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A poor script, bad direction, and lack of story combined to land a major blow to 20th Century Fox’s plan to secure the fate of a key franchise. Controversial director Josh Trank‘s Fantastic Four opened to a dismal $26.2 million from 3,995 theaters at the North American box office after being rejected by critics and audiences alike. Fantastic Four became the worst performing superhero film since Ghost Rider: Spirits of Vengeance and the worst opening weekend for a summer tentpole this year. The $120 million flop casts doubt on Fox’s plans for the franchise despite the sequel already being planned for June 2017.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, August 9, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation | Paramount | $29,400,000 | 3,988 | 7,372 | $108,654,207 |
| 2 | Fantastic Four | 20th Century Fox | $26,200,000 | 3,995 | 6,558 | $26,200,000 |
| 3 | Gift, The | STX Entertainment | $12,007,000 | 2,503 | 4,797 | $12,007,000 |
| 4 | Vacation | Warner Bros. | $9,145,000 | 3,430 | 2,666 | $37,324,780 |
| 5 | Ant-Man | Disney | $7,826,000 | 2,910 | 2,689 | $147,436,546 |
| 6 | Minions | Universal | $7,370,280 | 3,123 | 2,360 | $302,724,400 |
| 7 | Ricki And The Flash | Sony | $7,000,000 | 1,603 | 4,366 | $7,000,000 |
| 8 | Trainwreck | Universal | $6,274,625 | 2,525 | 2,485 | $91,076,455 |
| 9 | Pixels | Sony | $5,430,000 | 2,864 | 1,895 | $57,645,304 |
| 10 | Southpaw | The Weinstein Company | $4,764,000 | 2,274 | 2,094 | $40,725,841 |
| 11 | Shaun The Sheep Movie | Lionsgate | $4,000,000 | 2,320 | 1,724 | $5,571,338 |
| 12 | Inside Out | Disney | $2,689,000 | 1,358 | 1,980 | $335,375,150 |
