Super-Hero Films: Marvel's Cinematic Universe

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Marvel's Cinematic Universe

The Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) constitutes a major media franchise of superhero films (derived from Marvel Comics characters) independently produced by Marvel Studios, beginning with Iron Man, then the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and more. These are the current Marvel Cinematic Universe films, in chronological order (below) through 2024 (34 in total). Box-office figures are for domestic showings. The films have been released in chronological phases (future films are tentative): Phase One: 6 films (from 2008-2012) Phase Two: 6 films (from 2013-2015) Phase Three: 11 films (from 2016-2019 (no films in 2020)) Phase Four: 7 films (from 2021-2022) Phase Five: 6 films (from 2023- mid 2025) Phase Six: 4 films (from 2025-2027) Marvel's The Avengers (2012) was the box-office champ (both domestic and worldwide) for a long while, until Black Panther (2018) surpassed it 6 years later, with stiff competition from The Avengers: Infinity War (2018), but every Marvel film was then overwhelmed by Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Marvel's most successful movie ever.
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Iron Man (2008) Director: Jon Favreau Paramount Pictures 126 minutes Budget: $140 million Box-Office: $319 million	The Incredible Hulk (2008) Director: Louis Leterrier Universal Pictures 114 minutes Budget: $150 million Box-Office: $134.8 million	Iron Man 2 (2010) Director: Jon Favreau Paramount Pictures 125 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $312.4 million	Thor (2011) Director: Kenneth Branagh Paramount Pictures 115 minutes Budget: $150 million Box-Office: $181 million
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Director: Joe Johnston Paramount Pictures 125 minutes Budget: $140 million Box-Office: $176.7 million	Marvel's The Avengers (2012) Director: Joss Whedon Buena Vista 142 minutes Budget: $220 million Box-Office: $623.4 million	Iron Man 3 (2013) Director: Shane Black Buena Vista 129 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $409 million	Thor: The Dark World (2013) (aka Thor 2) Director: Alan Taylor Buena Vista 120 minutes Budget: $170 million Box-Office: $206.4 million
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) (aka Captain America 2) Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo Buena Vista 136 minutes Budget: $177 million Box-Office: $259.8 million	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Director: James Gunn Buena Vista 121 minutes Budget: $170 million Box-Office: $333.7 million	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) (aka The Avengers 2) Director: Joss Whedon Buena Vista 141 minutes Budget: $250 million+ Box-Office: $459 million	Ant-Man (2015) Director: Peyton Reed Buena Vista 117 minutes Budget: $130 million Box-Office: $180.2 million
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Captain America: Civil War (2016) (aka Captain America 3) Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo Buena Vista 147 minutes Budget: $250 million Box-Office: $408 million	Doctor Strange (2016) Director: Scott Derrickson Buena Vista 115 minutes Budget: $165 million Box-Office: $232.6 million	Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017) Director: James Gunn Buena Vista 137 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $389.8 million	Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Director: Jon Watts Buena Vista 133 minutes Budget: $175 million Box-Office: $334.2 million
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Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Director: Taika Waititi Buena Vista 130 minutes Budget: $180 million Box-Office: $315 million	Black Panther (2018) Director: Ryan Coogler Buena Vista 134 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $700+ million	Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo Buena Vista 149 minutes Budget: $325-400 million Box-Office: $678.8 million	Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Director: Peyton Reed Buena Vista 118 minutes Budget: $162 million Box-Office: $216.6 million
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Captain Marvel (2019) Directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Buena Vista 123 minutes Budget: $175 million Box-Office: $426.8+ million	Avengers: Endgame (2019) Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo Buena Vista 182 minutes Budget: $356-400 million Box-Office: $858.3+ million	Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Director: Jon Watts Sony/Columbia 129 minutes Budget: $160 million Box-Office: $390.5+ million	Black Widow (2021) Director: Cate Shortland Buena Vista 133 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $183.7 million
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 132 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $224.5 million	Eternals (2021) Director: Chloé Zhao Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 156 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $164.9 million	Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Director: Jon Watts Sony/Columbia 148 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $814.1 million	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Director: Sam Raimi Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 126 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $411.3 million+
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Director: Taika Waititi Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 118 minutes Budget: $250 million Box-Office: $343.3 million+	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Director: Ryan Coogler Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 161 minutes Budget: $250 million Box-Office: $423.7+ million	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) Director: Peyton Reed Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 124 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $214.5 million	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) Director: James Gunn Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 150 minutes Budget: $250 million Box-Office: $359 million
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The Marvels (2023) Director: Nia DaCosta Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 105 minutes Budget: $220 million Box-Office: $84.5 million	Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Director: Shawn Levy Marvel/Walt Disney Studios 128 minutes Budget: $200 million Box-Office: $588+ million	Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Director: Julius Onah Marvel/Walt Disney Studios	Thunderbolts (2025) Director: Jake Schreier Marvel/Walt Disney Studios