Movie Monday: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Clobbers Competition

A few years ago, the term ‘superhero fatigue’ cropped up as audiences began shifting away from the superpowered movie genre. But if these last few weeks have been any indication, perhaps viewers just needed to take a breather before getting back into it.

This week, Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps debuted to $118 million in the U.S. (For those wondering, that means DC’s Superman took the initial victory by debuting at $125 million.) Fantastic Four also clobbered an additional $100 million internationally, garnering a whopping $218 million worldwide cume.

The aforementioned Superman took second this week, but it still earned $24.9 million domestically despite being in its third weekend. So far, the Kryptonian alien has raised $289 million in the United States and $502.7 million worldwide.

Superman consistently beats Jurassic World Rebirth at the domestic box office, always floating one rank ahead of its prehistoric competitor. This week, the dinosaur reboot gobbled up $13 million in the States, bringing its domestic total to $301.5 million. But given that the movie is called “Jurassic World”and not “Jurassic America,” it only makes sense that the film has earned more of its profits overseas than stateside. In total, Rebirth boasts $718.4 million in worldwide earnings, which, even accounting for its one-week advantage, puts it above the Man of Steel in total earnings.

F1® The Movie pulled a PIT maneuver on Smurfs this weekend, overtaking the little blue singers for a respectable fourth place. It earned $6.2 million this week, bringing its domestic total to $165.6 million. Its worldwide earnings cross $509.6 million.

Smurfs, meanwhile, snatched fifth with $5.4 million (with a domestic cume of $22.8 million). Its worldwide cume sings a flat note at $69.1 million.

Looking down the list, Oh, Hi!, a dark satire on a romance, took ninth place with $1.1 million. House on Eden, a found-footage horror pic, made a home for itself in 17^th with $310,000.