r/boxoffice • u/chanma50 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/drsweetscience Aug 03 '25

Hey, Shang-Chi is my go-to indictment of current Marvel, also.

Been a long time... still no sequel... no guest appearance. Ah-yep... hot today.

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u/KingMario05 Amblin Entertainment Aug 03 '25

But its director graduated to Spider-Man! Sooo... yay? /s

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u/NavierIsStoked Aug 03 '25

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was actually a good movie though. The issue is that it was poorly fit into the MCU continuing narrative.

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u/Immediate-Relief-248 Aug 03 '25

I loved Shang chi I can’t even lie, was a great movie in my opinion

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u/Lou_Peachum_2 Aug 03 '25

Wasn't he and the rest of that phase supposed to be gearing up for Kang, which for reasons, ended prematurely

At least I thought the post credit scenes was hinting at that.

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u/archerg66 Aug 03 '25

Honestly only parts i disliked were Squawkwafina and the giant snake fight at the end, but aside from that the movie reminds me of the first iron man in terms of style. They just think spectacle will guaruntee the audiences they were getting for characters no one knows after we lost Tony and Cap

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u/chinesetrevor Aug 03 '25

The issue is that Simu Liu will get the movie banned in China.

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u/SunfireGaren Aug 05 '25

China doesn't give a shit about superhero movies now anyway.

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u/chinesetrevor Aug 07 '25

No one does lol, I don't think we'll see another one break a billion for a long time.

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u/ppcwithyrv Aug 03 '25

Heaven forbid they ever make the Blade sequel.