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While that was enough to claim the #1 position, it is a far cry from what would typically be expected of a high-profile superhero film.<\/p>\n<p>It also may not position &#8220;Fantastic Four&#8221; for a weekend victory.  &#8220;Mission: Impossible &#8211; Rogue Nation,&#8221; which earned $8.2 million Friday (#2), is expected to close the gap &#8212; and potentially outperform &#8212; &#8220;Fantastic Four&#8221; on Saturday and Sunday.  It could easily end up with the stronger weekend total.<\/p>\n<p>Critically acclaimed new release &#8220;The Gift&#8221; claimed Friday&#8217;s #3 position with $4.1 million.  &#8220;Vacation&#8221; ($2.7M, #4) and &#8220;Ant-Man&#8221; ($2.3M, #5) completed the top 5.<\/p>\n<p>New release &#8220;Ricki and the Flash,&#8221; which earned $2.3 million, earned #6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[36,1050],"tags":[4576,4725,4681,4726,4727,4680],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Fantastic Four&quot; Wins Friday Box Office But Disappoints; &quot;The Gift&quot; Claims #3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hurt by abysmal reviews and a general lack of enthusiasm in the franchise, the new &quot;Fantastic Four&quot; got off to a disappointing start. 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