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In a surprise, the international box office numbers for Fantastic Four 2025’s opening weekend have beaten Superman’s despite the competition between them in theaters worldwide. The Fantastic Four: First Steps fell just a few million short of Superman’s when comparing their global box office numbers for their three-day weekend debut, with the Marvel reboot earning $218 million against the DC reboot’s $220 million. That said, while Fantastic Four lost to Superman domestically, it made up for this by overperforming in other territories. Here’s how the box office numbers break down by country for The Fantastic Four: First Steps so far.

What are the international box office numbers for Fantastic Four 2025’s opening weekend?

For the opening weekend from July 25 to July 27, The Fantastic Four: First Steps earned $100 million at the international box office. That’s compared to the $118 million it made in US and Canadian theaters for a total of $218 million in global sales so far.

Here’s how much Fantastic Four 2025 earned in each country (in alphabetical order) over its weekend premiere:

Australia – $4.8 million

Brazil – $5.1 million

China – $4.5 million

France – $5.7 million

Germany – $3.0 million

Italy – $4.3 million

India – $2.8 million

Japan – $2.5 million

Mexico – $12 million

South Korea – $2.9 million

Spain – $3.1 million

United Kingdom & Ireland – $10.8 million

These box office figures overseas for the film are based on a report from ScreenDaily, which shares that the Pedro Pascal-led effort excelled in Europe and Latin America. The $100 million international result represents about 46% of the Marvel reboot’s overall sales thus far, whereas Superman 2025’s $95 million for its own international numbers was only 41% of its opening weekend total.

In comparison to the opening weekend numbers for Superman 2025, Fantastic Four 2025 surpassed its DC competitor in Mexico the most, earning a whopping $3.2 million more. It also surged ahead in Italy by $2.5 million, France by $1.5 million, the United Kingdom by $1 million, and Spain by $0.2 million. However, Superman still had higher numbers in Australia, Brazil, India, and China, despite James Gunn admitting that his film might be struggling due to anti-American sentiment around the world.

Similarly, while Fantastic Four 2025 also did well in Singapore and Malaysia, Asian territories continue to be a struggle for American superhero movies. China used to be a country that could be counted on for higher box office numbers, particularly in the days of the 2019 blockbuster Avengers: Endgame, which earned $175 million in its opening there. But that has changed dramatically since then with the government “making it difficult, if not impossible, for Western films to book screens as to make room for local nationalist titles,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. This, combined with competition against other films, has lead to the paltry $4.5 million debut for the Marvel film in the country.

Meanwhile, it should be noted that in Japan the film was not released with great timing as it had to compete against the anime movie Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which has earned roughly $87 million since its debut in the country on July 18. Fortunately, it still earned the same $2.5 million in the country as Superman did over their weekend debuts, showing that it may have the staying power to stay in Japanese theaters.

Over Fantastic Four’s opening weekend, Superman did cross the $500 million mark, its estimated break-even number. However, as expected, the film took a large hit in its momentum, earning only $19.9 million (which is around a 57% drop) in its third weekend, as the Marvel reboot has replaced it on IMAX and other premium screens. But given the rather sparse movie calendar over the next month, both films are expected to reach its box office goals steadily over time.