First Steps’ still leaps over competition

It looks like Marvel’s first family has finally found its footing.

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” clobbered the competition and leaped into the No. 1 spot on Friday — its second in theaters — with $11,7 million in earnings, according to The Numbers.

The superhero flick, which cost a staggering $200 million, is the second reboot of the “Fantastic Four” movie franchise and stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn as the Marvel Comics foursome.

The Post said the film “marks a slight improvement from the preceding trilogy of terror. But Marvel still can’t nail what should be one of its premiere attractions.”

So far, it’s made $170 million domestically, and could take in as much as $198 million by the end of the weekend, according to Variety.

In second place was the animated comedy “The Bad Guys 2,” with $9.17 million in sales on Friday, its opener.

The sequel to the 2022 original, which is based on a children book series, is expected to reel in as much as $22.8 million over three days.

The legacy sequel “The Naked Gun” took third, with $6.3 million in earnings on its opening night.

The fourth film in the “Naked Gun” comedy franchise, it stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, who have sparked dating rumors given their undeniable chemistry on the movie’s press tour.

The film is expected to take in a three-day total of $16.5 million, making it the second highest opener for the franchise since 1991’s “Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear.”

“Superman” glided into fourth, two notches down from last Friday, with a $3.95 million take.

On Thursday, the James Gunn-directed flick passed the $300 million mark, becoming the first DC film to do that since 2022’s “The Batman.” 

In fifth was “Jurassic World Rebirth” with a haul of $1.543 million.