Box office hounds are currently looking at the horse race between Superman and Fantastic Four, the former of which will apparently top the latter unless some dramatic shift takes place in the imminent future. It’s not just a “win” for DC and the new DCU, it’s something that goes well beyond that. If this happens…
Pedro Pascal in “The Fantastic Four First Steps’.” Disney/Marvel Studios Disney Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps is projected to drop as much as 66% in business from its opening frame in its second weekend at the domestic box office. Starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Marvel’s First Family of…
The best-performing superhero film of 2025 is Superman, and I sat down with Wētā Senior VFX Supervisor Guy Williams to talk about his team’s worldbuilding work for writer-director (and co-CEO of DC Studios) James Gunn’s newly launched DCU. A kaiju attacks Metropolis in “Superman.” Source: Warner Superman And Wētā By the Numbers Williams brings an…
Superman/Man of Steel WB The saga of Superman’s box office run continues with different spins saying it’s good or bad, depending on the narrative the observer wants to create. Now? Superman has hit a milestone that’s sure to rile up the DCU versus DCEU crowd, it has now grossed more than Man of Steel at…
Ebon Moss-Bachrach in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Disney/Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four: First Steps, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, is beating pre-release projections on its way to a $125 million opening at the domestic box office. The fourth film iteration of Marvel’s First Family of Superheroes stars Pascal, Kirby,…