

And as of yesterday, this estimates dropped again to $30 million as reviews and overwhelmingly negative word-of-mouth turn moviegoers away. Early estimates had Fantastic Four opening domestically to a near $50 million weekend debut, a forecast that was adjusted down to $40 million. The result of the poor reviews is a significant one financially. It's so bad in fact, that the director (Trank) took to Twitter the night before the film even opened in theaters to say that it's not his fault - that he had a better version a year ago that the studio ruined.

There's also the original 1990 Captain America which is actually listed on Rotten Tomatoes with a 9% but it never got a wide theatrical release and it only has 11 reviews.Įarly reactions and reviews to Fantastic Four from advanced screenings painted at bleak picture, but no one suspected the film was going to get as critically panned as it currently is. There are some exceptions of note here, including Howard The Duck which has far less reviews but an actual lower average score on RT. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) - 37% on Rotten Tomatoes.The Punisher (2004) - 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.The Punisher (1989) - 28% on Rotten Tomatoes.Fantastic Four (2005) - 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.Punisher: War Zone (2008) - 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.Ghost Rider (2007) - 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.Blade: Trinity (2004) - 25% on Rotten Tomatoes.Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) - 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.Howard The Duck (1986) - 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.


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Here's how 2015's Fantastic Four compares to Marvel's worst over the years - and think about that for second, that in 2015, as we near double-digits of DC/Marvel movie releases annually, that a relaunch of a key property is sitting alongside the worst ever: By comparison, the most recent Fox-Marvel movie ( X-Men: Days of Future Past) sits at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 7.6/10. This is not a movie we're going to go on Rotten Tomatoes and it's going to be at 80 or 90 per cent." "Rarely are films of this size critically well received. Even on Metacritic, the other notable review aggregator, Fantastic Four sits with an average review score of 27/100 with only one (1) review out of 37 scoring higher than 50/100. With 145 reviews currently counted on RT at the time of this publication, the Fantastic Four reboot has solidified itself as not only the worst-reviewed Fox-Marvel movie ever, but the worst reviewed film (judging by the Tomatometer) out of any and all theatrically released movies with a Marvel license. Jordan, Jamie Bell, and Toby Kebbell, currently sits at a whopping 9% on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes with 6% Tomatometer score for its "Top Critics." The actual average review score is 3.4/10, putting it even less than 2005's awful Elektra film starring Jennifer Garner. But there was nothing he could do about this.įantastic Four, directed by Josh Trank and starring Teller alongside Kate Mara, Michael B. This is the World's Greatest Comics Magazine - fans deserve nothing less.While promoting Twentieth Century Fox's Fantastic Four reboot that's finally in theaters after several delays, star Miles Teller - who plays super genius Reed Richards in the film - attempted to temper expectations when it came to review scores. Next issue promises a fun event, as a long-awaited wedding finally takes place - and we should get some touching family moments.Īgain, I'm thrilled to have the series back - but it still hasn't reached its old heights yet. It has a vast number of guest stars, including everyone who has been a member of the team (however brief or tenuous), all gathered to fight an unbeatable opponent.īut it spends so much time on side bits of business, getting the core four back together again, that the whole thing feels almost laconic, when it should have a sense of urgency. I wish the comic featured a better story, but to complain about it seems ungrateful - and it's not a bad story at all, it's just lacks the grandeur we'd expect from Marvel's landmark title, finally back in business after too many years. This issue wraps up the opening storyline, bringing the Fantastic Four back into the mainstream Marvel Universe (for which we can all be grateful).
