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\u201cFantastic Four: First Steps\u201d raked in about $57 million at the domestic box office for its opening day, according to multiple<\/a> outlets<\/a>, marking the year\u2019s second-largest opening day so far and a win for Marvel and Disney about a year after they announced a reduction in film and TV show quantity to focus on quality. <\/p>\n “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” released July 25. (Photo by Brendon Thorne\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty ImagesKey Facts<\/p>\n The roughly $57 million \u201cFantastic Four: First Steps\u201d generated at the domestic box office Friday fell narrowly short of the opening day for \u201cA Minecraft Movie\u201d ($57.11 million) and just topped opening day for DC Comics rival \u201cSuperman\u201d ($56.1 million), according to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n The film has netted about $106 million globally after securing $49.2 million overseas, setting itself up for an opening weekend of around $125 million, the same figure achieved by \u201cSuperman\u201d earlier this month.<\/p>\n \u201cFantastic Four: First Steps\u201d is receiving praise from critics and fans alike, boasting an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.6\/10 on IMDb.<\/p>\n With a production budget of about $200 million, the movie will need to keep pace with ticket sales to turn a profit, as Marvel\u2019s two other releases from this year, \u201cCaptain America: Brave New World\u201d and \u201cThunderbolts*,\u201d both lost money<\/a> at the box office despite the latter film\u2019s positive reception.<\/p>\n Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We\u2019re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day\u2019s headlines. Text \u201cAlerts\u201d to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Surprising Fact<\/p>\n With its opening weekend alone, \u201cFantastic Four: First Steps\u201d out-earned the entire domestic run of \u201cFantastic Four\u201d (2015), an adaptation of the heroes that flopped hard at the domestic box office ($56.1 million) and received poor ratings.<\/p>\n What To Watch For<\/p>\n \u201cFantastic Four: First Steps\u201d will need to gross over $333.5 million to overtake the run of \u201cFantastic Four\u201d (2005), which was released during a turning point for comic book movies that took audiences by storm throughout the 2000s.<\/p>\n Key Background<\/p>\n \u201cFantastic Four: First Steps\u201d is the last of three Marvel movies released this year and filmed a few months after Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company would reduce output of Marvel movies and TV shows, making the announcement after a run of shows and films received underwhelming viewership and\/or box office numbers. Iger told investors last year Disney was \u201cslowly going to decrease volume and go to probably about two TV series a year instead of what had become four and reduce our film output from maybe four a year to two, or a maximum of three.\u201d Marvel\u2019s next movie is slated to release almost a full year from now, with \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d hitting theaters next summer before \u201cAvengers: Doomsday\u201d in December.<\/p>\n Further Reading<\/p>\n