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Everybody loves Marvel and The Cinematic Universe of Marvel (MCU). The first film released in the MCU was Iron Man (2008) which was a hit. Since Iron Man, 33 movies has been released in the MCU till date and most of the movies are both critically and commercially successful.
Superheroes lovers are all over the globe, so the Marvel movies do not just earn big in domestic box-office, they rule the box-office worldwide. With 33 movies released in this franchise, earning more than $ 29 billion (242,346+ crore INR) makes the Marvel Cinematic Universe highest-grossing franchise and film series till date.
Iron Man (2008)
Budget: $140 million (912+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $585,174,222 (3813+ crore INR)
Iron Man was not so famous before this movie but after this debut movie everything was changed and Tony Stark became everyone’s favourite Marvel character and Robert Downey Jr. gained many fans worldwide.
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Budget: $150 million (978 crore+ INR)
Worldwide Total: $263,427,551 (1718+ crore INR)
This is the only movie in MCU which is considered unsuccessful. Maybe that’s why we got our new Hulk in the form of Mark Ruffalo.
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Budget: $200 million (1302 crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $623,933,331 (4063+ crore INR)
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man once again created the magic at the box-office in 2010.
Thor (2011)
Budget: $150 million (974+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $449,326,618 (2918+ crore INR)
Chris Hemsworth was introduced as Thor.The collection of Marvel’s Thor did not beat Iron Man at the box office but still it managed to earn good amount of money.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Budget: $140 million (905+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $370,569,774 (2396+ crore INR)
Marvel introduced Chris Evans as Captain America. The film performed well and the trailer of ‘THE AVENGERS‘ was released with this film.
The Avengers (2012)
Budget: $220 million (1400+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $1,518,812,988 (9500+crore INR)
This film was like dream come true for comic book fans, and the budget of this film was very high. It was the costliest Marvel film back in 2012 and from this film AVENGERS became famous worldwide. It was the highest grossing opening weekend of all time and it currently stands as the 5th-highest grossing film of all time.
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Budget: $200 million (1293+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $1,214,811,252 (7856+ crore INR)
Marvel was back with Iron Man 3 and it perfomed extremely well. Offcourse Iron Man 3 did not beat The Avengers but being a solo film, It earned good amount of money and it currently stands as the 3rd-highest grossing film in MCU and 12th-highest grossing film in the world.
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Budget: $170 million (1099+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $644,571,402 (4168+ crore INR)
Thor : The Dark world performed slightly better than the original at the box office. On November 3rd Marvel is releasing Thor: Ragnarok. It will be third film in the ‘Thor‘ Franchise and 17th film in the MCU.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Budget: $170 million (1099+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $714,264,267 (4619+ crore INR)
The Winter Soldier earned almost double of The First Avenger.
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Budget: $170 million (1099+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $773,328,629 (5001+crore INR)
This was a risky project because this movie was incredibly different than other Marvel movies and the success of Guardians Of The Galaxy revealed the power of Marvel’s brand.
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Budget: $250 million (1616+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $1,405,403,694 (9088+ crore INR)
Avengers were back with new members and with a bigger threat to fight. The budget of Age of Ultron was higher than The Avengers but it did not surpass the earning of the original one. Experts believe that Mayweather-Pacquaio fight affected the earning of Age Of Ultron.
Marvel’s Ant-Man (2015)
Budget: $130 million (840+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $519,311,965 (3358+ crore INR)
Marvel introduced Paul Rudd as Ant-Man and being a solo hero debue movie Marvel’s Ant-Man earned over half billion, which is extremely good.
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Budget: $250 million (1616+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $1,153,304,495 (7458+ crore INR)
Marvel packed this film with a bunch of superheroes and it performed extremely well at the box-office. Captain America: Civil War is Marvel’s 4th-highest grossing movie and 14th-highest grossing in the world.
Doctor Strange (2016)
Budget: $165 million (1067+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $677,718,395 (4382+ crore INR)
Marvel introduced Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. The visuals of this movie were awesome and it earned over half a billion worldwide.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Budget: $200 million (1293+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $834,365,422 (5585+ crore INR)
Marvel and James Gunn were back with Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 2 this year and fans loved it. It was successful at box-office and easily surpassed the original at the box-office.
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Budget: $175 million (1131+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $879.2 million (5685+ crore INR)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) is the 16th movie in MCU. Tom Holland as Spiderman was introduced last year in Civil War and in 2017 movie he got his own solo hero movie. Because Spiderman is the most popular character of marvel this movie was a commercial success.
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Budget: $180 million (1312+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $854 million (6229+ crore INR)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) was the 3rd movie in THOR franchise and 17th movie in MCU. Audience loved the movie because of the stunning visuals and light hearted comedy.
Black Panther (2018)
Budget: $200 million (1458+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $1.347 billion (9823+ crore INR)
Black Panther (2018) received worldwide acclaim because of it’s race- and gender-conscious casting and costuming. It had the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Black director, Ryan Coogler; an almost entirely Black lead cast; and a number of Black women in powerful and engaging roles.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Budget: $400 million (2916+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $2.048 billion (14933+ crore INR)
The part 1 of the crossover we all waited for. Avengers Infinity War (2018) was made on a humongous budget of ₹ 2916 crores ( $400 million ) and grossed around ₹ 14,933 crores ($2.048 billion).
Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)
Budget: $130 million (947+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $622.7 million (4540+ crore INR)
Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) properly introduced us to quantum realm and it was the first film to release after the infamous SNAP (Thanos’ snap).
Captain Marvel (2019)
Budget: $152 million (108+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $1.128 billion (8225+ crore INR)
Captain Marvel (2019) was the first female lead movie to cross 1 billion dollars and it was released just before Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers:Endgame (2019)
Budget: $356 million (2595+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $2.798 billion (20402+ crore INR)
Avengers: Endgame is THE HIGHEST GROSSING FILM in the world which grossed around $2.798 billion (20402+ crores in indian rupees)
The part 2 of the crossover we all waited for. Avengers: Endgame (2019) was made on a humongous budget of ₹ 2595 crores ( $356 million ) and it alone grossed around ₹ 446crores ($2.048 billion) in India, becoming highest grossing foreign language film in India.
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Budget: $160 million (1166+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $1.132 billion (8253+ crore INR)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) was the last movie to release in cinemas. It grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the first Spider-Man film to pass the billion-dollar mark, Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film ever, the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2019, and the 24th-highest-grossing film of all time. A third film is scheduled for release on December 17, 2021.
Black Widow (2021)
Budget: $200 million (1500+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $379.6 million (2897+ crore INR)
Black Widow (2021) was scheduled to release in 2020 but it was delayed due to COVID-19. Black Widow movie was not released in India and it made it’s debut on Disney+ Hotstar app.
Shang-Chi (2021)
Budget: $200 million (1500+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $433 million (3305+ crore INR)
Shang-Chi (2021) introduced us with the first asian superhero in the MCU. It was one of the best performing movies during COVID-19 pandemic. In India Shang-Chi grossed over 30 crore.
Eternals (2021)
Budget: $200 million (1500+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $402 million (3068+ crore INR)
Eternals (2021) introduced us with a new superhero team who existed long before Avengers. It earned over 28.8 crores in India.
Spider-Man : No Way Home (2021)
Budget: $200 million (1500+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $1.892 billion (14441+ crore INR)
Spider-Man : No Way Home (2021) was one of the most hyped films after Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and .. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
It was a very important film in the MCU due to the following reasons :-
- Multiverse was properly introduced in No Way Home and the film was setting the plot for Doctor Strange: Into The Multiverse Of Madness.
- Introduced fans with Spider-Verse by bringing back Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man.
- Completely change the character of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man / Peter Parker by giving him a new story arc.
How much did Spider-Man: No Way Home earn in India ?
Spider-Man: No Way Home earned over Rs. 260 crore at the Indian box office making it one of the highest grossing Hollywood film in India.
Other box office feats of Spider-Man: No Way Home :-
- It was the highest grossing film of 2021 in the world.
- Sixth highest grossing film of all time.
- Third highest grossing Hollywood film in India after Avengers 1 and 2.
Doctor Strange: Into Multiverse Of Madness (2022)
Budget: $200 million (1500+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $955 million (7980+ crore INR)
Thor: Love and Thunder (Jul 2022)
Budget: $250 million (1700+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $955 million (6422+ crore INR)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Nov 2022)
Budget: $250 million (1700+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $955 million (7956+ crore INR)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Feb 2023)
Budget: $200Mmillion (1500+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $476 million (3981+ crore INR)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (May 2023)
Budget: $250 million (1700+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $845 million (7000+ crore INR)
The Marvels (May 2023)
Budget: $275 million (2000+ crore INR)
Worldwide Total: $206 million (1699+ crore INR)
What is the highest grossing MCU movie worldwide?
Avengers: Endgame is the MCU’s highest-grossing film both across domestic and worldwide screens.
How many movies are there in the MCU?
There are 33 movies in the MCU
Which MCU movie has the lowest budget?
The MCU movie with the lowest budget is Ant-Man (2015) at $130 million.
Which is the lowest earning MCU movie?
The Marvels is officially the lowest-grossing MCU movie of all time, finishing its theatrical run with a worldwide box office gross of around $205 million.
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