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The story of the film focused on four astronauts that were bombarded with cosmic rays from a comet while on an experimental space craft. In the process, they acquired extraordinary abilities.
The story of the film focused on four astronauts that were bombarded with cosmic rays from a comet while on an experimental space craft. In the process, they acquired extraordinary abilities.


In 1986, [[Bernd Eichinger]] of [[Constantin Film]] acquired the film rights of the [[Fantastic Four]] from [[Marvel Comics]].<ref name=hughes/> In 1992, Eichinger hired [[Roger Corman]] to produce a low-budget film in order to keep the rights. In 1994, the adaptation, titled ''[[The Fantastic Four (unreleased film)|The Fantastic Four]]'', had its [[film trailer|trailer]] released to theaters, and its cast and director went on a promotional tour, however the film was not officially released. The film was accused of being an [[ashcan copy]], meaning it was only made to keep the license.<ref name=wired>{{cite news|url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.09/fan.four.html|title=The Fantastic Four Movie You'll Never See|work=Wired|date=September 1994|accessdate=June 18, 2009|first=Sheila|last=Muto}}</ref> [[Stan Lee]] and Eichinger stated that the actors had no idea of the situation, instead believing they were creating a proper release.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://fantasticfour.ugo.com/movies/fantasticfour_1994/ | title=Fantastic Four (1994) | publisher=[[UGO]] | accessdate=September 26, 2007}}</ref> Marvel Comics paid in exchange for the film's negative, so [[20th Century Fox]] could go ahead with the big-budget adaptation. While the film was never released to theaters and home-video, it was released by bootleg video distributors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=Comics+Scene+34+Superman+Fantastic+Four|title=Comics Scene 34 Superman Fantastic Four - eBay|publisher=|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
In 1986, [[Bernd Eichinger]] of [[Constantin Film]] acquired the film rights of the [[Fantastic Four]] from [[Marvel Comics]].<ref name=hughes/> In 1992, Eichinger hired [[Roger Corman]] to produce a low-budget film in order to keep the rights. In 1994, the adaptation, titled ''[[The Fantastic Four (unreleased film)|The Fantastic Four]]'', had its [[film trailer|trailer]] released to theaters, and its cast and director went on a promotional tour, however the film was not officially released. The film was accused of being an [[ashcan copy]], meaning it was only made to keep the license.<ref name=wired>{{cite news|url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.09/fan.four.html|title=The Fantastic Four Movie You'll Never See|work=Wired|date=September 1994|accessdate=June 18, 2009|first=Sheila|last=Muto}}</ref> [[Stan Lee]] and Eichinger stated that the actors had no idea of the situation, instead believing they were creating a proper release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fantasticfour.ugo.com/movies/fantasticfour_1994/ |title=Fantastic Four (1994) |publisher=[[UGO]] |accessdate=September 26, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105195549/http://fantasticfour.ugo.com:80/movies/fantasticfour_1994/ |archivedate=November 5, 2007 |df= }}</ref> Marvel Comics paid in exchange for the film's negative, so [[20th Century Fox]] could go ahead with the big-budget adaptation. While the film was never released to theaters and home-video, it was released by bootleg video distributors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=Comics+Scene+34+Superman+Fantastic+Four|title=Comics Scene 34 Superman Fantastic Four - eBay|publisher=|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>


===Original film series===
===Original film series===
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With ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' grossing $330.5 million worldwide, 20th Century Fox hired director [[Tim Story]] and screenwriter [[Mark Frost]] in December 2005 to return to work for the sequel.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117933976.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 |title=Story booked solid with Fox |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 4, 2005 |accessdate=December 9, 2006}}</ref> Don Payne was also hired to write the screenplay.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming |author2=Dave McNary |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942541.html?categoryid=1350&cs=1&query=silver+and+surfer&display=silver+surfer |title=Inside Move: Surfer may board ''Four'' |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 3, 2006 |accessdate=December 9, 2006}}</ref> Principal photography began on August 28, 2006 in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada.<ref>{{cite news|author=Stax |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/726/726218p1.html |title=Fantastic New Title |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=August 17, 2006 |accessdate=December 9, 2006}}</ref> The film was released on June 15, 2007.
With ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' grossing $330.5 million worldwide, 20th Century Fox hired director [[Tim Story]] and screenwriter [[Mark Frost]] in December 2005 to return to work for the sequel.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117933976.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 |title=Story booked solid with Fox |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 4, 2005 |accessdate=December 9, 2006}}</ref> Don Payne was also hired to write the screenplay.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming |author2=Dave McNary |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942541.html?categoryid=1350&cs=1&query=silver+and+surfer&display=silver+surfer |title=Inside Move: Surfer may board ''Four'' |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 3, 2006 |accessdate=December 9, 2006}}</ref> Principal photography began on August 28, 2006 in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada.<ref>{{cite news|author=Stax |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/726/726218p1.html |title=Fantastic New Title |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=August 17, 2006 |accessdate=December 9, 2006}}</ref> The film was released on June 15, 2007.


Due to 20th Century Fox's disappointment in the box-office performance of the film, a potential third ''Fantastic Four'' film and a Silver Surfer spin-off film were canceled.<ref>{{cite news|author=Galloway, Steven |title=Studios are hunting the next big property |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 10, 2007 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if727c623f03c782b8ad564866c828796 |accessdate=November 3, 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071012001630/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if727c623f03c782b8ad564866c828796 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=October 12, 2007}}</ref>
Due to 20th Century Fox's disappointment in the box-office performance of the film, a potential third ''Fantastic Four'' film and a Silver Surfer spin-off film were canceled.<ref>{{cite news|author=Galloway, Steven |title=Studios are hunting the next big property |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 10, 2007 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if727c623f03c782b8ad564866c828796 |accessdate=November 3, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012001630/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if727c623f03c782b8ad564866c828796 |archivedate=October 12, 2007 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>


===Reboot===
===Reboot===
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==Home media release==
==Home media release==
[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] released ''Fantastic Four'' and ''Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' on [[DVD]], [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] and [[Digital copy|digital download]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxconnect.com/catalogsearch/result/?dir=desc&order=relevance&q=Fantastic+Four&x=0&y=0 |title=Search results for: Fantastic Four |accessdate=August 15, 2014}}</ref> The films were also released on DVD and Blu-ray [[box set]]s:
[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] released ''Fantastic Four'' and ''Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' on [[DVD]], [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] and [[Digital copy|digital download]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxconnect.com/catalogsearch/result/?dir=desc&order=relevance&q=Fantastic+Four&x=0&y=0 |title=Search results for: Fantastic Four |accessdate=August 15, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The films were also released on DVD and Blu-ray [[box set]]s:


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None of the ''Fantastic Four'' films to date have been positively received by critics. Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic called the 1994 film "[a] painfully silly film, one with more heroic intentions than actual assets."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=7025&reviewer=128 |title=The Fantastic Four Review |author=Weinberg, Scott|date=May 13, 2011 |accessdate=July 29, 2014}}</ref>
None of the ''Fantastic Four'' films to date have been positively received by critics. Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic called the 1994 film "[a] painfully silly film, one with more heroic intentions than actual assets."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=7025&reviewer=128 |title=The Fantastic Four Review |author=Weinberg, Scott|date=May 13, 2011 |accessdate=July 29, 2014}}</ref>


Rene Rodriguez of ''[[The Miami Herald]]'' gave negative reviews to the ''Fantastic Four'' films directed by Tim Story. Regarding ''Rise of the Silver Surfer'', he stated, "Story does the same sort of efficient, impersonal job he did on the first film, keeping things at such a basic, almost childish level that it seems the movie is aimed squarely, if not exclusively, at the 12-and-under set."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ae.miami.com/entertainment/ui/miami/movie.html?id=895597&reviewId=22501 |title=Fantastic Four: Rise of Silver Surfer film review |date=June 15, 2007 |accessdate=July 29, 2014 |author=Rodriguez, Rene}}</ref> However, Roger Moore of ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' gave Story's ''Fantastic Four'' films good reviews. He called the first film as a "popcorn popper" and a "cinematic sugar buzz" and the second film an "entertaining film that doesn't overstay its welcome."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-db-moviereviews-searchresults,0,3279701,results.formprofile?turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_01_txt=Fantastic%20Four&Find+it%21=Submit+Query |title=Roger Moore Review: Fantastic Four |date=July 8, 2005 |accessdate=July 29, 2014 |author=Moore, Roger}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-db-moviereviews-searchresults,0,3279701,results.formprofile?turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_01_txt=Fantastic%20Four:%20Rise%20of%20the%20Silver%20Surfer&Find+it%21=Submit+Query |title=Roger Moore Review: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |date=June 13, 2007 |accessdate=July 29, 2014 |author=Moore, Roger}}</ref>
Rene Rodriguez of ''[[The Miami Herald]]'' gave negative reviews to the ''Fantastic Four'' films directed by Tim Story. Regarding ''Rise of the Silver Surfer'', he stated, "Story does the same sort of efficient, impersonal job he did on the first film, keeping things at such a basic, almost childish level that it seems the movie is aimed squarely, if not exclusively, at the 12-and-under set."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ae.miami.com/entertainment/ui/miami/movie.html?id=895597&reviewId=22501 |title=Fantastic Four: Rise of Silver Surfer film review |date=June 15, 2007 |accessdate=July 29, 2014 |author=Rodriguez, Rene }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, Roger Moore of ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' gave Story's ''Fantastic Four'' films good reviews. He called the first film as a "popcorn popper" and a "cinematic sugar buzz" and the second film an "entertaining film that doesn't overstay its welcome."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-db-moviereviews-searchresults,0,3279701,results.formprofile?turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_01_txt=Fantastic%20Four&Find+it%21=Submit+Query |title=Roger Moore Review: Fantastic Four |date=July 8, 2005 |accessdate=July 29, 2014 |author=Moore, Roger}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-db-moviereviews-searchresults,0,3279701,results.formprofile?turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_01_txt=Fantastic%20Four:%20Rise%20of%20the%20Silver%20Surfer&Find+it%21=Submit+Query |title=Roger Moore Review: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |date=June 13, 2007 |accessdate=July 29, 2014 |author=Moore, Roger}}</ref>


The 2015 ''Fantastic Four'' film was the weakest reviewed of the series; it was criticised for its dark, humorless tone, its character arcs, designs (especially that of Dr. Doom), bland acting, and poorly written story. Josh Trank, who directed the film, was himself not satisfied, posting a message on [[Twitter]] stating he had a better version of the film, but was ruined by Fox; he later deleted the message.<ref name="EW">{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fantastic-four-josh-trank-tweet | title=Why did Fantastic Four director Josh Trank slam his own movie? | work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=August 7, 2015 | accessdate=August 7, 2015 | last=Breznican | first=Anthony}}</ref>
The 2015 ''Fantastic Four'' film was the weakest reviewed of the series; it was criticised for its dark, humorless tone, its character arcs, designs (especially that of Dr. Doom), bland acting, and poorly written story. Josh Trank, who directed the film, was himself not satisfied, posting a message on [[Twitter]] stating he had a better version of the film, but was ruined by Fox; he later deleted the message.<ref name="EW">{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fantastic-four-josh-trank-tweet | title=Why did Fantastic Four director Josh Trank slam his own movie? | work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=August 7, 2015 | accessdate=August 7, 2015 | last=Breznican | first=Anthony}}</ref>

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The fictional superhero team Fantastic Four featured in Marvel Comics publication has appeared in four live-action films since its inception. The plots deal with four main characters, known formally as Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm, and how they adapt to the superpowers they attain.

Constantin Film bought the film rights for the characters in 1986. A low-budget film was produced in 1992 by New Horizon Studios owned by Roger Corman. In 2004, with a distribution deal from 20th Century Fox, a second Fantastic Four film entered production. Fantastic Four was released in 2005 and the sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was released in 2007. Both films received mixed to negative reviews from critics, yet earned a combined US$619 million worldwide at the box office. Due to 20th Century Fox's disappointment with the box-office return of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, a potential third Fantastic Four film and a Silver Surfer spin-off film were canceled.

In 2009, the development for a reboot was announced. Directed by Josh Trank, Fantastic Four was released on August 7, 2015 and received negative reviews from both critics and public, and Trank himself. A sequel to the reboot was scheduled to be released on June 9, 2017, but it was removed from Fox's upcoming slate.

Films

The Fantastic Four (1994)

Main article: The Fantastic Four (unreleased film)

The story of the film focused on four astronauts that were bombarded with cosmic rays from a comet while on an experimental space craft. In the process, they acquired extraordinary abilities.

In 1986, Bernd Eichinger of Constantin Film acquired the film rights of the Fantastic Four from Marvel Comics.[1] In 1992, Eichinger hired Roger Corman to produce a low-budget film in order to keep the rights. In 1994, the adaptation, titled The Fantastic Four, had its trailer released to theaters, and its cast and director went on a promotional tour, however the film was not officially released. The film was accused of being an ashcan copy, meaning it was only made to keep the license.[2] Stan Lee and Eichinger stated that the actors had no idea of the situation, instead believing they were creating a proper release.[3] Marvel Comics paid in exchange for the film's negative, so 20th Century Fox could go ahead with the big-budget adaptation. While the film was never released to theaters and home-video, it was released by bootleg video distributors.[4]

Original film series

Fantastic Four
Cover of Fantastic Four - 2-Movie Collection, the 2007 DVD box set of the first two films
Directed byTim Story
Produced by
StarringSee below
Music byJohn Ottman
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$230 million
Box office$619,627,482

Fantastic Four (2005)

Main article: Fantastic Four (2005 film)

The story features Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Victor von Doom getting hit by a space storm after boarding a space station. As a result of the radiation from the storm, they gain new abilities and powers that they have deal with in their own ways.

Chris Columbus was hired by 20th Century Fox to write and direct the film in 1995. In 1997, Peter Segal was attached to a script which had been written by Columbus and Michael France. Segal later left the project in the same year. Phillip Morton worked on the script, and Sam Hamm did rewrites in 1998. The following year, Raja Gosnell signed on as director.[5] The film was announced in August 2000 as being aimed for a July 4, 2001 release date. Gosnell decided to leave the project to film Scooby-Doo. Peyton Reed served as replacement in April 2001.[5] Reed contemplated making the film as a period piece set in the early 1960s during the space race.[1] He later dropped out from the film. In April 2004, Tim Story was hired to direct and principal photography began in August in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with re-shoots carried on until May 2005.[6][7] Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis and Julian McMahon, the film was released on July 8, 2005.

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Main article: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

The story, both inspired by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four comic-book storyline "The Galactus Trilogy" and Warren Ellis's comic-book Ultimate Extinction, features the Silver Surfer, whose cosmic energy has been affecting the planet Earth and leaving craters around the planet. Set against an impending wedding between Reed and Susan, the U.S. Army recruits the Fantastic Four to help stop the Silver Surfer, and separately gain help from Doom.[8]

With Fantastic Four grossing $330.5 million worldwide, 20th Century Fox hired director Tim Story and screenwriter Mark Frost in December 2005 to return to work for the sequel.[9] Don Payne was also hired to write the screenplay.[10] Principal photography began on August 28, 2006 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[11] The film was released on June 15, 2007.

Due to 20th Century Fox's disappointment in the box-office performance of the film, a potential third Fantastic Four film and a Silver Surfer spin-off film were canceled.[12]

Reboot

Fantastic Four (2015)

Main article: Fantastic Four (2015 film)

The story, loosely based on the Ultimate Fantastic Four comic-books, features four people teleporting to an alternate universe, which alters their physical form and grants them new abilities. They must learn to harness their abilities and work together as a team to save the Earth from a familiar enemy.[13]

In August 2009, the development for the reboot of the Fantastic Four film franchise was announced by 20th Century Fox.[14] In July 2012, Josh Trank was hired to direct.[15] Michael Green, Jeremy Slater, Seth Grahame-Smith and Simon Kinberg were hired to write the screenplay with Slater and Kinberg receiving credit.[16][17][18] Casting began in January 2014 with the announcement of the cast occurred in the following months.[19][20][21][22] Principal photography began in May 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and ended in August the same year.[23][24] Starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell, the film was released on August 7, 2015.[25] A sequel was originally planned for 2017, but was removed from the studio's schedule in November 2015.[26]

Recurring cast and characters

List indicator(s)
  • This table only includes characters which have appeared in more than one film.
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.
Character Film
The Fantastic Four Fantastic Four
(2005) 		Fantastic Four:
Rise of the Silver Surfer 		Fantastic Four
(2015)
Reed Richards
Mr. Fantastic 		Alex Hyde-White Ioan Gruffudd Miles Teller
Owen Judge (young)
Sue Storm
Invisible Woman 		Rebecca Staab
Mercedes McNab (young) 		Jessica Alba Kate Mara
Johnny Storm
Human Torch 		Jay Underwood
Phillip Van Dyke (young) 		Chris Evans Michael B. Jordan
Ben Grimm
The Thing 		Michael Bailey Smith
Carl Ciarfalio 		Michael Chiklis Jamie Bell
Evan Hannemann (young)
Victor von Doom
Doctor Doom 		Joseph Culp Julian McMahon Toby Kebbell
Alicia Masters Kat Green Kerry Washington

Crew

Occupation Film
The Fantastic Four Fantastic Four
(2005) 		Fantastic Four:
Rise of the Silver Surfer 		Fantastic Four
(2015)
Director Oley Sassone Tim Story Josh Trank
Producer(s) Steven Rabiner Avi Arad
Bernd Eichinger
Ralph Winter 		Simon Kinberg
Matthew Vaughn
Hutch Parker
Robert Kulzer
Gregory Goodman
Executive producer(s) Roger Corman
Bernd Eichinger
Glenn Garland
Jan Kikumoto 		Michael Barnathan
Chris Columbus
Kevin Feige
Stan Lee
Mark Radcliffe 		Stan Lee
Writer(s) Craig J. Nevius
Kevin Rock 		Michael France
Mark Frost 		Screenplay by
Don Payne
Mark Frost
Story by
John Turman
Mark Frost 		Jeremy Slater
Simon Kinberg
Josh Trank
Composer(s) David Wurst
Eric Wurst 		John Ottman Marco Beltrami
Philip Glass
Director of photography Mark Parry Oliver Wood Larry Blanford Matthew Jensen
Editor(s) Glenn Garland William Hoy William Hoy
Peter S. Elliot 		Elliot Greenberg
Stephen E. Rivkiv

Home media release

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download.[27] The films were also released on DVD and Blu-ray box sets:

Title Format Release date Films Reference
Fantastic Four 2-Movie Collection DVD October 2, 2007 Fantastic Four (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer [28]
The Ultimate Heroes Collection October 16, 2007 Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four (2005), X-Men [29]
Marvel Heroes May 13, 2008 Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, X-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand [30]
Blu-ray 3-Pack Blu-ray November 18, 2008 Daredevil, Fantastic Four (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer [31]
20th Century Fox Triple Feature DVD June 1, 2010 Daredevil, Fantastic Four (2005), X-Men [32]
October 5, 2010 Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four (2005) [33]
20th Century Fox Double Feature Fantastic Four (2005), X-Men [34]
Fantastic Four / Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Blu-ray May 15, 2012 Fantastic Four (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer [35]
Fantastic Four Double Feature Blu-ray/Digital HD, DVD March 8, 2016 [36][37]

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office gross All time ranking Production budget Reference
United States Other territories North America Other territories Worldwide North America Worldwide
Fantastic Four (2005) July 8, 2005 July 6, 2005 $154,696,080 $175,883,639 $330,579,719 274 304 $100 million [38]
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer June 15, 2007 June 13, 2007 $131,921,738 $157,126,025 $289,047,763 374 374 $130 million [39]
Fantastic Four (2015) August 7, 2015 August 5, 2015 $56,117,548 $111,860,048 $167,977,596 1,306 $120 million [40]
Total $342,735,366 $444,869,712 $787,605,078 $350 million

The Fantastic Four film series is the fourth highest-grossing film series based on Marvel Comics characters after the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Spider-Man films and the X-Men film series respectively grossing over $342 million in North America and over $787 million worldwide.[41]

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
The Fantastic Four 29% (7 reviews)[42]
Fantastic Four (2005) 27% (203 reviews)[43] 40 (35 reviews)[44] B[45]
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 37% (167 reviews)[46] 45 (33 reviews)[47] B[45]
Fantastic Four (2015) 9% (216 reviews)[48] 27 (40 reviews)[49] C-[45]

None of the Fantastic Four films to date have been positively received by critics. Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic called the 1994 film "[a] painfully silly film, one with more heroic intentions than actual assets."[50]

Rene Rodriguez of The Miami Herald gave negative reviews to the Fantastic Four films directed by Tim Story. Regarding Rise of the Silver Surfer, he stated, "Story does the same sort of efficient, impersonal job he did on the first film, keeping things at such a basic, almost childish level that it seems the movie is aimed squarely, if not exclusively, at the 12-and-under set."[51] However, Roger Moore of Orlando Sentinel gave Story's Fantastic Four films good reviews. He called the first film as a "popcorn popper" and a "cinematic sugar buzz" and the second film an "entertaining film that doesn't overstay its welcome."[52][53]

The 2015 Fantastic Four film was the weakest reviewed of the series; it was criticised for its dark, humorless tone, its character arcs, designs (especially that of Dr. Doom), bland acting, and poorly written story. Josh Trank, who directed the film, was himself not satisfied, posting a message on Twitter stating he had a better version of the film, but was ruined by Fox; he later deleted the message.[54]

References

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  2. ^ Muto, Sheila (September 1994). "The Fantastic Four Movie You'll Never See". Wired. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
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  4. ^ "Comics Scene 34 Superman Fantastic Four - eBay". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Fantastic Four (archives)". Comics2Film. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  6. ^ Susman, Gary (April 4, 2004). "Superhero Story". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  7. ^ Brodesser, Claude; Fleming, Michael (August 2, 2004). "'Nip' star meets his Doom". Variety. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  8. ^ Ben Morse; Brian Warmoth (2007-01-15). "2007 Preview: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". Wizard. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  9. ^ Michael Fleming (December 4, 2005). "Story booked solid with Fox". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  10. ^ Michael Fleming; Dave McNary (May 3, 2006). "Inside Move: Surfer may board Four". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  11. ^ Stax (August 17, 2006). "Fantastic New Title". IGN. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  12. ^ Galloway, Steven (July 10, 2007). "Studios are hunting the next big property". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2007. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Bussey, Ben (November 28, 2014). "The Fantastic Four Synopsis Released". Yahoo!. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  14. ^ "Fox is Rebooting Fantastic Four". August 31, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  15. ^ "Comic-Con: Fantastic Four Director Confirmed While Daredevil Director Exits". July 11, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
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