Fantastic
by Scott Hardie on June 17, 2007

The 20th Century Fox sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" debuted as the No. 1 weekend flick with $57.4 million in sales, slightly surpassing the $56.1 million opening of "Fantastic Four" two years ago, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Fucking great. I can hear the somehow-even-dumber third movie being greenlit now.

Two Replies to Fantastic

Matthew Preston | June 19, 2007
I suppose it could be worse...

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Aaron Shurtleff | June 19, 2007
Man! I gotta start checking out these movies!!!!

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