Fantastic Four grosses $521.9 million

Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” ended its theatrical run at about $521.8 million to $521.9 million worldwide, according to Aug. 4 and Aug. 5 reports from Screen Rant and Dark Horizons. The two outlets cited near-identical totals for the film, with Screen Rant listing $521.8 million and Dark Horizons listing $521.9 million worldwide. Dark Horizons reported the film cost $181 million net to produce and called it the highest-grossing “Fantastic Four” movie released to date. Screen Rant described the result as an underwhelming box-office finish for Marvel’s 2025 reboot, even as it noted the movie opened domestically at $117.6 million. ### How much did the movie actually gross? Screen Rant reported on Aug. 4 that “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” finished with $521.8 million worldwide. (screenrant.com) Dark Horizons reported on Aug. 5 that the total was $521.9 million. The one-tenth difference appears to reflect rounding rather than a materially different tally. The reported finish places the movie above earlier “Fantastic Four” releases, according to Dark Horizons. (darkhorizons.com) That outlet said the 2025 film became the top-grossing title in the franchise on a worldwide basis. ### Why are two outlets using slightly different totals? The Aug. 4 Screen Rant report and the Aug. 5 Dark Horizons report were published a day apart and cited $521.8 million and $521.9 million, respectively. (screenrant.com) Entertainment box-office write-ups often move by small increments as final market receipts are folded in, though neither report described a major late revision. (darkhorizons.com) Dark Horizons also paired the gross with a production figure, saying the movie cost $181 million net. The outlet did not, in the excerpt available, provide a separate marketing-spend estimate. ### What did Marvel’s Kevin Feige say about the result? Screen Rant said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige had spoken about the film’s performance a year after its release and defended the project after what the outlet called an underwhelming box-office run. (screenrant.com) The report said Feige addressed the movie in the context of Marvel’s broader post-2025 box-office discussion. (darkhorizons.com) Dark Horizons framed its Aug. 5 item around Feige’s response to what it called a “soft” reaction to the film. The outlet said Feige was discussing a movie that had set a franchise gross record while still drawing a mixed commercial response relative to Marvel expectations. ### How does that compare with Spider-Man right now? Forbes reported on Aug. 5 that “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” had reached $1.10 billion worldwide as of Wednesday. (screenrant.com) Forbes also reported in earlier coverage that the film crossed $1 billion globally in six days. A separate Forbes report published Aug. 3 said “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opened to about $927 million worldwide in a single weekend. (darkhorizons.com) That comparison has sharpened attention on recent Marvel-adjacent theatrical results, with “Fantastic Four” ending near $522 million while “Brand New Day” moved past $1 billion within its first week. (forbes.com) ### What is the concrete takeaway from the $521.9 million figure? The $521.8 million to $521.9 million finish means “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” set a franchise high in worldwide grosses, according to Dark Horizons, while still being described by Screen Rant as an underperforming Marvel release. Both of those points can be true at once because the comparison sets are different: one is against prior “Fantastic Four” films, and the other is against broader Marvel box-office standards described by the outlets. (forbes.com) As of Wednesday, the next benchmark in this story is coming from Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” which Forbes said had already climbed to $1.10 billion worldwide. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” by contrast, appears to have completed its run at roughly $521.9 million worldwide. (forbes.com) (darkhorizons.com)