Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Flames Out, 'Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation' Cruises To Top Spot

While the "Fantastic Four" fallout continues with more chatter about what really went on behind the scenes circulating, the bottom line is that, come Monday morning, some executives at Fox are going to have some serious explaining to do. The superhero movie opened with an abysmal $26.2 million, far below optimistic projections that placed the movie between $40-50 million. Internationally, it didn't do much better either, taking in another $34.1 million. You have to go back to Sony's $22.1 million bow for "Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance" for the last Marvel-branded film to debut so poorly, and that film certainly wasn't as expensive, or weighted with franchise expectations, as "Fantastic Four." But for now, Fox is remaining brave in the face in of failure.

"While we're disappointed, we remain committed to these characters and we have a lot to look forward to in our Marvel universe," Fox domestic distribution chief Chris Aronson told THR. What...