Marvel Studios is looking to finally land a big hit this year with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is trending toward a $190-$210 million worldwide opening weekend box office, per Deadline. That may wind up falling just short of James Gunn's Superman, which opened to $217 million globally. But even at the low end, that opening weekend box office is more than enough to surpass the entire worldwide theatrical run of the last attempt at bringing the FF to the movies.
2015's Fantastic Four - derisively nicknamed 'Fant4stic,' thanks to its goofy logo - took in just $167,882,881 in its entire run on a budget of $120 before marketing costs, according to Box Office Mojo. Along with being a financial failure, it also landed with a massive thud with both audiences and critics, with a current 9% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and an audience score of a meager 18%.
