More Than Just Superheroes: Marvel’s Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films

The MCU’s Richest Films : The 10 Highest-Grossing Marvel Films of All Time

1. Avengers: Endgame

• Release Date – 24 April, 2019
• Running Time – 3 hr 1 min
• Genres – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

•IMDB Rating- ⭐ 8.4/10

Cast –

• Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Chris Evans – Steve Rogers/Captain America
• Mark Ruffalo – Bruce Banner/Hulk
• Chris Hemsworth – Thor
• Scarlett Johansson – Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow

Crew –

• Directors – Anthony Russo | Joe Russo
• Writers – Christopher Markus (screenplay) | Stephen McFeely (screenplay) | Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $356,000,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada – $858,373,000 (USA & Canada)
• Gross worldwide – $2,799,439,100

This movie based on ” The Infinity Gauntlet ” story Plot from comic book. But for most part is an original made for the movie.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

The story in the comic had Thanos wipe out life to please the personification of Death, but failed to do so. Thanos in the movie seeks to wipe out life because he thinks by doing so he can save the universe from overcrowding.With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’s actions and undo the chaos to the universe, no matter what consequences may be in store, and no matter who they facing…..

2. Avengers: Infinity War :

• Release Date – 25 April, 2018
• Running Time – 2 hr 29 min
• Genres – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

• IMDB Rating- ⭐ 8.4/10

Cast –

• Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man
• Chris Hemsworth – Thor
• Mark Ruffalo – Hulk
• Chris Evans – Captain America
• Scarlett Johansson – Black Widow

Crew –

• Directors – Anthony Russo | Joe Russo
• Writers – Christopher Markus (screenplay) | Stephen McFeely (screenplay) | Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $321,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic Collection- $678,815,482 (USA & Canada)

• Gross worldwide – $2,052,415,039

Avengers: Infinity War been nominated for -128 nominations And won 48 awards.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

As the Avengers and their friends continue to protect the world from a threat too great for a single hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the shadows of space: Thanos. A tyrant with intergalactic notoriety, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts with unimaginable powers, and use them to give his twisted will to all of reality.

3.Spider-Man: No Way Home

• Release Date – 15 December, 2021
• Running Time – 2 hr 28 min
• Genres – Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 8.2/10

Cast –

• Tom Holland – Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Zendaya – MJ
• Benedict Cumberbatch – Doctor Strange
• Jacob Batalon – Ned Leeds
• Jon Favreau – Happy Hogan

Crew –

• Director – Jon Watts
• Writers – Chris McKenna (written by) | Erik Sommers (written) | Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comic book)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $200,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic Collection – $814,866,759 ( USA & Canada)
• Gross worldwide – $1,921,426,073

Marvel Studios revealed that in the summer of 2022 (about three months since release ) that there will be an extended cut of the film that will have more footage.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

Peter Parker’s secret identity has been revealed to the whole world. Desperate for help, Peter turns to Doctor Strange so that the world forgets that he is Spider-Man. The spell goes horribly wrong and shatters the multiverse, unleashing monstrous villains who can destroy the world.

4. The Avengers :

• Release Date – 25 April, 2012
• Running Time – 2 hr 23 min
• Genres – Action Sci-Fi

• IMDB Rating – ⭐8.0/10

Cast –

• Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark
• Chris Evans – Steve Rogers
• Mark Ruffalo – Bruce Banner
• Chris Hemsworth – Thor

Crew –

• Director – Joss Whedon
• Writers – Joss Whedon (screenplay) (story) | Zak Penn (story)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $220,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic Collection- $623,357,910 (USA & Canada)

• Gross worldwide – $1,520,538,536

In the movie Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), when he was eating, it wasn’t scripted, he was just hungry.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

When the tesseract, which is the key to unlimited sustainable energy, is stolen by Loki, who wants to use it to enslave humanity and cause global catastrophe; SHIELD director Nick Fury has written a series of superheroes Steve Rogers/Captain America, Tony Stark/Iron Man, Called Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Bruce Banner/Hulk, and Clint Barton/Hawkeye to stop him, Joe is soon joined by Loki’s brother, Thor.

5. Avengers: Age of Ultron

• Release Date – 22 April, 2015
• Running Time – 2 hr 21 min
• Genres – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

• IMDB Rating – ⭐7.3/10

Cast –

• Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Chris Hemsworth – Thor
• Mark Ruffalo – Bruce Banner/Hulk
• Chris Evans – Steve Rogers/Captain America

Crew –

• Director – Joss Whedon
• Writers – Joss Whedon (written) | Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics) | Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel comics)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $250,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic Collection- $459,005,868(USA & Canada)
• Gross worldwide – $1,405,018,048

Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic battle to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

Things go awry when Tony Stark attempts to activate a dormant peacekeeping program, and with the fate of the planet at stake, Earth’s mightiest heroes are put to the ultimate test. The Avengers join forces to defeat a virtually impossible foe. Earth’s most powerful heroes must once again unite to save the world from global extinction.

6. Black Panther :

• Release Date – 13 February, 2018
• Running Time – 2 hr 14 min
• Genres – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

• IMDB Rating – ⭐7.3/10

Cast –

• Chadwick Boseman – T’Challa/Black Panther
• Michael B. Jordan – Erik Killmonger
• Lupita Nyong’o – Nakia
• Danai Gurira – Okoye

Crew –

• Director – Ryan Coogler
• Writers – Ryan Coogler (written ) | Joe Robert Cole (written by) | Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics ) | Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel Comics )

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $200,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic Collection – $700,426,566 (USA & Canada)
• Gross worldwide – $1,349,926,083,

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” follows T’Challa who, the King of Wakanda

Storyline ( Plot ) –

After the events of Captain America: Civil War, the prince of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country

7. Iron Man 3 :

• Release Date – 24 April, 2013
• Running Time – 2 hr 10 min
• Genres – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 7.1/10

Cast –

• Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark
• Gwyneth Paltrow – Pepper Potts
• Don Cheadle – Colonel James Rhodes
• Guy Pearce – Aldrich Killian
• Rebecca Hall – Maya Hansen
• Jon Favreau – Happy Hogan

Crew –

• Director – Shane Black
• Writers – Drew Pearce (screenplay by) | Shane Black (screenplay by) | Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comic book)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $200,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic – $409,013,994 (33.6%)
• International – $806,563,211 (66.4%)
• Worldwide – $1,215,577,205

Iron Man is based on a comic book of the same name created by Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

Stark realizes that his world has been destroyed by the enemy and embarks on a quest to find those responsible. Tony Stark copes with insomnia by spending sleepless nights designing a new prototype of the Mark-42 Iron Man suit. With his back against the wall, Stark must rely on his ingenuity and instincts to survive by protecting those closest to him.

8. Captain America: Civil War :

• Release Date – 27 April, 2016
• Running Time – 2 hr 27 min
• Genres – Action, Sci-Fi
• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 7.8/10

Cast –

• Chris Evans – Steve Rogers/Captain America
• Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark
• Scarlett Johansson – Natasha Romanoff
• Sebastian Stan – Bucky Barnes
• Anthony Mackie – Sam Wilson

Crew –

• Directors – Anthony Russo | Joe Russo
• Writers – Christopher Markus (screenplay) | Stephen McFeely (screenplay) | Joe Simon (based on the Marvel comics) | Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel comics)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $250,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic – $408,084,349 (35.3%)
• International – $746,962,067 (64.7%)
• Worldwide – $1,155,046,416

In this film, there is Superhero Registration Act and the its called “Sokovia Accords”.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

The government decides to push for the Superhero Registration Act also called “Sokovia Accords” a law that limits a superhero’s actions. This results in a division in The Avengers. Iron Man stands with this Act, claiming that their actions must be kept in check if not then cities will continue to be destroyed, but Captain America feels that saving the world is important and that they cannot rely on the government to protect the world.

9. Spider-Man: Far from Home :

• Release Date – 28 June, 2019
• Running Time – 2 hr 9 min
• Genres – Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 7.4/10

Cast –

• Tom Holland – Peter Parker
• Samuel L. Jackson – Nick Fury
• Jake Gyllenhaal – Mysterio
• Marisa Tomei – May Parker

Crew –

• Director – Jon Watts
• Writers – Chris McKenna (written) | Erik Sommers (written) | Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comic book)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $160,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic – $391,283,774 (34.5%)
• International – $741,414,082 (65.5%)
• Worldwide – $1,132,723,226

According to critics, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” highlighting impressive visual effects, thrilling action sequences, and great performances by Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

After “Avengers/Endgame,” Spider-Man must step up to face a new threat in a world changed forever. However, Peter’s plan to leave the superheroes in action for a few weeks was quickly scrapped when he reluctantly agreed to help Nick Fury unravel the mystery of several elemental creature attacks that wreaked havoc across the continent.

10. Captain Marvel :

• Release Date – 6 March, 2019
• Running Time – 2 hr 3 min
• Genres – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 6.7/10

Cast –

• Brie Larson – Captain Marvel
• Samuel L. Jackson – Nick Fury
• Ben Mendelsohn – Talos/Keller
• Jude Law – Yon Rogg

Crew –

• Directors – Anna Boden | Ryan Fleck
• Writers – Anna Boden (screenplay) (story) | Ryan Fleck (screenplay) (story) | Geneva Robertson-Dworet (screenplay)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $160,000,000 (estimated)
• Domestic – $426,829,839 (37.7%)
• International – $704,586,607 (62.3%)
• Worldwide – $1,131,416,446

When Earth is caught in the middle of a galaxy war between two alien races, Carol Danvers becomes one of the most powerful heroes in the universe.

Storyline ( Plot ) –

Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” is an all-new adventure from a time never before seen in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and follows the journey of Carol Danvers, who becomes one of the most powerful heroes in the universe. As the galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom. Danvers begins to realise that there is a continuation to her past. With the help of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Nick Fury, they set out to uncover the truth.

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