Super-Heroes
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Marvel's Cinematic Universe


Greatest Super-Hero Films
(chronological by time period and film title)
Introduction | Flash Gordon | Buck Rogers | Superman | Batman | Spider-Man | X-Men
Marvel Cinematic Universe | The DC Extended Universe
Iron Man | Hulk | Thor | Captain America | The Avengers | Guardians of the Galaxy
Others: A - F | Others: G - N | Others: O - Z

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

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