The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the only Marvel Cinematic Universe movie released this year yet to be released on Disney+, and a few factors can help pinpoint when the film will arrive on the streaming service. Marvel Studios’ 2025 movies were not hits at the box office, which was disappointing. However, Disney+ has provided new life for the projects.
At the moment, all three 2025 MCU movies have surged on Disney+ charts. However, the catch is that The Fantastic Four: First Steps does so with a special look, as the Marvel film is still exclusively in theaters at this time. The teaser is currently the 3rd most-watched movie on Disney+ according to FlixPatrol, but when does the full film arrive on the streamer?
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Will Likely Be Released On Disney+ In November
Marvel has yet to announce when the Fantastic Four reboot will join the rest of the MCU’s movies and shows on Disney+. However, The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ streaming release date can be projected based on the franchise’s other 2025 releases. The first was Captain America: Brave New World. The Anthony Mackie-led movie arrived on Disney+ 103 days after its theatrical debut.
With that timeframe in mind, the MCU Fantastic Four movie could arrive on Disney+ on November 5. Thunderbolts*, the MCU’s second 2025 movie, stayed longer in theaters before moving to the streamer. The New Avengers enjoyed a 117-day window before their Disney+ debut. That window would set the Fantastic Four movie’s release on November 19. It seems November is the month.
In the past, Marvel had different types of release windows. However, with superhero movies in general now seeing diminishing box office returns, it makes sense for the studio to try to keep films for as long as possible in theaters, maximizing results. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the MCU’s highest-grossing movie of 2025 with $508.3 million and counting.
How The Multiverse Saga’s Disney+ Movie Release Timeline Impacts The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Before the change in strategy for the studio, Marvel and others under the Disney umbrella tried out a streaming-focused approach. By that, I mean that Marvel was operating with the same release window for movies coming to Disney+ in 2023. The Marvels, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 all arrived on Disney+ after 89 days.
That would put the Fantastic Four movie’s Disney+ debut on October 22, which feels too early based on the 2025 MCU movies’ streaming debuts. In 2024, ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool & Wolverine stayed in theaters for 109 days before arriving on Disney+, which led to over $1.3 billion at the box office. That would lead to a Fantastic Four movie debut on November 11.
While Marvel had a set range for when projects would debut on Disney+ back in 2023, the studio has since shifted to longer theatrical-to-streaming release timelines, which can vary depending on the project and its box office performance, plus other factors. Based on the data, The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ Disney+ debut happening in November is the most probable outcome.
