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TheMarvel Cinematic Universehas been finding financial success for over a ten and a one-half , but which franchise have done the best and worst may be surprising . Quite often , there ’s a coefficient of correlation between decisive receipt and money earned , but a few outliers have come out on the heels ofparticularly good or bad MCU moviesto buck the drift . The result is an interesting premix of franchises with reproducible performance and ones that have spring between financial hit and disappointments .
For the purpose of this leaning , " franchise " is defined as MCU projects with at least one sequel . While there are many metrics to measurethe MCU timeline’sfinancial success , the data here ( as number byBox Office Mojo ) is based on global box office performance . Moreover , rankings are based on the enfranchisement - broad fair corner billet take as they variegate in number of films , but the raw total has also been provided .
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Number Of Movies
Average Global Box Office Earnings ( In one thousand thousand )
Ant - serviceman
3
$ 539.4
Captain Marvel
2
$ 668.8
Thor
4
$ 677.7
Captain America
$ 747.0
Iron Man
$ 808.4
Doctor Strange
$ 817.2
Guardians of the Galaxy
$ 827.6
Spider - Man
$ 983.5
Black Panther
$ 1,104.6
The Avengers
$ 1,978.7
Total Global Box Office Earnings ( In 1000000 )
$ 1,227.5
$ 1,618.1
$ 1,634.4
$ 2,209.1
$ 2,241.0
$ 2,425.3
$ 2,482.8
$ 2,710.9
$ 3,934
$ 7,914.6
Marvel has often been one of the key tower of the modern box power , but what are the highest - grossing movie from the dealership domestically ?
10Ant-Man’s Third Movie Hurt Its Average
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $539.4 Million
Movie
Global Box Office Earnings ( In zillion )
$ 519.3
Ant - Man And The Wasp
$ 622.7
Ant - Man And The Wasp : Quantumania
$ 476.1
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Total
The first two Ant - Man movies made hefty but unexciting amount of money at the box position , but the mediocre take was suit the smaller scale of Scott Lang ’s adventures . However , the franchise ’s financial spot took a round for the bad whenAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniawas release to pathetic followup . As a termination , it ’s the lowest - earning movie in the franchise despite being the most expensive to make . Withthe MCU rationalize back on future releases , it ’s unclear if its lowest - perform franchise will continue .
9Captain Marvel Is A Franchise Of Incredible Highs And Lows
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $668.8 Million
$ 1,131.4
The wonder
$ 206.1
Captain Marvel is a democratic and exciting poor boy in her own rightfulness , but there ’s little dubiety that her MCU debut get a massive boost by releasing at the peak of MCU plug betweenAvengers : Infinity WarandEndgame . It remain one of only10 MCU movies to make over $ 1b , and its continuation could n’t observe wooing . Perhaps a victim of oecumenical MCU fatigue and the inability of its lead actors to push the movie due to the at - the - prison term ongoing SAG - AFTRA smasher , The Marvelsperformed far bad than the actual lineament of the movie .
8Thor Is The Only MCU Hero To Have 4 Solo Movies So Far
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $677.7 Million
$ 449.3
Thor : The Dark World
$ 644.8
Thor : Ragnarok
$ 855.3
Thor : Love And roaring
$ 761.5
Though this will presumptively change whenSpider - Man 4eventually firing , Thor is currently the only MCU hero to asterisk in four solo pic . While this does n’t give his franchise an vantage in terms of average box position carrying out , it has resulted in Thor being Marvel ’s third - highest - gross character overall . WhileThor : Love and Thundermay not have received as positive of vital reception as its predecessor , the serial publication overall has savor relatively consistent wage .
It ’s unclear ifThor 5will fall out or if the God of Thunder will end his story in an upcoming Avengers movie .
7Captain America Made More Money With Each Release
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $747.0 Million
Captain America : The First Avenger
$ 371.6
Captain America : The Winter Soldier
$ 714.4
Captain America : Civil War
$ 1,155.0
Each subsequent Captain America picture show has made more money than the last , though the enfranchisement certainly profit fromCivil Warbeing a full - fledged Avengers movie in everything but name . WhileThe First Avengermade stingy return , it was well the tough sell of the group , being an former MCU project and a stop piece . Time will tell if Sam Wilson can continue Steve ’s earnings bar whenCaptain America : Brave New World hits theatre .
6Iron Man’s Solo Movie Career Ended Early
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $808.4 Million
$ 585.8
Iron Man 2
$ 623.9
Iron Man 3
$ 1,215.6
Iron Man is the only hero to have had two solo movie beforeTheAvengers(2012 ) , and his trilogy concluded earlier than many of his peers . Despite Iron Man arguably being the most democratic role in the MCU , it ’s possibleTony ’s movies may have made more if they were released by and by , as the MCU was at its acme popularity . This is part put up byIron Man 3 , the lastest Stark solo project , making about double whatIron gentleman’s gentleman 2pulled in .
5Doctor Strange Saw A Dramatic Increase In Earnings For His Latest Movie
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $817.2
$ 677.8
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of rage
$ 956.6
Though several projects in the MCU Phase 4 and 5 have struggled financially , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessproved there ’s still plenty of accelerator in the armored combat vehicle for the long - running shared creation . Doctor Strange stands out among his peers as the only wizardly drug user to have his own solo franchise , and it ’s intelligibly been a hit with audience . WithDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessending on a cliffhanger teasefor another story , it seems probable the former Sorcerer Supreme will return to the big covert at least once more .
4Guardians Of The Galaxy Maintained Consistent Earnings
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $827.6 Million
Guardians Of The Galaxy
$ 773.4
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol . 2
$ 863.8
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol . 3
$ 845.6
Guardians of the Galaxywas an other endangerment for Marvel Studios , given the characters had almost no general name brand realisation . However , memorable characters , a tight handwriting , and tremendous visuals chair it to be an instant rift - out hit . Its two sequel followed cause , earning a bit more money than the franchise starter . protector of the Galaxy Vol . 3wrapped up the storey of the original Guardians squad , and it ’s hitherto indecipherable if a fourth film will happen .
3Spider-Man Has Been Expectedly Lucrative
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $983.5 Million
Spider - Man : return
$ 880.2
Spider - Man : Far From nursing home
$ 1,132.0
Spider - Man : No Way home base
$ 1,921.8
Given the general popularity of Peter Parker andthe long account of successful Spider - Man movies , it ’s no surprisal that the Wall Crawler has remained one of the MCU ’s most bankable heroes . While he turn a loss out to Black Panther as the highest solo sub enfranchisement , there ’s something to be said for Spider - Man maintain such systematically in high spirits earnings after two reboots and three MCU films . Outside of Avengers project , Spider - Man : No Way Homealso has the honor of the single highest - grossing movie in the MCU .
2Black Panther’s Debut Was A Mega Hit
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $1,104.6 Million
$ 1,349.9
Black Panther : Wakanda everlastingly
$ 859.2
After a strong entry appearing inCaptain America : Civil War , Black Panther ’s first solo film prove to be an immense hit for Marvel Studios . The film ’s acclaimed mould was backed by some of the MCU ’s proficient earthly concern - construction , and thoughBlack Panther : Wakanda Foreverdidn’t attain quite the same financial peak , the sequel was still a decisive and commercial smash . There ’s currently no announcedBlack Panther 3 , but give the achiever of the first two andWakanda Forever ’s dangling plot threats , it would be fabulously surprising for it not to happen sooner or after .
Angela Bassett received the MCU ’s only Oscar nod for an acting category when her public presentation as Queen Ramonda inBlack Panther : Wakanda Foreverled to a Best Supporting Actress nomination .
1The Avengers Remain The MCU’s Premiere Franchise
Franchise Global Box Office Average: $1,978.7 Million
$ 1,520.5
retaliator : Age Of Ultron
$ 1,542.3
Avengers : Infinity War
$ 2,052.4
Avengers : Endgame
$ 2,799.4
$ 7914.6
give the popularity of the MCU ’s private heroes , it ’s no surprisal that their epic team - ups are the most financially successful moving picture in the MCU.The AvengersandAvengers : Age of Ultronpulled in telling tax revenue , but the saga - capping duology ofAvengers Infinity WarandEndgameskyrocketed to newfangled stature for the MCU , breaking $ 2b and raising the enfranchisement average to almost double the second - place serial publication . meter will tell howAvengers : The Kang DynastyandSecret Warsbut even if the arrive in significantly behind their predecessors , the Avengers will almost surely arrest theMCU ’s top smear .
