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Marvel Studios, LLC
Type Subsidiary]] of Marvel Entertainment]]
Industry Entertainment
Genre Motion Pictures and Television
Founded 1993
Founder(s)
  • Avi Arad]]
  • Marvel Toys
  • ToyBiz]]
  • Marvel Entertainment
  • Marvel Entertainment Group]]
Headquarters Burbank, California, United States]]
Key people Kevin Feige
President
Louis D'Esposito
Co-president[1]
Products Films
Services Licensing
Production
Parent Marvel Entertainment]]
(The Walt Disney Company]])
Divisions Marvel Television]]
Subsidiaries
  • Marvel Animation]]
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe
  • MVL Productions]]
  • Marvel Music]]
Website Marvel.com/Movies

Marvel Studios, LLC[2] originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996, is an American television and motion picture studio based at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, California. The Studio is a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment]], a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company]].[3] Being a part of the Disney conglomerate, Marvel Studios works in conjunction with The Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]], another Disney unit, for distribution and marketing.[4] For financial reporting purposes, Marvel Studios is reported as a part of Disney's Studio Entertainment segment.[5]

Marvel Studios includes numerous units and joint ventures, both operating and defunct: Marvel Television]], Marvel Animation]], Marvel Music]], Marvel Cinematic Universe|MVL Productions]] LLC, and MLG Productions.

Amongst the many animated, television, feature film and music releases, the studio has been involved in three Marvel-character film franchises that have each exceeded one billion dollars in North American revenue—the X-Men (film series)|X-Men]], Spider-Man in film|Spider-Man]], and Marvel Cinematic Universe]] multi-film franchises with X-Men and Spider-Man licensed out to 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures]] respectively. Marvel Studios' films are currently distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] and Universal Pictures]].[6]

Marvel Studios has released nine films since 2008 within the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]] (2008), The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]] (2008), Iron Man 2]] (2010), Thor (film)|Thor]] (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger]] (2011), The Avengers (2012 film)|Marvel's The Avengers]] (2012), Iron Man 3]] (2013), Thor: The Dark World]] (2013) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier]] (2014). These films all share a timeline, cast and characters.

Background[]

Timely era[]

During what is known as Marvel's Timely Comics|Timely era]], Captain America was licensed out to Republic Pictures]] for a Captain America (serial)|serial]] just for the free advertising. Timely failed to provide any drawing of Captain America with his shield or any further background, and Republic created a whole new background for the character, and portrayed the character using a gun.[7]

Marvel Entertainment Group's initiative[]

In the late 1970s up to the early 1990s, Marvel Entertainment|Marvel Entertainment Group]] (MEG) sold options to studios to produce films based on List of Marvel Comics characters|Marvel Comics characters]]. Spider-Man]], one of Marvel’s superheroes, was optioned in the late 1970s, and rights reverted to Marvel without a film having been produced within the allotted timeframe. From 1986 to 1996, most of Marvel’s major characters had been optioned, including the Fantastic Four]], X-Men]], Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil]], Hulk (comics)|Hulk]], Silver Surfer]], and Iron Man]].[8] A Howard the Duck]] Howard the Duck (film)|film]] made it to the screen in 1986, but was a Box-office bomb|box-office flop]]. With MEG purchased by New World Entertainment]], New World moved to produced films based on the Marvel characters, but one movie, The Punisher (1989 film)|The Punisher (1989)]], came out of New World before MEG was sold to MacAndrews & Forbes#Andrews Group|Andrews Group]]. Two other films were produced: Captain America (1990 film)|Captain America]] (1990) released in the United Kingdom on screens and direct to video in the United States, and The Fantastic Four (film)|The Fantastic Four]] (1993), not intended for release. Marvel's rival DC Comics]], on the other hand, had success licensing its properties Superman]] and Batman]] into blockbuster films.[9]

History[]

Marvel Films[]

Following Marvel Entertainment|Marvel Entertainment Group]]'s (MEG) ToyBiz deal in 1993, Avi Arad]] of ToyBiz was named President and CEO of Marvel Films division and of New World Family Filmworks, Inc., a New World Entertainment]] subsidiary. New World was MEG's former parent corporation and later a fellow subsidiary of the Andrews Group.[10] Marvel Productions]] became New World Animation by 1993 as Marvel would start up Marvel Films including Marvel Films Animation.[10][11][12][13] New World Animation (The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]), Saban (X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]), and Marvel Films Animation (Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]) each produced a Marvel series for television.[14] It was Marvel Films Animation's only production.[12][13]

New World Animation and Marvel Films Animation were sold along with the rest of New World by Andrews Group to News Corporation/Fox as announced in August 1996. As part of the deal, Marvel licensed the rights to Captain America, Daredevil and Silver Surfer to be on Fox Kids Network and produced by Saban. New World Animation continued producing a second season of The Incredible Hulk for UPN]].[14][15]

Marvel Studios[]

In August 1996, Marvel decided to create Marvel Studios, an incorporation of Marvel Films, due to the sale of New World Pictures|New World Communications Group, Inc.]], Marvel's fellow Andrews Group subsidiary in film and television stations, to News Corporation/Fox. Filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] to raise money to finance the new corporation, Marvel, Isaac Perlmutter's Zib, Inc. and Avi Arad sold Marvel Toys|Toy Biz]] stocks, which Marvel had started and took public in February 1995.[8][16] Toy Biz filed an offering of 7.5 million shares with a closing price of $20.125 at the time, making the offering worth approximately $150 million. Toy Biz sought to sell 1 million shares, and Marvel sought to sell 2.5 million shares.[17]

Jerry Calabrese, the president of Marvel Entertainment|Marvel Entertainment Group]], and Avi Arad]], head of Marvel Films and a director of Toy Biz, were assigned tandem control of Marvel Studios. Under Calabrese and Arad, Marvel sought to control pre-production]] by commissioning scripts, hiring directors, and casting characters, providing the package to a major studio partner for filming and distribution. Arad said of the goal for control, "When you get into business with a big studio, they are developing a hundred or 500 projects; you get totally lost. That isn't working for us. We're just not going to do it anymore. Period."[8] Marvel Studios arranged a seven-year development deal with 20th Century Fox to cover markets in the United States and internationally.[18] In the following December, Marvel Entertainment Group went through a Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|reorganization plan]], including Marvel Studios as part of its strategic investment.[19] By 1997, Marvel Studios was actively pursuing various film productions based on Marvel characters, including the eventual films X-Men (film)|X-Men]] (2000), Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]] (2003) and Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]] (2005). Unproduced projects included Prince Namor, based on the character Namor]] and to be directed by Philip Kaufman]], and Mort the Dead Teenager, based on the comic book of the same name and written by John Payson and Mort creator Larry Hama]].[20] Marvel was developing a Captain America animated series with Saban Entertainment]] for Fox Kids Network]] to premier in fall 1998. However, due to the bankruptcy the series was canceled before the premiere.[14][21][22]

Licensing movies[]

The first film licensed by Marvel Studios was Blade (film)|Blade]], based on the vampire hunter Blade (comics)|Blade]]. The film was directed by Stephen Norrington]] and starred Wesley Snipes]] as Blade. It was released on August 21, 1998, grossing $70,087,718 in the United States and Canada and $131,183,530 worldwide.[23] In 1999, Marvel licensed Spider-Man to Sony.[24]

Blade was followed by X-Men, which was directed by Bryan Singer]] and was released on July 14, 2000. X-Men grossed $157,299,717 in the United States and Canada and $296,250,053 worldwide.[25] The Marvel films Blade and X-Men demonstrated that blockbuster films could be made out of comic book characters not familiar to the general public.[26]

Leading up to X-Men]]'s release, Marvel Studios negotiated a deal with then-functional Artisan Entertainment]], successful with the low-budget The Blair Witch Project]], to give the studio rights to 15 Marvel characters including Captain America]], Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]], Iron Fist (comics)|Iron Fist]], and Deadpool]]. With the deal at the time, 24 Marvel properties were then in various stages of development. Brian Cunningham, editor of Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]] comic book magazine, believed that Avi Arad was successful in organizing strategic alliances and exercising fiscal responsibility in multimedia expansion. Cunningham said of Arad’s leadership of the studio following its parent company’s near-bankruptcy, "The fact the X-Men is primed to be the biggest movie of the summer speaks volumes about the turnaround for Marvel. From my observation, he's focused on a lot more in diversifying Marvel, doing things that proliferate Marvel characters in the mainstream." Arad sought to protect Marvel’s image by serving as executive producer in all Marvel film productions and being responsible for crossover marketing between Marvel properties. Arad had properties set up at different studios to create momentum so one studio would not cannibalize efforts with one property for the sake of another.[27] By 2001, the success of Marvel Entertainment’s Ultimate Marvel]] comics created leverage in Hollywood for Marvel Studios, pushing more properties into development.[28]

The next blockbuster film licensed from Marvel Studios was Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]] by Columbia Pictures]], directed by Sam Raimi]] and starring Tobey Maguire]] as Spider-Man. The film was released on May 3, 2002, grossing $403,706,375 in the United States and Canada and $821,708,551 worldwide.[29] The early success of Spider-Man led the film's studio to issue a seven-figure advance for a sequel. Arad spoke of the deal, "Movies make sequels. Therefore, it's a big economic luxury to know that a movie's going to get a second and third. This is a business of precedence."[30] According to a Lehman Brothers analysis, the Studios' made only $62 million for the first 2 Spider-man movies.[24]

In producing Marvel films in the 2000s, Avi Arad sought to capture the superheroes’ internal conflicts. According to The New York Times, "Mr. Arad's great accomplishment – and it is one, given the difficulties in transferring any kind of printed material to the big screen – is conveying what makes those heroes tick as characters... He works with the filmmakers to ensure that the heroes are conflicted, the villains motivated, the outcome shaded." In contrast to the original storylines of DC Comics’ Superman and Batman films, Marvel films were more directly inspired by their comics, copying from them set pieces, scenes, plots, and dialogue.[26]

Partnering with Lions Gate Entertainment]] in 2004, Marvel Studios plan to enter the direct-to-DVD market with eight animated films with Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] handling distribution.[31][32] Eric Rollman was hired by Marvel as Executive Vice President, Home Entertainment & TV Production for Marvel Studios to oversee the deal with Lionsgate.[33]

Production[]

In 2004, David Maisel]] was hired as chief operating officer of Marvel Studio as he had a plan for the Studios to self-finance movies.[34] Marvel entered into a non-recourse financing structure with Merrill Lynch]] that is collateralized by certain movie rights to a total of 10 characters from Marvel's vast vault. Marvel gets $525 million to make a maximum of 10 movies based on the company's properties over eight years, according to the parameters of the original deal with Paramount Pictures]] in September 2004. Those characters were: Ant-Man]], Avengers (comics)|The Avengers]], Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]], Captain America]], Cloak and Dagger (comics)|Cloak & Dagger]], Doctor Strange]], Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]], Nick Fury]], Power Pack]] and Shang-Chi]].[35][36] Ambac]] insured the movies would succeed or they would pay the interest payment on the debt and get the movie rights collateral.[24] In October 2005, Michael Helfant joined the studio as president and chief operating officer.[37] In November 2005, Marvel gained the film rights to Iron Man]] from New Line Cinema]]. Marvel revealed that it has regained the film rights to The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]] in February 2006.[38] In April 2006 Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] from Sony. That year the film was announced to be a Marvel Studios production.[39] Lions Gate Entertainment]] subsequently dropped the Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)|Black Widow]] motion picture project it had since 2004 giving the rights back to Marvel.[40] Masiel and Arad fought over the rate of movie releases and strength of characters in the movie line up. Perlmutter supported Masiel and thus, in May 2006, Arad quit as studio chair and CEO.[34] In March 2007, David Maisel was named Chairman[34] and Kevin Feige was named President of Production as Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]] began filming.[41]

In 2008, Marvel Studios signed a lease with Raleigh Studios to host its headquarters and production offices and film the next four movies on the studios’ slate, including Iron Man 2]] and Thor (film)|Thor]], at their Manhattan Beach facilities.[42] In January 2008, Marvel Animation]] was incorporated to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets including then animation efforts with Lionsgate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] and Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]. Marvel Entertainment named Eric Rollman as President of the company in April 2008.[33] By September 2008, Paramount added to its domestic film distribution contract 5 additional Marvel movies' foreign distribution.[43]

In 2009, Marvel attempted to hire a team of writers to help come up with creative ways to launch its lesser-known properties, such as Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]], Cable (comics)|Cable]], Iron Fist (comics)|Iron Fist]], Nighthawk (Marvel Comics)|Nighthawk]], and Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]].[44] In early 2009, Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony]] returned all Spider-Man television rights in exchange for an adjustment to the movie rights.[45]

Disney conglomerate[]

On December 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company]] purchased Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. Both Marvel and Disney stated that the merger would not affect any preexisting deals with other film studios for the time being,[46] although Disney said they would distribute future Marvel projects with their The Walt Disney Studios (production company)|own studios]] once the current deals expire.[47]

In April 2010, rumors circulated that Marvel was looking to create $20–40 million movies based on properties such as Doctor Strange, Ka-Zar (comics)|Ka-Zar]], Luke Cage, Dazzler]], and Power Pack]].[48] Kevin Feige responded by saying, while budgets are generally never discussed early in development, Marvel was considering films for all characters mentioned in the rumor, except Dazzler, whose rights were at Fox.[49]

In June 2010, Marvel Entertainment]] set up a Marvel Television|television division]] within Marvel Studios, headed up by Jeph Loeb]] as Executive Vice President,[50] under which Marvel Animation]] will be operated.[51] On October 18, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Disney]] bought the distribution rights for The Avengers (2012 film)|Marvel's The Avengers]] and Iron Man 3]] from Paramount Pictures]][52] with Paramount's logo remaining on the films.[53]

On August 22, 2011, at Disney's behest, the Studio dismissed most of its marketing department: Dana Precious, EVP of Worldwide Marketing; Jeffrey Stewart, VP of Worldwide Marketing and Jodi Miller, Manager of Worldwide Marketing. Disney markets Marvel's films.[54] In April 2012, The Walt Disney Company China, Marvel Studios and DMG Entertainment]] announced an agreement to co-produce Iron Man 3 in China. DMG partly financed, produced in China with Marvel, and handled co-production matters. DMG also distributed the film in China in tandem with Disney.[55]

Upon the release of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]], Disney and Sony negotiated a two-way agreement. Disney would receive full merchandising ancillary rights to future Spider-Man in film|Spider-Man films]] in exchange for Sony purchasing out Marvel's film participation rights.[56]

In April 2013, Marvel Studios moved its production facilities from Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]] to the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, California.[57]

On July 2, 2013, Disney purchased the distribution rights to Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]], Iron Man 2]], Thor (film)|Thor]] and Captain America: The First Avenger]] from Paramount.[58][59][60]

Character rights[]

After being acquired by Disney, Marvel began to reclaim the rights to characters that had been licensed out to other studios since the late 1990s, starting with Blade (comics)|Blade]] from New Line Cinema]].[61] In August 2012, it was reported that 20th Century Fox was willing to allow the film rights to the superhero Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil]] and his related characters revert to Marvel and Disney, a contracted stipulation that required Fox to begin production on a new Daredevil film by late 2012. Fox had approached Marvel about extending the deadline and becoming a co-financier for the film, but was rebuffed.[62][63] On October 10, 2012, the Daredevil film rights reverted to Marvel Studios, which was confirmed by studio president Kevin Feige on April 23, 2013.[64] On May 2, 2013, Feige confirmed in an interview that the Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony]] and Lions Gate Entertainment|Lions Gate]] respectively, as well as reaffirming the acquisition of the Blade rights.[65] It was later revealed in May 2013 that Marvel has also reacquired the rights to Luke Cage]] from Columbia Pictures.[66] In an interview with Collider in early May 2013, Kevin Feige stated he believed the Elektra rights were back at Marvel through the Daredevil deal.[67] Marvel Television is currently developing television series based on Luke Cage and Daredevil.[68] The only rights that are still left at other studios are the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchise of characters at 20th Century Fox, the Spider-Man franchise of characters at Sony/Columbia Pictures[69] and Namor at Universal Pictures]]. Namor's rights had previously been thought by Marvel CCO Joe Quesada]] in 2012 to have reverted to Marvel, but was revealed by Feige in August 2013 that this was not the case.[70]

Marvel Knights[]

See also: Marvel Knights

Named after corporate sibling Marvel Comics]]' imprint Marvel Knights|of the same name]], Marvel Knights is also the name given to a production arm of Marvel Studios intended to be used to produce some of Marvel's darker and lesser known titles. The first film produced under the Marvel Knights banner was Punisher: War Zone]], the 2008 release that reboot (fiction)|reboot]]ed the The Punisher|Punisher]] franchise. In 2012, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance]] was the second title to be released under that banner.

Executives[]

  • Avi Arad]]
    • Marvel Films President and CEO, 1993 – August 1996
    • Marvel Studios Chairman and CEO, August 1998 – May 2006
  • Jerry Calabrese
  • David Maisel
    • Chief Operating Officer, 2004 – September 2005[37]
    • Chairman and CEO, March 2007 – 2010
  • Michael Helfant, President and Chief Operating Officer, October 2005[37]
  • Kevin Feige, President of Production, March 2007 – present[41]

Units[]

  • Marvel Films Animation – animation subdivision (1994–1997)
  • Marvel Television]] (2010–present)[51]
    • Marvel Animation]] (2008–): Subsidiary charged with oversight of Marvel's animation productions.[71][72]
      • Marvel Animation Studios (2012–)[73][74]
      • MLG Productions – joint venture with Lionsgate (2004–2011)
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe|MVL Productions LLC]]: film slate subsidiary[75][76]
  • Marvel Music]] (2005–)[77]

[]

File:Marvel Studios flipbook logo new.ogv|thumb|right|alt=|Logo animation (2013–), featuring the Marvel Studios fanfare (0:28).]] Starting with the release of Spider-Man in 2002, Marvel Studios introduced their "flipbook" logo, created by Imaginary Forces.[78] This logo was accompanied with music from the film's score, sound effects or a song, to lead into the beginning of the film. This was the logo seen in front of all films until 2013, when the logo was updated with the release of Thor: The Dark World]], again created by Imaginary Forces. Kevin Feige stated that since Marvel was now their own entity within the Walt Disney Company, it "felt like the time to update it and have something that is more substantial as a standalone logo in front of our features" instead of having it be accompanied by Marvel's studio or distribution partners' logos. Feige added that “We didn’t want to re-invent the wheel [with the new logo], but we wanted it to feel bigger, to feel more substantial, which is why it starts with the flip, but suddenly it’s more dimensional as we go through the lettering and it reveals itself with the metallic sheen before settling into the white-on-red, well known Marvel logo, with the added flourish of the arrival and the announcement of the Studios at the bottom of the word Marvel.”[79] Imaginary Forces used the same animation technique on the updated logo, as they did when they created the first version in 2002. They were given a few hundred comic books to select images from, ultimately choosing 120 that were "universal and not specific to one character" and created a narrative "where each image spoke to the one before it and after."[78]

The new logo will be seen on all subsequent feature film releases, as well as the television series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]] With the addition of the new logo, Marvel Studios also added a fanfare to accompany the logo, composed by Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]], who wrote the scores to Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World.[79]

Production library[]

Animated[]

For any animation created after 2000, see Marvel Animation.
Year(s) Series Production Distributor Original
Network
Marvel Films
1992–1997 X-Men]][10] Saban Entertainment]] Fox Kids
1994–1998 Spider-Man: The Animated Series]] Marvel Films Animation /Saban New World Communications]]
1996–1997 The Incredible Hulk]] New World Animation]] Saban Entertainment UPN]]
1994–1996 Fantastic Four]] New World Animation]] & Wang Films New World Pictures|New World Communications]] The Marvel Action Hour]]
First-run
syndication[11][12][13][14]
Iron Man]] Koko]]
Marvel Studios
1998 Silver Surfer]] Saban Entertainment]] Fox Kids
1999–2001 Spider-Man Unlimited]]
1999–2000 The Avengers: United They Stand]]

Live action TV[]

For any live action TV series created after 2009, see Marvel Television.
Series Aired Production Distributor Original
Network
Mutant X]] October 6, 2001 – May 17, 2004 Fireworks Entertainment]]
Tribune Entertainment]]
Marvel Studios 		Marvel Enterprise]]
CanWest Global Communications 		First-run
syndication
Blade: The Series]] June 28, 2006 – September 13, 2006 Phantom Four
New Line Television 		Marvel Entertainment]] Spike]]

Film[]

See also: List of films based on Marvel Comics

Co-productions[]

Year Film Directed by Written by Production by Budget Gross
1998 Blade]] Stephen Norrington]] David S. Goyer]] New Line Cinema]] $45 million $131,183,530
2000 X-Men]] Bryan Singer]] Story by Tom DeSanto]] & Bryan Singer
Screenplay by David Hayter]] 		20th Century Fox $75 million $296,339,527
2002 Blade II]] Guillermo del Toro]] David S. Goyer New Line Cinema]] $54 million $155,010,032
Spider-Man]] Sam Raimi]] David Koepp]] Columbia Pictures]] $140 million $821,708,551
2003 Daredevil]] Mark Steven Johnson]] 20th Century Fox $78 million $179,179,718
X2]] Bryan Singer Dan Harris]] and David Hayter $110 million $407,711,549
Hulk]] Ang Lee]] Story by James Schamus]]
Screenplay by John Turman]] and Michael France]] and James Schamus 		Universal Pictures $137 million $245,360,480
2004 The Punisher]] Jonathan Hensleigh]] Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France Lionsgate]] $15.5 million $54,700,105
Spider-Man 2]] Sam Raimi Story by Alfred Gough]] & Miles Millar]] and Michael Chabon]]
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent]] 		Columbia $200 million $783,766,341
Blade: Trinity]] David S. Goyer New Line $65 million $128,905,366
2005 Elektra]] Rob Bowman]] Zak Penn and Stuart Zicherman & Raven Metzner Fox $43 million $56,681,566
Man-Thing]] Brett Leonard]] Hans Rodionoff Lionsgate N/A
Fantastic Four]] Tim Story]] Mark Frost]] and Michael France Fox $100 million $330,579,719
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand]] Brett Ratner]] Simon Kinberg]] & Zak Penn $210 million $459,359,555
2007 Ghost Rider]] Mark Steven Johnson Columbia $110 million $228,738,393
Spider-Man 3]] Sam Raimi Screenplay by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi]] and Alvin Sargent
Story by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi 		$258 million $890,871,626
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]] Tim Story Don Payne]] and Mark Frost
Story by John Turman and Mark Frost 		Fox $130 million $289,047,763
2008 Punisher: War Zone]] Lexi Alexander]] Nick Santora]] and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway Lionsgate $35 million $10,100,036
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine]] Gavin Hood]] David Benioff]] and Skip Woods]] Fox $150 million $373,062,864
2011 X-Men: First Class]] Matthew Vaughn]] Screenplay by Ashley Edward Miller]], Zack Stentz]] and Jane Goldman]] & Matthew Vaughn
Story by Sheldon Turner]] and Bryan Singer 		$140–160 million $353,624,124
2012 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance]] Brian Taylor]] Screenplay by Scott M. Gimple]] and Seth Hoffman]] & David S. Goyer
Story by David S. Goyer 		Columbia $57 million $122,299,048
The Amazing Spider-Man]] Marc Webb]] Screenplay by James Vanderbilt]] and Alvin Sargent & Steve Kloves]]
Story by James Vanderbilt 		$230 million $751,951,848
2013 The Wolverine]] James Mangold]] Christopher McQuarrie]] and Mark Bomback]] Fox $120 million $414,828,246
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2]] Marc Webb Screenplay by Alex Kurtzman]] and Roberto Orci]] & Jeff Pinkner]]
Story by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner & James Vanderbilt 		Columbia $200 million $369,000,000
Upcoming films Status
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past]] Bryan Singer Screenplay by Simon Kinberg
Story by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman & Simon Kinberg 		Fox $225 million Post-production
2015 Untitled Fantastic Four reboot]] Josh Trank]] Jeremy Slater, Seth Grahame-Smith]] and T.S. Nowlin & Simon Kinberg]] Filming[80]

Productions[]

See also: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Year Film Directed by Written by Distributor Budget Gross
2008 Iron Man]] Jon Favreau]] Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby]], Art Marcum & Matt Holloway Paramount Pictures]]1 $140 million $585,174,222
The Incredible Hulk]] Louis Leterrier]] Zak Penn]] Universal Pictures $150 million $263,427,551
2010 Iron Man 2]] Jon Favreau Justin Theroux]] Paramount Pictures1 $200 million $623,933,331
2011 Thor]] Kenneth Branagh]] Don Payne]] $150 million $449,326,618
Captain America: The First Avenger]] Joe Johnston]] Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely]] $140 million $370,569,774
2012 Marvel's The Avengers]] Joss Whedon]] Story: Zak Penn and Joss Whedon
Screenplay: Joss Whedon 		Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]2 $220 million $1,518,594,910
2013 Iron Man 3]] Shane Black]] Drew Pearce]] and Shane Black $200 million $1,215,439,994
Thor: The Dark World]] Alan Taylor]] Story: Don Payne and Robert Rodat]]
Screenplay: Christopher Yost]] and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely 		Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $170 million $644,783,140
2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier]] Anthony and Joe Russo]] Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely $170 million $651,748,000
Upcoming films Status
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy]] James Gunn]] Story: Nicole Perlman and James Gunn
Screenplay: James Gunn 		Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Post-production
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron]] Joss Whedon Filming
Ant-Man]] Edgar Wright]] Joe Cornish]] Pre-production

Notes[]

  1. ^ In July 2013, the distribution rights to these films were transferred from Paramount Pictures]] to The Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]].[58][59][60]
  2. ^ As part of the deal transferring the distribution rights of The Avengers (2012 film)|Marvel's The Avengers]] and Iron Man 3]] from Paramount Pictures]] to the The Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]],[53] Paramount's logo appears in the films' promotional materials and merchandise.[81] Nevertheless, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] is credited at the end of these films.[82]

See also[]

  • Marvel Productions]]
  • List of films based on Marvel Comics]]

References[]

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