‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ clobbers the Man of Steel to take box office title

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ clobbers the Man of Steel to take box office title

In the latest battle for box office supremacy, stumbling Superman didn’t stand a chance.

Marvel Studios’ latest superhero flick, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” clobbered the box office competition on Friday, reporting first-day ticket sales of $57 million, according to The Numbers.

The Pedro Pascal-helmed film marks the beginning of the next phase in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel’s latest film topped the box office Friday. ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection

The film focuses on the iconic superhero team — Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm, the Human Torch, and the Thing — as they try to save Earth from one of Marvel Comics’ strongest super villians, Galactus.

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” outperformed DC Studios’ “Superman” on Friday by about $50 million.

The latest “Fantastic Four” flick “marks a slight improvement from the preceding trilogy of terror,” The Post noted.

‘Superman’ is no slouch, earning $271 million in two weeks. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection

During its second Friday in cinemas, James Gunn’s “Superman” generated ticket sales of $7.1 million, for a two-week total of $271 million.

“Jurassic World Rebirth” followed in third place, with sales of $3.6 million on Friday, its fourth in theaters.

Brad Pitt’s “F1: The Movie” rose one spot to No. 4 with $1.8 million in tickets sold

‘Jurassic Park Rebirth’ stars Scarlett Johansson. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection

Rounding out the top 5 was “Smurfs,” which The Post called “one of the worst movies of the year,” with a $1.7 million take on Friday.

The animated musical fantasy reboot features the voices of Rihanna, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel, Octavia Spencer, Kurt Russell and John Goodman.

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