“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” was greeted with a hero’s welcome at the box office as Marvel’s newest superhero adventure touched down with $100 million overseas and $218 million globally.
Those ticket sales are ever-so-slightly above the international launch of “Superman,” which collected $95 million while debuting in 78 markets earlier in July. However, “Superman” (just barely) enjoyed a larger global debut with $220 million. “The Fantastic Four” landed in 52 markets with Mexico ($12 million), the United Kingdom ($10.8 million), France ($5.7 million) and Brazil ($5.1 million) standing as the top-earning territories. “First Steps” misfired in China with $4.5 million, which isn’t a surprise because the country has
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