First Steps is off to a strong start at the North American box office, with an estimated $23 million Thursday that means the latest Marvel Studios movie is pacing ahead of Superman.

First Steps performs at the box office and what it needs to succeed? With its cosmic visuals, high-profile cast, and the introduction of Galactus, the film comes with one of the MCU’s biggest budgets to date.

EXCLUSIVE: No, silly, superhero movies aren’t dead. The second comic-book movie in the last two weeks, Disney/Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps is conquering around $23M in previews tonight that began at 2PM.