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MARVEL STUDIO
Marvel Studios, LLC (originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996) is an American film
and television production company that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of
Disney Entertainment, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. Marvel Studios produces
the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films and series, based on characters that appear in
Marvel Comics publications.
Since 2008, Marvel Studios has released 32 films within the MCU, from Iron Man (2008) to
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), nine television series since 2021, from WandaVision
(2021) to Secret Invasion (2023), and two television specials, Werewolf by Night (2022) and The
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022).
The television series What If...? (2021) is the studio's first animated property, created by its "mini-
studio" Marvel Studios Animation.These films, television series, and television specials all share
continuity with each other, along with the One-Shots short films produced by the studio. The
television series produced by Marvel Television also acknowledge the continuity.
The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil
War (2016), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019),
Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way
Home (2021) are all among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with Avengers: Endgame
becoming the highest-grossing film of all time from July 2019 until March 2021. In addition to the
MCU, Marvel Studios was also involved with the production of other Marvel-character film
franchises that have exceeded $1 billion in North American box office revenue, including the X-
Men and Spider-Man multi-film franchises.