No, silly, superhero movies aren’t dead. The second comic-book movie in the last two weeks, Disney/ Marvel Studios ‘ The Fantastic Four: First Steps is conquering around $23M in previews tonight that began at 2PM. Domestic outlook was $100M-$110M, but the Matt Shakman directed movie is bound to shoot higher.

First Steps performs at the box office and what it needs to succeed? With its cosmic visuals, high-profile cast, and the introduction of Galactus, the film comes with one of the MCU’s biggest budgets to date.

The film’s Thursday preview earnings nearly double those of Thunderbolts ($11.5M) and significantly outperform Captain America: Brave New World ($12M). In addition to its financial momentum, First Steps is earning strong critical and audience reception, with an 88% critics score and 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.