Marvel’s box office “ Fantastic Four ” is simply good because it is hung in first place despite a steep fall of the second weekend

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” won $ 40 million from 4,125 North American theaters, a drop of 66% compared to healthy starts of $ 117.6 million. The film was accompanied by comedies “The Bad Guys 2” and “The Naked Gun” in the three best rankings at the box office.

The superhero film has lowered Marvel’s previous film much more, “Thunderbolts”, which took a 55% dive during its second weekend.

“First Steps” is the last major blockbuster of the summer. He added nearly $ 40 million internationally during his second weekend, bringing the world’s world total to $ 369 million. The drop in the film’s box office was surprising given his strong criticism, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the Comscore data company.

Although the first weekend of the film may have given the results of the box office of a strong push towards the summer reference of $ 4 billion, August is slow when a slow start, he said.

“It’s a difficult elevator, but we may be able to get there. It really means that all the films will have to be alone,” said Dergarabedian. “It is a question of obtaining excellent criticisms, of staying at power, of this longevity on the market.”

The comedy of new arrivals “The Bad Guys 2” obtained second place at the box office this weekend, with $ 22 million in 3,852 North American theaters. It was tied with the projections and also in accordance with the first film in the series, which brought in 23 million dollars in 2022. The Slapstick Comedy of Paramount, “The Naked Gun”, also during his first weekend, hung the third point of box office, winning $ 17 million from 3344 locations.

Jim Orr, president of Domestic Distribution for Universal Pictures, said that the solid beginnings for “The Bad Guys 2”, coupled with solid public reaction scores, “should indicate a very long and very successful race not only the rest of the summer, but really, I think in the fall”.

“Superman” by James Gunn, who opened four weekends ago and has already crossed $ 550 million worldwide, won $ 13.8 million in the country this weekend, taking fourth place. “Jurassic World Rebirth” followed with $ 8.7 million.

The horror film “Together” made a first weekend, coming to sixth place and winning $ 6.8 million at the national level, proof that August is a month for more awake and offbeat films, said Dergarabedian.

“This is what this month. It is not only the box office,” said Dergarabedian. “It is also a question of providing really interesting and enriching cinematographic experiences for the public.”

Dergarabedian said he expects much awaited films to hit theaters in the coming weeks – including “Freaker Friday”, and the horror film of Zach Cregger “weapons” – to give August a necessary boost.

The box office is currently up 9.5% compared to last year.

Top 10 films at the national ticket office

According to Comscore, with the national final figures, this list is launched in sales of estimated tickets from Friday to Sunday in the United States and Canadian theaters.

1. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, $ 40 million.

2. “Wick 2”, $ 22.2 million.

3. “The Naked Gun”, $ 17 million.

4. “Superman”, $ 13.8 million.

5. “Jurassic World Rebirth”, $ 8.7 million.

6. “Together”, $ 6.8 million.

7. “F1: The film”, $ 4.1 million.

8. “I know what you did last summer”, $ 2.7 million.

9. “Smurfs”, 1.8 million dollars.

10. “How to train your dragon”, $ 1.4 million.