New ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie Steps Over Final Global Box Office Milestone While Taking Down Tom Hardy’s $110 Million Sequel

To get an idea of just how underwhelming The Fantastic Four: First Steps' box office performance has been, you needn't compare it to this year's two other Marvel movies. All you need to know is that it has only just overtaken a superhero sequel that debuted during a far more uncertain period in 2021. The movie in question is Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the sequel to 2018's runaway hit Venom. Directed by Andy Serkis, Venom 2 concluded its run with just over $500 million worldwide, without even securing a release in the franchise's top-earning territory, China.