The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films are an American series of superhero
films, based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The
films have been in production since 2007, and in that time Marvel Studios has produced thirteen films, with thirteen more in various stages of production. The series has collectively grossed over $10.2 billion at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing film franchise of all-time. The first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was Iron Man (2008), which was distributed by Paramount Pictures. Paramount also distributed Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) while Universal Pictures distributed The Incredible Hulk (2008). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures began distributing the films with the 2012 crossover film The Avengers Phase Two includes 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) an untitled Avengers sequel (2019) and three untitled films in 2020 planned. Sony Pictures Entertainment will distribute Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017 and any subsequent Spider-Man films, which they will continue to own, finance, and have final creative control over.