With superhero movies facing growing skepticism, this summer could mark a turning point. Major contenders—like Superman, Thunderbolts⁎, and Fantastic Four—are all fighting for critical and commercial dominance. But who will rise above the noise?
Scoring Method:
Each film will receive a Superhero Success Score (SSS) calculated as:
SSS = (Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score × 0.5) + (Box Office % of Budget × 0.5)
RT Score: Critics’ Tomatometer as of September 15, 2025
Box Office % of Budget: (Worldwide Gross ÷ Production Budget) × 100
(e.g., a movie with an 85% critic score and a 3× return on budget gets an SSS of 192.5)
Resolution Criteria:
The movie with the highest SSS as of October 1, 2025, will be the winner. Data will be sourced from Box Office Mojo and Rotten Tomatoes.
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3.00Today rt critic score for Superman is 83 vs fantastic four 87, and opening weekend receipts are 125M/225M budget for Superman and 117M/200M budget for f4; seems like the 12% difference in budget is doing work here and putting f4 ahead on both components (assuming opening weekend is proportional to total gross reliably, is this true?)
@magfrump we’ll have to wait for total gross, but yes if the trends hold, definitely looks good for F4