First Steps” stretched its arms around $57 million from 4,125 theaters across Friday and preview screenings. Per Disney’s numbers, that’s the second-biggest opening day of the calendar year, ranking just behind “A Minecraft Movie” ($57.

First Steps is coming in lighter than projections in its first box office weekend with $117.6 million. Still records were broken.

Disney/Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is having a, well, fantastic start to its box office run. Including $24.5 million from Thursday previews, the film has earned a domestic opening day of $57 million and is headed for an industry estimated $123.5 million opening weekend.

The movie's performance is a needed win for Kevin Feige's Marvel Studios after a string of misses save for 'Deadpool & Wolverine.'

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” the newest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is shaping up to be one of Marvel’s best-reviewed and biggest hits in recent years after making $23 million in Thursday previews, a strong showing after the last “Fantastic Four” movie flopped.

Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps hit the theatres on Friday, July 25. The superhero film has opened to mainly positive reviews and had a modest start at the Indian box office. It has failed to beat the opening day collections of James Gunn's Superman, Brad Pitt starrer F1 and Scarlett Johansson's Jurassic World Rebirth.

First Steps had a promising start in Indian theatres, earning Rs 5.5 crore on its opening day, followed by Rs 7.1 crore and Rs 7.25 crore over the next two days. However, the film experienced a significant decline on its first Monday,