US Edition'Fantastic Four' Tops North American Box Office with $40M
NORTH AMERICA, AUG 3 – Fantastic Four: First Steps earned $40 million in its second weekend despite a 66% drop, nearing $200 million domestically but trailing DC's Superman in global earnings.
- On Sunday, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps remained atop the weekend box office with $40 million from 4,125 North American theaters, reflecting a 66% decline from its $117.6 million debut.
- Industry analysts predicted a 55% to 60% decline after its $117.6 million three-day debut.
- Among new releases, Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys 2 earned $22.8 million from 3,852 theaters, while Paramount’s The Naked Gun launched to $17 million domestically and $28.5 million globally.
- Overall, this weekend’s results show the box office is up 9.5% from last year, with Jim Orr saying The Bad Guys 2's debut `should point to a very long, very successful run` into the fall.
- Industry attention will now shift as Paramount’s final release before its $8 billion merger on Aug. 7, The Naked Gun, faces upcoming competition and audience shifts.
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`Fantastic Four: First Steps' Keeps Box Office Crown with $40 Million
“Fantastic Four: First Steps” remained the top-grossing film in North American theaters this weekend, but the Marvel release’s $40 million take was a substantial drop-off from its $118 million opening weekend, according to industry estimates released Sunday. Second place went to DreamWorks’ “The Bad Guys 2,” which opened with $22.2 million, Comscore reported. “The Naked Gun,” which reboots the beloved spoof franchise of the 1980s and ’90s with L…
Los Angeles, United States.- Marvel's first family stumbled into theaters on their second weekend, but still held first place at the box office.The 4 Fantastics: First Steps raised $40 million in 4,000 125 North American cinemas, a 66 percent drop since their healthy $117.6 million debut last week.The film was accompanied by the comedies The Bad Guys 2 and Where Is the Police? in the top three positions of the box office.The superhero film fell …
Hartford Courant
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” holds its lead atop the box office
By ITZEL LUNA LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvel’s first family stumbled in theaters in its second weekend, but still held on to the top spot at the box office. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” earned $40 million from 4,125 North American theaters, a 66% drop from a healthy $117.6 million debut. The film was accompanied by comedies “The Bad Guys 2” and “The Naked Gun” in the top three box office rankings. The superhero movie dipped significantly more th…
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