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‘Fantastic Four’ Bombs Big At Box Office

Fantastic FourA 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:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1Mission: Impossible Rogue NationParamount$29,400,0003,9887,372$108,654,207
2Fantastic Four20th Century Fox$26,200,0003,9956,558$26,200,000
3Gift, TheSTX Entertainment$12,007,0002,5034,797$12,007,000
4VacationWarner Bros.$9,145,0003,4302,666$37,324,780
5Ant-ManDisney$7,826,0002,9102,689$147,436,546
6MinionsUniversal$7,370,2803,1232,360$302,724,400
7Ricki And The FlashSony$7,000,0001,6034,366$7,000,000
8TrainwreckUniversal$6,274,6252,5252,485$91,076,455
9PixelsSony$5,430,0002,8641,895$57,645,304
10SouthpawThe Weinstein Company$4,764,0002,2742,094$40,725,841
11Shaun The Sheep MovieLionsgate$4,000,0002,3201,724$5,571,338
12Inside OutDisney$2,689,0001,3581,980$335,375,150

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