Entertainment Desk: Marvel’s latest superhero flick “Fantastic Four: First Steps”, has held onto the top spot at the North American box office for a second week, but not without concerns. Despite its strong debut of $117.6 million last weekend, the film saw a steep 66 per cent drop, collecting $40 million this frame, a decline steeper than DC’s “Superman”, which fell only 53 per cent in its second weekend.
The sequel’s 10-day domestic total now stands at $198.4 million, narrowly missing the $200 million mark it had aimed to cross by Sunday. While Marvel’s film struggled to maintain momentum, “Superman”, still in its fourth week, has pushed past a $551.2 million global total, including $300 million in North America — the first DC film in three years to hit that milestone. Overseas, “Fantastic Four” fared better, bringing in $39.6 million for a global tally of $368.7 million, of which $170.3 million came from international markets. By contrast, “Superman” has earned $235 million internationally to date.
Meanwhile, Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys 2” performed solidly in its debut, earning $22.2 million domestically — the second-best animated opening of the year.
