The Fantastic Four: First Steps Opens India With ₹5 Crore Net on Day 1

 

Mumbai / New Delhi, July 25, 2025 — Marvel’s highly anticipated reboot The Fantastic Four: First Steps opened in India on July 25, earning an estimated ₹5.1 crore (nett) across all formats on its first day, according to early trade estimates .

🎥 Day 1 Occupancy & Regional Performance

• Overall English occupancy averaged ~55%.

• Top-performing cities included:

  • Bengaluru (~69%)

  • Chennai (~72%)

  • Ahmedabad (~74.5%)

  • Mumbai, Kolkata, NCR also saw strong turnout .

🌍 Multilingual Collection Breakdown

The ₹5.1 crore estimate includes earnings from all language versions: English, Hindi (including 3D, IMAX), Tamil, and Telugu, with regional splits indicating about ₹2 crore net coming from South Indian states and the remainder from northern and western markets.

📊 How It Compares

• Fantastic Four’s opening is slightly below MCU's recent Superman reboot, which opened to around ₹6.75 crore net .

• Nevertheless, it surpasses Thunderbolts’ Day 1 tally (~₹3.85 crore nett).

🧾 Analyst Insight

Trade expert Ramesh Bala projected around ₹5 crore nett for opening day, pointing to strong interest in Mumbai, Chennai, and the NCR region, and noting that South Indian states contributed nearly ₹2 crore of that sum .