By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2015 10:30 am EST

First of all, the film landed at #2 at the box office behind Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in its second week of release. It pulled in just over $26 million domestically and another $34 million internationally for a total of $60 million, hardly a runaway hit, especially for a comic book movie with a built-in fanbase, even outside of he Marvel cinematic universe.

Over on Rotten Tomatoes, Josh Trank’s reboot starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell has gotten a 9% after 159 total reviews, putting it below Elektra at 10%, previously the worst-rated Marvel comics adaptation. Among the “Top Critics” the movie only has a 6% with an average review score of 3.4/10.

In addition, the CinemaScore from audiences on Friday night gave the movie a C-, making it the worst grade that any superhero movie has received. And CinemaScore audiences are usually more forgiving, with previous duds Elektra, Catwoman and Daredevil landing a B. Even Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengeance and Batman and Robin earned a C+ with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace previously being the worst graded with a C score.

In addition, despite the box office flop, which didn’t even meet expectations, Aronson also told THR, “While we’re disappointed, we remain committed to these characters and we have a lot to look forward to in our Marvel universe.” But that’s exactly what someone in Aronson’s shoes has to say, just to make sure he doesn’t hurt the box office return even more by denouncing the movie. After all, they still have Blu-Ray and DVD product to sell later.

But if that’s true, then the sequel would need to start shooting immediately after the first movie is released in February 2016. And while fans are excited after the recent trailer release, the studio likely wants to wait to see how the box office results are with that R-rated risk before getting a sequel together so quickly.

Either way, don’t count on seeing a new Fantastic Four movie anytime soon. That doesn’t mean that you can expect a Marvel Studios deal to come about the way it did for Spider-Man and Sony Pictures, but at this point, that might be the only way to get fans back on board with Marvel’s first family.

What do you think about all this?