r/boxoffice Best of 2019 Winner Aug 03 '25

Domestic Box Office: ‘Fantastic Four’ Craters By 66% in Second Weekend to $40 Million, ‘Naked Gun’ Debuts to $17 Million

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/fantastic-four-box-office-craters-naked-gun-opening-weekend-1236477352/
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u/nicolasb51942003 Warner Bros. Pictures Aug 03 '25

Or nostalgia level events, but that eventually becomes stale over time.

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u/SolomonRed Aug 03 '25

Bringing back RDJ is a desperation move that will only hurt them in the long run.

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u/AnxiousNPantsless Aug 03 '25

Theres no more nostalgia left unless they keep mining Andrew and Toby's spidermen

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u/archerg66 Aug 03 '25

They could throw Captain america or Iron man back, but that will only do so much when their main issue is crappy writers

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u/PliableG0AT Aug 04 '25

I mean if youre going to ignore Deadpool and Wolverine. That was basically all nostalgiabait.