Box Office Round-Up: 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Dominates But 'Superman' Still Soars

James Gunn and DC Studios believed they were ushering in the "Summer of Superman," but then the Marvel Cinematic Universe still hadn’t played its best hand in 2025. True, The Fantastic Four: First Steps initially got the best of the David Corenswet-led Superman movie when the latest entry in the MCU hit theaters en route to making $24.4 million during its Thursday night previews. And, yes, that figure was slightly better than the $22.5 million Superman accumulated during its own early screenings. However, that tiny victory was short-lived because The Fantastic Four surprisingly underperformed compared to the new Man of Steel’s opening-weekend debut of $125 million. After all the estimates rolled in, it turned out that the new F4 brought home a not-so-Galactus-sized $118 million domestically at the box office, and that is a reason for die-hard Superman fans to celebrate. However, there’s no way to declare which of the two superhero movies will win their head-to-head competition over the summer this early in the race.