Superman, Fantastic Four and Marvel
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MCU, Fantastic Four and First Steps
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First Steps and Superman stack up at the box office and with critics? With both films launching in July 2025, fans and analysts have been comparing every number and rating to see which superhero epic came out on top.
The S Stands for Hope: Superman Crosses Man of Steel at Box-Office After Staring Down Fantastic Four
James Gunn’s Superman beats Man of Steel and certain Marvel movies at the box office, proving DC still has what it takes to fly high in 2025.
First Steps is coming in lighter than projections in its first box office weekend with $117.6 million. Still records were broken.
Two new superhero films reassert a message which comic books have long championed: that community, support and acceptance are strengths.
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First Steps" captured $218 million in its box office debut while "Superman" and "F1" crossed major milestones.
Superman and Fantastic Four: First Steps going head-to-head in one of the biggest box office showdowns in recent memory.
The dust has yet to settle on Marvel’s latest MCU entry, but Fantastic Four: First Steps is off to a strong start this weekend. In terms of critical reception, it’s doing about the same as James Gunn’s Superman, at least as far as Rotten Tomatoes is concerned.
For the past two weeks now, I’ve gone to the movies. That’s probably the first time in a half decade or so that I’ve actually chosen to buy tickets, make the drive out to the Lawrence multiplex, and watch two films on two successive Sundays.