The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an American series of comedy adventure superhero films which began with the 2008 film Iron Man. Thirty-three films have been released so far, the latest of which being 2023's The Marvels. The first three phases of projects are collectively known as the "Infinity Saga", while phases four through six are known as the "Multiverse Saga".
The franchise stars Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeremy Renner, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Tom Holland, Brie Larson, Don Cheadle, Anthony Mackie, Simu Liu and Samuel L. Jackson. The first three phases included Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Josh Brolin and Chadwick Boseman.
Filmography[]
Phase One[]
| Title | Release Date | Worldwide Gross | Rotten Tomatoes rating | MetaCritic rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Man | May 2, 2008 | $585.1 million | 94% | 79 |
| 2 | The Incredible Hulk | June 13, 2008 | $263.4 million | 67% | 61 |
| 3 | Iron Man 2 | May 7, 2010 | $623.9 million | 72% | 57 |
| 4 | Thor | May 6, 2011 | $449.3 million | 77% | 57 |
| 5 | Captain America: The First Avenger | July 22, 2011 | $370.5 million | 80% | 66 |
| 6 | Marvel's The Avengers | May 4, 2012 | $1.518 billion | 91% | 69 |
Phase Two[]
| # | Title | Release Date | Worldwide Gross | Rotten Tomatoes rating | MetaCritic rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Iron Man 3 | May 3, 2013 | $1.214 billion | 79% | 62% |
| 8 | Thor: The Dark World | November 8, 2013 | $644.5 million | 66% | 54% |
| 9 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | April 4, 2014 | $714.2 million | 89% | 70% |
| 10 | Guardians of the Galaxy | August 1, 2014 | $773.3 million | 91% | 76% |
| 11 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | May 1, 2015 | $1.405 billion | 75% | 66% |
| 12 | Ant-Man | July 17, 2015 | $519.3 million | 82% | 64% |
Phase Three[]
| Title | Release Date | Worldwide Gross | Rotten Tomatoes rating | MetaCritic rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Captain America: Civil War | May 6, 2016 | $1.153 billion | 90% | 75 |
| 14 | Doctor Strange | November 4, 2016 | $677.7 million | 89% | 72 |
| 15 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | May 5, 2017 | $863.5 million | 85% | 67 |
| 16 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | July 7, 2017 | $879.9 million | 92% | 73 |
| 17 | Thor: Ragnarok | November 3, 2017 | $854.2 million | 93% | 74 |
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18 |
Black Panther | February 16, 2018 | $1.331 billion | 96% | 88 |
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19 |
Avengers: Infinity War | April 27, 2018 | $2.047 billion | 85% | 68 |
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20 |
Ant-Man and the Wasp | July 6, 2018 | $622.5 million | 87% | 70 |
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21 |
Captain Marvel | March 8, 2019 | $1.128 billion | 79% | 64 |
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22 |
Avengers: Endgame | April 26, 2019 | $2.798 billion | 94% | 78 |
| 23 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | July 2, 2019 | $1.131 billion | 90% | 69 |
Phase Four[]
| # | Title | Release Date | Worldwide Gross | Rotten Tomatoes rating | MetaCritic rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Black Widow | July 9, 2021 | $379.6 million (theatrical) | 81% | 67 |
| 25 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | September 3, 2021 | $432.2 million | 92% | 71 |
| 26 | Eternals | November 5, 2021 | $402.1 million | 47% | 52 |
| 27 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | December 17, 2021 | $1.912 billion | 93% | 71 |
| 28 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | May 6, 2022 | $955 million | 73% | 60 |
| 29 | Thor: Love and Thunder | July 8, 2022 | $760.2 million | 64% | 57 |
| 30 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | November 11, 2022 | $859.2 million | 84% | 67 |
Phase Five[]
| # | Title | Release Date | Worldwide Gross | Rotten Tomatoes rating | MetaCritic rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | February 17, 2023 | $476 million | 46% | 48 |
| 32 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | May 5, 2023 | $845.6 million | 81% | 64 |
| 33 | The Marvels | November 10, 2023 | $205.6 million | 62% | 50 |
| 34 | Deadpool & Wolverine | July 26, 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 35 | Captain America: Brave New World | February 14, 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Phase Six[]
| # | Title | Release Date | Worldwide Gross | Rotten Tomatoes rating | MetaCritic rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Thunderbolts* | May 2, 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 37 | The Fantastic Four | July 25, 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 38 | Blade | November 7, 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 42 | Armor Wars | February 13, 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 43 | Avengers: The Kang Dynasty | May 1, 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 44 | TBA | July 24, 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 45 | TBA | November 6, 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 46 | Avengers: Secret Wars | May 7, 2027 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Disney+ series/specials[]
Phase Four[]
| Title | Airing Dates | Rotten Tomatoes rating | MetaCritic rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WandaVision | January 15 - March 5, 2021 | 91% | 77 |
| 2 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | March 19 - April 23, 2021 | 84% | 74 |
| 3 | Loki: Season One | June 9 - July 14, 2021 | 92% | 74 |
| 4 | What If...: Season One | August 11 - October 6, 2021 | 94% | 69 |
| 5 | Hawkeye | November 24 - December 22, 2021 | 92% | 66 |
| 6 | Moon Knight | March 30 - May 4, 2022 | 86% | 69 |
| 7 | Ms. Marvel | June 8 - July 13, 2022 | 98% | 78 |
| 8 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | August 18 - October 13, 2022 | 80% | 67 |
| 9 | Werewolf by Night | October 7, 2022 | 90% | 69 |
| 10 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | November 25, 2022 | 93% | 82 |
Phase Five[]
| Title | Airing Dates | Rotten Tomatoes rating | MetaCritic rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Secret Invasion | June 21 - July 26, 2023 | 56% | 63 |
| 12 | Loki: Season Two | October 5 - November 9, 2023 | 82% | 65 |
| 13 | What If...: Season Two | December 22 - 30, 2023 | 88% | 78 |
| 14 | Echo | January 10, 2024 | 72% | 62 |
| 15 | Agatha: Darkhold Diaries | Late 2024 | TBA | TBA |
Gallery[]
Iron Man (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Thor (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Ant-Man (2015)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Black Panther (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Black Widow (2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Eternals (2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
The Marvels (2023)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Thunderbolts* (2025)
The Fantastic Four (2025)
Blade (2025)
Armor Wars (TBA)
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2026)
Avengers: Secret Wars (2027)
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | |
|---|---|
| Captain America Films | Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Captain America: Brave New World (2025) |
| Iron Man Films | Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013) |
| Ant-Man Films | Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
| Spider-Man Films | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) |
| Avengers Films | Marvel's The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2026), Avengers: Secret Wars (2027) |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Films | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) |
| Black Panther Films | Black Panther (2018), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
| Doctor Strange Films | Doctor Strange (2016), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
| Thor Films | Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) |
| Captain Marvel Films | Captain Marvel (2019), The Marvels (2023) |
| Shang-Chi Films | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) |
| Eternals Films | Eternals (2021) |
Timeline[]
- Movies' chronology
- Series' chronology
| Series | Year of story | Year of release | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinity's Saga | ||||||
| Agent Carter | 1946 | 2015 - 2016 | ||||
| Marvel: Agents of SHIELD | 2013 - 2020 | 2013 - 2020 | ||||
| I am Groot | 2014 | 2022 | ||||
| Daredevil | 2015 - 2017 | 2015 - 2018 | ||||
| Jessica Jones | 2015 - 2018 | 2015 - 2019 | ||||
| Luke Cage | 2015 - 2017 | 2016 - 2018 | ||||
| Iron Fist | 2016 - 2017 | 2017 - 2018 | ||||
| The Defenders | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Inhumans | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| The Punisher | 2016 - 2018 | 2017 - 2019 | ||||
| Runaways | 2017 - 2018 | 2017 - 2019 | ||||
| Cloak and Dagger | 2017 | 2018 - 2019 | ||||
| Multiverse's Saga | ||||||
| Loki | - | 2021 | ||||
| What If...? | - | 2021 | ||||
| WandaVision | 2023 | 2021 | ||||
| Falcon and the Winter Soldier | 2024 | 2021 | ||||
| Hawkeye | 2024 | 2021 | ||||
| Moon Knight | 2025 | 2022 | ||||
| Miss Marvel | 2025 | 2022 | ||||
| She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | 2022 | |||||
| Secret Invasion | 2023 | |||||
| Echo | 2023 | |||||
| Ironheart | 2023 | |||||
| Agatha: Coven of Chaos | 2023 | |||||
| Daredevil: Born Again | 2024 | |||||