The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the latest entry in the 2025 movie schedule to dominate the box office, and for many, including me, it’s a great soft reset of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of the things I most liked about it was that it wasn’t heavy on the MCU-cameos like so many others have been.

First Steps has suffered a pretty significant drop at the global box office in just its second week – and it's possible that superhero fatigue is truly and finally upon us. According to Variety, the new Marvel film saw a 66% drop in its second weekend,