This week on “See It or Skip It,” Tomatometer Approved film critic Patrick Beatty is joined by UFCA critics Rebecca Frost, Kent Dunn, and special guest Cedric Haynes, as they dive into a fantastic mix of movies on the big and small screen.

The acclaimed movie scored the top preview of the year to date and the best since fellow Marvel superhero pic 'Deadpool & Wolverine' exactly a year ago.

Marvel Studios and Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps is looking a lot like DC’s Superman right now in its opening: estimated $56M Friday and a 3-day around $125M. Family movies, and this is Marvel’s first family,

Maybe “superhero fatigue” is a thing of the past – with DC’s “Superman” still soaring in theaters, Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” reboot is set to join the fun this weekend, with positive momentum.

As the filmmaker’s three-year journey wound down on the project, he realized a key moment was missing, and managed to shoot it within a few months of the film's opening.

Marvel / Disney ’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps kicked off overseas rollout on Wednesday, and through Thursday is in 44 material offshore markets. The international box office cume through Thursday is an estimated $27M. That includes No. 1 opening days across Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

The new movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, may be a Disney production, but Marvel’s first family falls under the contract with Universal for Marvel Super Hero Island at Islands of Adventure. The group is featured heavily in the land, and now, merchandise for the new film is hitting the shelves.

This success is no small feat, as previous iterations of the Fantastic Four never caught fire with fans or critics. The 2005 and 2007 Fox films were financially adequate but critically derided, and the 2015 reboot was widely panned,