Fantastic Char Box Office Day 2: Marvel film sees light development after a slow start
Marvel’s ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ made a slow start at the Indian box office, despite the global success, grossed Rs 12.60 crore in two days.
In short
- ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ earned Rs 12.60 crore in India in two days
- With Rs 5.25 crore on day 1 and Rs 7.35 crore on day 2, the film showed a slight increase
- Globally, the film was a hit with USD 106.2 million in total gross
Marvel Studio’s’ The much awaited film ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ has finally hit theaters worldwide and receiving a great response from the global audience – after a string of a great release after a very important victory for Marvel. However, in India, a lukewarm began in the film, which was lower than expectations despite global discussion.
By estimates by Sacnilkthe film Gathered a network of Rs 5.25 crore on its initial day In India and with a slight improvement in two days with Rs 7.35 crore, it increased to Rs 12.60 crore for two days. Industry analysts believe that slow start is due to limited screen count, difficult competition from ongoing Bollywood release and a common understanding of superhero fatigue among Indian audiences.
Given its current pace, the ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is expected to touch around Rs 20 crore by the weekend and the best can be wrapped with a lifetime India collection of Rs 40 crore. Its performance may move forward in the coming weeks as new Bollywood films such as ‘Dhadak 2’ and ‘Son of Sarda 2’ are slapped to release and handle valuable screens.
Internationally, however, the film is growing. It earned a USD $ 49.2 million from foreign markets, which so far contributes to a strong global clan of USD 106.2 million. In North America, it topped the box office with USD 57 million on Friday alone, making it the second largest American opening day of 2025 – just behind ‘Minecraft: Minecraft: The movie (USD 57.1 million). In particular, the film grossed $ 24.4 million from Thursday night’s preview, defeating DC’s ‘Superman’ ($ 22.5 million) to the highest preview figures of the year.
In 1960, Earth was set to 828, ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ introduces the iconic Marvel Superhero team in a new story. The artists include Julia Garner, Sara Niles, Mark Gatis, Natasha Leon, Paul Walter Hasar, and Ralph Issn with Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ibon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn in the lead roles.
While its Indian box office trip began on a slow note, ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ seems to have found firm firms worldwide, which establishes a platform for a promising run for the new phase of Marvel.
