It has now been overtaken on the stateside leader board by Gunn's Superman. Starring David Corenswet in the lead role, the well-received film has generated over $400 million worldwide so far. It's sitting at an 83% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes,

Marvel's had a rough 2025 at the box office, but The Fantastic Four: First Steps should be the rebound it desperately needed.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has surpassed Superman in fan reviews, with the new film being hailed as a masterpiece. Marvel's fresh take on the beloved comic book characters marks their first appearance on screen since Disney regained the rights. Despite being part of the MCU, it is being promoted as the studio's inaugural standalone film.

First Steps is off to a strong start at the North American box office, with an estimated $23 million Thursday that means the latest Marvel Studios movie is pacing ahead of Superman.

According to the same report that revealed DC’s attempt to steal Kevin Feige from Marvel, the brass at Warner Bros. have set Superman’s worldwide financial goal post at a cool $500 million. That doesn’t look impossible, when looking at the $416.2 million haul, reported at the time of writing by Box Office Mojo.

After a years-long slump, are Superman comics cool again? This comics store thinks so — and so do a lot of others. Here's why.

Marvel and the DC Universe are widely viewed as rivals in the movie industry. And while Marvel has largely dominated headlines and at the box office in recent years, the James Gunn-directed Superman has taken the superhero world by storm.

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