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Cost vs cash: MCU's priciest films and its box office will blow your mind
From 'Age of Ultron’ to 'Endgame’: How much did Marvel's high-budget movies really earn?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe aka MCU movies are famous for being extremely successful at the box office such as Avengers film series and Thor: Love and Thunder.
The Marvel blockbusters not only captivate audiences worldwide but also dominate box offices.
In this article, let’s delve into details of MCU's priciest films and how much they made at box office.
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Set against the budget of $365 million, the movie exceeded the cost, making it a highly profitable venture for the franchise with a box office collection of $1.405 billion worldwide.
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
The Chris Hemsworth starrer was a significant financial success for Marvel Studios.
Made on a budget of $180 million, the movie grossed approximately $854 million at the worldwide box office.
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther, which starred late Chadwick Boseman as King T'Challa, had a production budget of $200 million and grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, making it a highly profitable and culturally significant film.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
The movie which also starred Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, and Josh Brolin, had an estimated budget of around $316 to $325 million.
The movie, which was a massive financial success for Marvel Studios, grossed over $2.05 billion worldwide at the box office.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
With a budget of $356 million, the Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. starrer was a massive commercial success.
It became one of the most profitable movies of all time, according to IMDb, making $2.799 billion at the box office.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
The Tom Holland starrer was a massive success.
The movie, which also starred Zendaya, grossed $1.91 billion against the budget of $200 million.
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
The Chris Hemsworth starrer had a budget of $250 million and was generally a box office success.
The movie performed well at the box office making over $760 million.
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)
The commercially success movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch had a reported budget of $200 million.
It grossed over $952 million at the worldwide box office.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
With a budget of approximately $250 million, the Chris Pratt starrer grossed approximately $845.6 million worldwide at the box office.
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman had a reported production budget of $200 million.
The R-rated super-hero movie earned a total of over $1.3 billion worldwide at the box office, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2024.
