🎟️ Box Office Breakdown: A four-midable weekend at the box office…

The Dailies

The Dailies reports on the latest box office news from this week.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney)

1. 🦸‍♂️ The Fantastic Four: First Steps: 🆕 $118M domestic opening, $218M global debut. Marvel's first family delivers a successful big-screen outing, matching ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's’ opening. Strong international performance with the biggest superhero opening of 2025 in several major markets, though a concerning 21% of the domestic weekend came from Thursday previews (well above the typical 10-15%), suggesting heavy fan front-loading. Still, it's the year's fourth-biggest opener and a much-needed win for the MCU after recent stumbles.
2. 🦸‍♂️ Superman: (Wk 3) $24.9M domestic weekend (-57%), $289.5M domestic total, $502.7M global. Takes a predictable tumble but remains rock-solid with strong international performance.
3. 🦕 Jurassic World Rebirth: (Wk 4) $13M domestic weekend (-45%), $301.5M domestic total, $718M global.
4. 🏎️ F1: (Wk 5) $6.2M domestic weekend (-37%), $165.6M domestic total, $509M global.
5. 🔵 Smurfs: (Wk 2) $5.4M domestic weekend (-50%), $22.7M domestic total, $69M global.
6. 🔪 I Know What You Did Last Summer: (Wk 2) $5.1M domestic weekend (-60%), $23.5M domestic total, $45.5M global.
7. 🐉 How to Train Your Dragon: (Wk 7) $2.8M domestic weekend (-48%), $257M domestic total, $498M global.
8. 🤠 Eddington: (Wk 2) $1.66M domestic weekend (-62%), $8.1M domestic total.
9. 🎬 Saiyaara: (Wk 2) $1.29M domestic weekend (+131%), $3.25M domestic total. The Bollywood import continues to serve its niche audience with impressive holds in limited release.
10. 👋 Oh, Hi!: 🆕 $1.13M domestic opening. Sony Pictures Classics' indie debut manages modest results in major markets including NYC, LA, and Chicago.

The big picture: This weekend brought in a solid $185M, up 28.5% from last week but still 35% behind last year's ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ weekend. Both Marvel and DC are disproving the superhero fatigue narrative, putting Marvel back in business. With no major competition until October's ‘Tron: Ares,’ ‘Fantastic Four’ has a clear runway ahead to prove its staying power.

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Anna Gallup

We were going to wait to see F1 on streaming but saw it this weekend. Definitely recommend seeing it on the big screen.