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Fantastic Four looking at $25 million domestic opening weekend

August 7, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Although initial tracking had put it in the $40 – $50 million bracket, it seems the flood of negative reviews and poor word of mouth on Fantastic Four is set to result in a domestic opening weekend of around $25 million.

SEE ALSO: Josh Trank places blame for poor Fantastic Four reviews on Fox

The $120 million-budgeted film debuted to just $2.7 million from showings in the States on Thursday, and could even lose out on first place this weekend to Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.

Should Fantastic Four pull in less than $30 million, it would be the lowest opening for a Marvel-branded movie since Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance debuted with $22 million in 2012, with only Blade ($17 million), Blade: Trinity ($16 million), The Punisher ($13.8 million) Elektra ($12.8 million), Howard the Duck ($5 million) and Punisher: War Zone ($4.3 million) ever having opened with less.

SEE ALSO: Read our Fantastic Four reviews here and here

Fantastic Four is set to hit theaters on August 7th, with Josh Trank (Chronicle) directing a cast that includes Miles Teller (Whiplash) as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara (House of Cards) as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch, Jamie Bell (Nymphomaniac) as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Doctor Doom, Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards) as Dr. Storm, and Tim Blake Nelson (The Incredible Hulk) as Harvey Elder/Mole Man.

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Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Marvel

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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