'Fantastic Four: A New Beginning' Debuts at Number One in North American Box Office

With a Rotten Tomatoes popcorn score of 93% and a CinemaScore of A-, the film 〈Fantastic Four: A New Beginning〉 has received enthusiastic reviews from real audiences, debuting at number one in the North American box office during its opening week, signaling the start of an explosive box office run. 〈Fantastic Four: A New Beginning〉 is a Marvel summer action blockbuster depicting the massive events as four astronauts, who gain unexpected powers and become superheroes known as the 'Fantastic Four', set out to protect the world from the destructive villain 'Galactus' who devours planets.

According to Box Office Mojo, 〈Fantastic Four: A New Beginning〉 earned approximately $57 million (about 78.67 billion KRW) on its opening day in North America on the 25th (local time), securing the number one spot at the box office. This marks the second highest opening day performance among North American releases this year, following 〈Minecraft Movie〉 (approximately $57.11 million, about 78.94 billion KRW), signaling the start of a full-fledged box office run.

Additionally, over the opening weekend of three days, it earned approximately $118 million (about 163.11 billion KRW) in North America alone, making it the fourth highest opening performance among North American releases this year, following 〈Minecraft Movie〉, 〈Lilo & Stitch〉, and 〈Superman〉, while achieving the highest opening score among Marvel films released this year, successfully signaling a new beginning for Marvel heading towards 〈Avengers: Doomsday〉. Furthermore, it also earned approximately $100 million (about 138.23 billion KRW) in the global market during its opening week, recording a worldwide box office revenue of about $218 million (about 301.34 billion KRW), proving the explosive interest from audiences worldwide and raising expectations for an even stronger box office performance in its second week.