Marvel Studios and Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps is looking a lot like DC’s Superman right now in its opening: estimated $56M Friday and a 3-day around $125M. Family movies, and this is Marvel’s first family,

DC's "Superman" previously held the record for highest box office sales in Thursday night previews for 2025, with $22.5 million. Now, Marvel is reporting "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" sped past that figure,

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.

While the villain is set to terrorize the Marvel Cinematic Universe in next year's Avengers: Doomsday, he made his onscreen debut in the post-credits scene of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. But since he's only seen from behind holding out his mask,

First Steps is now playing on the 2025 movies schedule, arriving six years after Marvel Studios gained the film rights to the superhero team as a result of the Disney/Fox merger. WandaVision ’s Matt Shakman was selected to direct the fifth movie starring Marvel’s First Family (counting the unreleased 1994 feature),

First Steps features what might be the most important MCU mid-credits scene since Thanos first appeared in The Avengers. Not only does it introduce one of Marvel's most iconic antagonists, it also teases why the Fantastic Four might have jumped to the main MCU universe,