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The Marvel Cinematic Universe ranks as the highest-grossing film series of all time grossing over $29.8 billion. Avengers has the best average with an average of nearly $1.9 billion per film. A series must have at least two released films to qualify for this list.
- The Incredible Hulk
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Black Widow
- Eternals
- Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings
- Thor
- Ant-Man
- Iron Man
- Ant-Man and The Wasp
- Iron Man 2
Total domestic gross:$134,806,913 Total worldwide gross:$264,770,996 The Incredible Hulk is considered by some to be one of the most disappointing Marvel movies, and its box office numbers certainly suggest that fans were not particularly excited to see this film. Starring Edward Norton (rather than Mark Ruffalo, who took over the role in 2012’s Th...
Total domestic gross:$176,654,505 Total worldwide gross: $370,569,774 Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) made his MCU debut in Captain America: The First Avenger. At the time, Evans was relatively unknown. His biggest role had been in another superhero franchise: the middling Fantastic Four movies. But Evans eventually grew into his movie star status, and ...
Total domestic gross: $183,651,655 Total worldwide gross: $379,751,655 After over a decade playing sidekick to the rest of the Avengers, Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff finally got her own spinoff movie in 2021. Though the movie introduced Florence Pugh as Yelena, likely the new Black Widow, it didn’t perform particularly well at the box offi...
Total domestic gross: $164,870,234 Total worldwide gross: $402,064,899 Chloe Zhao’s Eternals tested the bounds of the MCU formula. Zhao, a director known for realism and casting non-actors in her films, was tasked with helming a CGI-epic filled with movie stars like Angelina Jolie, Selma Hayek, and Kumail Nanjiani. The movie’s slow and contemplativ...
Total domestic gross: $224,543,292 Total worldwide gross: $432,243,292 Shang-Chi introduced Simu Liu as a martial arts experts who eventually comes to wield ten magical rings that grant him superpowers. Though the movie performed well in many countries, Marvel Studios never got clearance to release the film in China. Given that the film was produce...
Total domestic gross: $181,030,624 Total worldwide gross: $449,326,618 The Thor origin story, starring Chris Hemsworth and directed by Kenneth Branagh, dipped in sales faster than Iron Man had, despite mostly positive reviews from critics. The movie may not have performed well compared to future Marvel installments, but it did beat the popular roma...
Total domestic gross:$180,202,163 Total worldwide gross: $519,311,965 The first Ant-Man movie introduces Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang, a thief-turned-superhero. The comedy-caper proved that Marvel could vary its formula a bit, though concerns about director turnover—Peyton Reed replaced Edgar Wright on the film—might have depressed its movie ticket sales...
Total domestic gross: $319,034,126 Total worldwide gross: $585,796,247 The original Iron Man—the movie that jumpstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe—proved that Marvel movies starring even relatively obscure characters could be hits. (At the time, Iron Man did not have nearly as much name recognition as Spider-Man or the X-Men characters that Marv...
Total domestic gross: $216,648,740 Total worldwide gross: $622,674,139 Ant-Man and the Wasp made history as the first movie in the MCU with a female character in its title. The Wasp, Scott Lang’s love interest Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), joins him in an urgent mission to save her mother (Michelle Pfeiffer). Laurence Fishburne and Michael Doug...
Total domestic gross: $312,433,331 Total worldwide gross: $623,933,331 In the second Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Tony Stark. The movie didn’t perform nearly as well as the original, but it did introduce Scarlett Johansson’s character, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Natasha Romanoff, to the MCU. Both Natasha and Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fur...
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- Avengers: Endgame (2019) Despite the admirable efforts of other Marvel movies, Avengers: Endgame remains the crown jewel of Marvel concerning domestic box office totals - and will likely remain that way for a long while yet.
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Earning the silver medal as the second highest-grossing Marvel movie of all time domestically is Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Black Panther (2018) As alluded to, Black Panther was an overwhelming success for Marvel, outgrossing three Avengers movies domestically. As of 2023, Black Panther and its sequel account for two of only six MCU movies in which their domestic gross outweighs their worldwide total.
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Marking an entry into the top four of the highest-grossing Marvel movies of all time domestically is Avengers: Infinity War.
Nov 21, 2023 · The Marvel Cinematic Universe, spanning 33 movies and counting, is the biggest movie franchise in history, having earned more than $29 billion worldwide. Marvel films usually do pretty...
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May 28, 2023 · Shattering records with their seemingly non-stop output of movies and tv shows, Marvel is the movie franchise that has steadily become the highest-grossing in the world.
May 6, 2013 · Since its debut in early September, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has enjoyed the limelight as the widest film, coupled with impressive numbers at the box office. For the first time, however, the Marvel film dips below the 4,000 theater mark, landing this week in 3,952 locations, which will likely be neck-and-neck with Cry Macho ...
Nov 25, 2023 · Boardroom ranks the highest-grossing Marvel movies based on global box office success since Iron Man dropped in 2008. Marvel Studios has released 33 films and counting as part of its growing Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Iron Man was the first film in 2008 as part of the MCU’s first phase.
