A lot is riding on FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS! The last two Marvel features have disappointed commercially, with neither breaking the $500 million threshold (with $800 mil being the FLOOR only three years ago). Now, Hollywood's biggest IP is at a crossroads, with Marvel's First Family debuting less than two years out from the studio's Hail Mary, AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY.

Despite critical praise and a $118 million domestic opening, we have some complicated feelings about FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, and we have an entire SPOILER-filled discussion here to vent and work things out!

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