked Gun surprised everyone by earning $17.0M domestically and $28.5M worldwide. Liam Neeson steps into Leslie Nielsen’s slapstick shoes as Frank Drebin Jr., delivering what some critics call a “worthy successor.” Others, however, say the comedy relies too heavily on nostalgia. With a $42M budget and international markets finally on board (something the originals never had), the reboot has a shot at finding its footing globally, especially with 91% critic approval.
Superman took fourth with $13.9M in its fourth weekend, raising its domestic total to $316.2M and global gross to $551.2M. While it’s well on track to surpass the final totals of Batman v. Superman, the international market is a sore spot.
The Man of Steel’s Chinese box office, for example, landed at just $8.5M, far below the $95.8M BvS scored there in 2016, despite China now boasting more than double the number of IMAX screens. Still, with a break-even point of $563M, Clark Kent should be in the black by next weekend.
Rounding out the top five is Jurassic World: Rebirth, now in its fifth weekend. The film added $8.7M to reach $317.6M domestic and $766.0M worldwide. While solid, this makes it the first Jurassic World film to miss the billion-dollar mark. With its franchise momentum slowing, Universal may need to rethink its dinosaur game plan—maybe less T-Rex, more story?
Comparing this summer’s tentpoles, 2025 is now pacing 110% ahead of 2024 year-to-date, but still sits at 75% of the box office totals from the pre-pandemic juggernaut that was 2019. With Freakier Friday, Weapons, and Sketch landing next weekend, the industry is holding its breath for one last summer blockbuster surge.
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