MCU or Marvel Cinematic Universe is the world’s highest grossing movie franchise in history.
MCU Net Worth
MCU or Marvel Cinematic Universe has a total box office revenue of over $26 billion making it the world’s highest grossing movie franchise of all time.
The Marvel Studios, LLC or originally known as Marvel Films (from 1993 to 1996) is the American film and television production company which produces the MCU films. It is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios.
The MCU is the shared universe in which all of the films are set. The movies have been in production since 2007. Currently, Marvel Studios has produced and released 29 films, with at least 14 more in development. The MCU started with Iron Man in 2008 with Thor: Love and Thunder as the most recent release on the big screen.
MCU History
Marvel Studios is an American entertainment corporation with its headquarters based in New York City, New York, United States. It was founded in June 1998 when Marvel Entertainment Group and ToyBiz merged. The corporation is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Marvel is most known for its Marvel Comics comic books, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and more recently, for its television series.
In 2009, Marvel Entertainment Group was bought by The Walt Disney Company for $4 billion. Since it was purchased, Marvel has been a huge part of Disney’s Consumer Products which in turn brings the company billions in revenue and profit.
Marvel Studios, under Walt Disney, has been in collaboration with other entertainment companies. It has licensing agreements with Sony Pictures for the Spiderman movies and with Universal Pictures for the distribution of The Hulk films. For theme parks, adventure parks, and resorts, they are associated with IMG Worlds of Adventure and Universal Parks & Resorts, as of 2019. As a part of Walt Disney Company, Marvel’s characters have also been featured in Disney Parks and Resorts.
Marvel Cinematic Universe started with Iron Man in 2008. Iron Man has three movies, Captain America has 3, and Thor has three. The six core superheroes are Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, The Hulk, and Thor.
There are other movies with them and other superheroes working collectively to save the planet. Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame have been one of the most profitable movies in the whole franchise, with Avengers: Endgame being the highest grossing movie in history.