Movie Story: "Fantastic Four" Wins Big with $118 Million in Revenue

The movie "Fantastic Four" reached 118 million USD, surpassing "Superman" on its opening day, contributing to rebooting the Marvel movie series in North America.

According to estimates from Exhibitor Relations on July 27, in Disney's much-anticipated reboot of the Marvel Comics superhero series, " The Fantastic Four: First Steps ," conquered the North American box office last weekend when it earned $118 million and surpassed " Superman. "

"Fantastic Four" tells the story of a group of superheroes trying to save a futuristic world from the evil Galactus. The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Emmy Award winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn.

David A. Gross, from Franchise Entertainment Research, a company that provides box office information to the film industry, said that while “Fantastic Four” is a modest and struggling superhero franchise, the opening film has been a stellar success.

Falling to second place at the box office last weekend was director James Gunn's " Superman ," with $24.9 million. To date, the global revenue of the action film featuring the iconic superhero from Warner Bros. and DC Studios has surpassed the $500 million mark.

In his own unique style, director James Gunn portrays the legendary hero in a completely new DC universe, with a unique combination of top-notch action, humor and deep emotion. A Superman (played by David Corenswet) with compassion and faith in the goodness of humanity appears promising on screen.

Coming in third with $13 million in box office revenue is " Jurassic World: Rebirth " - the latest installment in the blockbuster dinosaur series. The film's total global revenue now stands at $672.5 million.

"Jurassic World: Rebirth" (Vietnamese title: "Jurassic World: Rebirth") with box office revenue reaching 13 million USD.

Universal's film, starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali, takes viewers to an abandoned island research facility that holds secrets — and genetically mutated dinosaurs.

Meanwhile, " F1: The Movie ," the Apple and Warner Bros. film starring Brad Pitt as a retired Formula 1 driver, rose to fourth place with $6.2 million.

" Smurfs " - the latest film starring the adorable blue creatures and Rihanna as the Smurfs - fell to fifth place after just its second weekend in North America, earning $5.4 million.

The remaining positions in the Top 10 highest-grossing films in North America last week include:
6. " I Know What You Did Last Summer " ($5.1 million)
7. " How to Train Your Dragon " ($2.8 million)
8. " Eddington " ($1.7 million)
9. " Saiyaara " ($1.3 million)
10. " Oh, Hi !" ($1.1 million)./.

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