Box Office Report: The Naked Bad Guys

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So, Marvel. Do you want the good news or bad news first? Let’s start out positively. In its second week of release, The Fantastic Four: First Steps stayed in the top spot in its second week of release. But it experienced a far larger drop in gross than expected: a sharp 66%. That brings its domestic gross to over $198.4 million so far. Worldwide, it’s at $368.7 million.

With Marvel and all of these massive blockbusters that now cost $150m+ on average, it makes the numbers game so much bigger. Oh, you’re *only* at $198 million domestically after two weeks? Failure (although that is also more than Thunderbolts/The New Avengers has earned over 14 weeks.) The Fantastic Four reportedly has a

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