Despite positive reviews and a great Rotten Tomatoes score, Fantastic Four: First Steps had a massive second weekend drop at the global box office

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps has suffered a pretty significant drop at the global box office in just its second week – and it's possible that superhero fatigue is truly and finally upon us.

According to Variety, the new Marvel film saw a 66% drop in its second weekend, earning just $40 million from 4,125 theaters. The film opened with $117.6 million, against an estimated budget of over $200 million. As it stands, the film has earned a total of $386 million globally, which is great, but not great for Marvel, which has produced some of the highest-grossing films of all time with Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame each bringing in a cool $2 billion.

Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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