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
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Overall English occupancy averaged ~55%.
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Top-performing cities included:
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Bengaluru (~69%)
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Chennai (~72%)
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Ahmedabad (~74.5%)
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Mumbai, Kolkata, NCR also saw strong turnout .
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🌍 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
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Fantastic Four’s opening is slightly below MCU's recent Superman reboot, which opened to around ₹6.75 crore net .
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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 .