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Silver Surfer

The Fantastic Four: First Steps(2025)
Released
2025 · FILM

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

When the Fantastic Four learn that a wandering silver surfer has warned them of an imminent annihilation by the planet‑devouring Galactus, brilliant scientist Reed Richards must rally his superpowered family and humanity’s newfound peace to devise a desperate defense before Earth is consumed.

“Welcome to the family.”

Directed by
Matt Shakman, Nadeem Ashayer
Written by
Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
115 min
ActionAdventureSci-Fi

Synopsis

Set in a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family must navigate their dual roles as heroes and family members while facing the threat of the cosmic entity Galactus and his mysterious Herald, the Silver Surfer.

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A crew of 625+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Nona KhodaiShot by Jess HallScored by Michael GiacchinoDesigned by Kasra FarahaniSound by John CasaliCostumes by Alexandra Byrne

Box Office

2025 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$521.9M

Budget$229.6M
Worldwide gross$521.9M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $274.3M — 53% of worldwide · International: $247.6M (47%)

Opening weekend: $117.6M — 43% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $158.4M — 58% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4,125 theaters

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Also known as

  • Los 4 Fantásticoses
  • les 4 fantastiques : premiers pasfr
  • Les Quatre Fantastiquesfr
  • I Fantastici Quattro - Gli iniziit
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • ColombiaJul 22, 2025
  • SpainJul 22, 2025
  • BelgiumJul 23, 2025
  • DenmarkJul 23, 2025

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Marvel StudiosPinewood StudiosNew Zealand Film CommissionQuébec Film & TV Production Tax Credit20th Century Studios
Distributors
HKC EntertainmentJioStarWalt Disney Studios Motion PicturesFilmfinityForum Hungary
Special effectsThe Third Floor, Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI), Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), SDFX Studio, Yannix
Other companiesAmerican Humane Society, Audiolink Radio Communications, Australian Government, Barco Auro Max

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