The Fantastic Four will be hitting cinemas in just over a month, and following the reveal of the movie’s Galactus popcorn bucket, fans have now been shown the stretchy alternative with a Reed Richards “wraparound” bucket to add to their collection this summer.
While popcorn buckets will always be one of those money-making rackets that demand to be bought, only to take up room in the house that you don’t have, it did not take long for studios and retailers to work out that the more you make, the more people will buy. That means we have been seeing some incredibly elaborate designs, such as a dinosaur incubator for Jurassic World: Rebirth. The latest offering for The Fantastic Four: First Steps is not the most intricate piece, but it will stretch your wallet just a little further in July.
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As revealed in a new social media post, The Fantastic Four’s latest bucket features a figure of Reed Richards, whose stretchy arm goes all the way around the bucket to hold your popcorn while you enjoy the movie. If you want to get your own grasping fingers on it, though, it is going to set you back $39.99.
‘The Fantastic Four’ Could Now Beat ‘Superman’ at the Box Office
Despite James Gunn saying on several occasions that there is no rivalry between this summer’s DCU and MCU movies, fans would probably disagree. Superman will fly into cinemas on July 11, and around two weeks later, The Fantastic Four: First Steps will take its box office crown. The question is, which will be the bigger winner when all is said and done?
Projecting total box office grosses for movies is like spitting in a lake and expecting the water level to rise. Previously, it looked like Superman may have the edge when it comes to its opening weekend haul. Early projections claimed that the Man of Steel’s return to the big screen could reach as high as $175 million domestically on its opening weekend, but in the last few days, this has been scaled back to between $90-$125 million.
In comparison, The Fantastic Four: First Steps was initially set for an opening of around $125 million, but was then amended to a possible top end of $155 million as of last week. It is still a couple of weeks until we see a final prediction for the MCU’s biggest movie since last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine, but if the numbers stay as they are, then the “Summer of Superman” could well end up being more fantastic for Marvel Studios.
While some MCU movies have left audiences feeling disappointed or underwhelmed, as well as being a prominent sub-franchise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Fantastic Four has also been confirmed by Kevin Feige as the movie that will open a door directly into Avengers: Doomsday in 2026, and that could help drive a few more fans into cinemas at the end of July.
Source: Discussing Film
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Release Date
July 11, 2025
Director
James Gunn
Producers
Lars P. Winther, Peter Safran
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