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| Genre | Superhero fiction |
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| Founded | June 2, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-06-02) |
| Defunct | March 29, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-3-29) |
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Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerlyMarvel Entertainment, Inc. andMarvel Enterprises, Inc.) was an Americanentertainmentcompany founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, formed by the merger ofMarvel Entertainment Group andToy Biz. The company was a wholly owned subsidiary ofthe Walt Disney Company from December 31, 2009 until its dissolution on March 29, 2023, and was mainly known for consumer products, licensing, and comic books byMarvel Comics, as well as its early forays intofilms andtelevision series, including those within theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
In 2009, the Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment forUS$4 billion;[1] it had been alimited liability company (LLC) since then. For financial reporting purposes, Marvel was primarily reported as part of theDisney Consumer Products segment ever sinceMarvel Studios' reorganization from Marvel Entertainment intoWalt Disney Studios.[2]
Over the years, Marvel Entertainment entered into several partnerships and negotiations with other companies across a variety of businesses. As of 2025[update], Marvel has film licensing agreements withSony Pictures viaColumbia Pictures (forSpider-Man films) and theme park licensing agreements withIMG Worlds of Adventure andUniversal Destinations & Experiences (for specific Marvel character rights atIslands of Adventure).[3] Aside from their contract with Universal Destinations & Experiences, Marvel's characters and properties have also appeared atDisney Parks.[4]
On March 29, 2023, Marvel Entertainment's remaining units were folded into Disney's other divisions.[5][6]
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| Predecessor | Marvel Comics Group Cadence Industries |
| Founded | December 2, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-12-02) |
| Defunct | June 2, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-6-2) |
| Fate | Business operations merged withToy Biz and renamed asMarvel Enterprises |
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Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. (orMEG), incorporated onDecember 2, 1986,[8] and includedMarvel Comics andMarvel Productions. That year, it was sold to New World Entertainment Ltd as part of the liquidation ofCadence Industries.[10] On January 6, 1989,Ronald Perelman'sMacAndrews & Forbes Holdings bought Marvel Entertainment Group from New World for $82.5 million.[11] The deal did not includeMarvel Productions, which was folded into New World's TV and movie business.[10]
"It is a mini-Disney in terms of intellectual property," said Perelman. "Disney's got much more highly recognized characters and softer characters, whereas our characters are termed action heroes. But at Marvel we are now in the business of the creation and marketing of characters."[7]
Marvel made aninitial public offering of 40% of the stock (ticker symbol NYSE:MRV) on July 15, 1991, giving $40 million from the proceeds to Andrews Group, Marvel's then direct parent corporation within MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings.[11][12][13]
In the early 1990s, Marvel Entertainment Group began expanding through acquisitions and the formation of new divisions. Marvel purchased thetrading card companyFleer on July 24, 1992.[11][14][15][16][17] On April 30, 1993, Marvel acquired 46% ofToyBiz, which gave the company the rights to make Marvel toys.[11] The Andrews Group namedAvi Arad of ToyBiz as the president and CEO of theMarvel Films division.[18]
In 1993 and 1994, Marvel'sholding companies, Marvel Holdings, Inc. and Marvel Parent Holdings, Inc., were formed between Andrews Group and MEG. The companies issued over half a billion dollars in bonds under the direction of Perelman, which was passed up in dividends to Perelman's group of companies.[19] Later on, Marvel andAcclaim Entertainment teamed up to provide a video game license in the early 1990s, which eventually formed into a joint label,Marvel Software in 1994.[20][21] On July 5, 1994, Marvel acquiredPanini Group, an Italian sticker-maker,[22] followed byMalibu Comics on November 3[23][24] andHeroes World Distribution, a regional distributor to comic-book shops, in December. On March 10, 1995, it acquired trading card companySkyBox International with the acquisition being fully completed later in May.[11][25][26][27][28][29]
Marvel's attempt to distribute its products directly led to a decrease in sales and aggravated the losses which Marvel suffered when thecomic book bubble popped,[citation needed] the1994 Major League Baseball strike massacred the profits of the Fleer unit,[30] and Panini, whose revenue depended largely on Disney licensing, was hobbled by poor Disney showings at the box office.[31] A minority of dissidents maintain no bubble existed.[32]
In late 1995, Marvel reported its first annual loss under Perelman, which was attributed mainly to the company's large size and a shrinking market.[11] On January 4, 1996, Marvel laid off 275 employees.[33]
In late 1996, Perelman proposed a plan to save Marvel in which the company would merge with Toy Biz after Perelman spent $350 million for the Toy Biz shares that he did not already own. He would then receive newly issued Marvel shares to maintain his 80 percent stake.[11]
Separately, in July 1996, Marvel filed with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise money to create a private entity calledMarvel Studios.[34] Much of the money to create Marvel Studios came from the sale ofToy Biz stock.[34][35]
On December 27, 1996, the Marvel group of companies filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[7][11][36][37][38][39][40] At this time,Carl Icahn, an American businessman and investor, began buying Marvel's bonds at 20% of their value and moved to block Perelman's plan.[11] In February 1997, Icahn won the bankruptcy court's approval to take control of the company's stock.[11] Later, in June 1997, Icahn won the right to replace Marvel's board, including Perelman.[11][41]
In December 1997, during the post-bankruptcy reorganization phase, Toy Biz came to an agreement to purchase Marvel from the banks.[7][11] In December 1997, the bankruptcy court appointed a trustee to oversee the company in place of Icahn.[11] In April 1998, while the legal battle continued, the NYSE delisted Marvel stock.[11]
In August 2008, former company head Ronald Perelman paid $80 million to settle a lawsuit accusing him of helping divert $553.5 million in notes when he controlled the company.[19]
ToyBiz and Marvel Entertainment Group were merged into Marvel Enterprises to bring it out of bankruptcy on June 2, 1998.[7] In February 1999, Fleer/Skybox was sold to a corporation owned byAlex and Roger Grass, a father and son, for US$30 million.[42]
Later, the rights to names like "Spider-Man" were being challenged. Toy Biz hired an attorney to review its license agreement. Los Angeles patent attorneyCarole E. Handler found a legal loophole in the licensing of the Marvel name and was successful in reclaiming Marvel Enterprises' movie rights to its character Spider-Man.[43][44][45]
Marvel Enterprise organized itself into four major units, Marvel Studios, Toy Biz, Licensing and Publishing, while in November 1999 adding Marvel Characters Group to manage Marvel's IP and oversee marketing.[46] Marvel named its Marvel New Media president, Steve Milo, in November 2000 to oversee its website.[47]
In 2003, Bill Stine purchased backQuest Aerospace, a 1995 Toy Biz acquisition, from Marvel.[48] In summer 2003, Marvel placed an offer forArtisan Entertainment.[49] A new unit, Marvel International, was set up in London under a president, Bruno Maglione, to extend the company's operation and presence in major overseas markets in November 2003.[50] In December 2003, Marvel Entertainment acquired Cover Concepts fromHearst Communications, Inc.[51] In November 2004, Marvel consolidated its children's sleepwear-apparel licensing business with American Marketing Enterprises, Inc.[52]
In November 2004, the corporation suedSouth Korea-basedNCSoft Corp. andSan Jose, California-basedCryptic Studios Inc. over possible trademark infringement in theirCity of Heroes massive multiplayer online game.[53] Marvel settled a film-royalties lawsuit in April 2005 with its former editor-in-chief, publisher and creator,Stan Lee, paying him $10 million and negotiating an end to his royalties.[54]
In September 2005, Marvel Enterprises changed its name to Marvel Entertainment to reflect the corporation's expansion into financingits own movie slate.[55][56]
In 2007, severalStan Lee Media related groups filed lawsuits against Marvel Entertainment for $1 billion and for Lee's Marvel creations in multiple states, most of which have been dismissed.[57] Additionally, a lawsuit over ownership of the characterGhost Rider was filed on March 30, 2007, byGary Friedrich and Gary Friedrich Enterprises, Inc.[58]
On August 31, 2009,the Walt Disney Company announced a deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, with Marvelshareholders to receive $30 and approximately 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they own.[59] Shareholders from both companies approved the deal on December 31, 2009; it was finalised on the same day.[60][61] The company wasdelisted from theNew York Stock Exchange under its ticker symbol (MVL), due to the closing of the deal.
On June 2, 2010, Marvel announced that it promotedJoe Quesada tochief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment.[62] In June 2010, Marvel set up atelevision division headed byJeph Loeb as executive vice president.[63] Three months later,Smith & Tinker licensed from Marvel the character rights for asuperhero digital collectible game for Facebook and Apple's mobile platform.[64] On October 1, 2010, Marvel moved its offices to a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) suite at 135 W. 50th Street, New York City, under a nine-year sublease contract.[65]
Stan Lee Media's lawsuit against Marvel was dismissed again in February 2011.[57][66]
In March 2013,Feld Entertainment agreed with Marvel to produce aMarvel Character-based live arena show. Marvel was also launching a new pop culture and lifestyle web show, "Earth's Mightiest Show".[67] On August 22, 2013, Marvel Entertainment announced that it was working withHero Ventures on TheMarvel Experience, a traveling production/attraction.[68] In April 2014,Hong Kong Disneyland announced the construction ofIron Man Experience, the first Marvel ride at any Disney theme park. It opened in 2017 and was built on a location in the park'sTomorrowland.[69]
On September 16, 2009,[70] theJack Kirby estate served notices of termination toWalt Disney Studios,20th Century Fox,Universal Pictures,Paramount Pictures, andSony Pictures to attempt to gain control of variousSilver Age Marvel characters.[71][72] Marvel sought to invalidate those claims.[73][74] In mid-March 2010 Kirby's estate "sued Marvel to terminate copyrights and gain profits from [Kirby's] comic creations."[75] In July 2011, theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued asummary judgment in favor of Marvel,[70][76] which was affirmed in August 2013 by theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[77] The Kirby estate filed a petition on March 21, 2014, for a review of the case by theSupreme Court of the United States,[78][79] but a settlement was reached on September 26, 2014, and the family requested that the petition be dismissed.[80]
Marvel president of TV, publishing and brandDan Buckley was promoted to Marvel Entertainment president in January 2017 adding games, global brand management and the franchise groups to his current responsibilities.[81] In October 2017, Ron Richards began working at Marvel Entertainment as vice president and Managing Editor of New Media.[82] Marvel New Media expanded into a new field with the development of a scripted podcast series,Wolverine: The Long Night, announced on December 5, 2017.[83] Marvel andSiriusXM announced on October 22, 2019, a multi-year deal for scripted and unscripted podcast series and themed live events.[84]
Marvel Entertainment announced a new pre-school franchise,Marvel Super Hero Adventures, in September 2017 consisting of a short-formanimated series along withpublishing and merchandise during "Marvel Mania" October.[85][86] On December 7, 2017, Marvel announced itsMarvel Rising franchise focusing on new characters as youngsters starting with animation in 2018. Marvel Comics is expected to publish material for Marvel Rising, but delayed any announcement on their material.[87]
In May 2018, the Walt Disney Company Australia purchased eight-year naming rights toDocklands Stadium from Melbourne Stadiums Limited and selected the Marvel brand as part of the name. Since September 1, 2018, the stadium has been known commercially as Marvel Stadium. A Marvel retail store and other inclusion of Marvel would be added to the stadium.[88]
In October 2019,Marvel Studios headKevin Feige was named Marvel's Chief Creative Officer, overseeing all the creative affairs within Marvel Entertainment in addition to Marvel Studios. Under the structure, Marvel Television and Marvel Family Entertainment (animation) moved to Marvel Studios, with Marvel Entertainment president Dan Buckley reporting to Feige.[89] With the December 2019 announcement of folding of Marvel TV into Marvel Studios came the dismissal of executives of vice president level and above in TV and animation under Feige, plus the removal of Brian Crosby as creative director of Themed Entertainment for Marvel Entertainment.[90]
On March 29, 2023, Disney laid off Marvel Entertainment's chairmanIsaac Perlmutter and the subsidiary's units were folded into Disney's other divisions.[5][6]
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Marvel New Media (also calledMarvel Digital)[94] is a unit of the Walt Disney Company consisting of the company's website, web series,[82] and podcast.[83] Digital shows under New Media areTHWIP! The Big Marvel Show,The Marvel Minute,Marvel LIVE! andMarvel Top 10.[94]
In October 2017, Ron Richards began working at Marvel Entertainment as vice president and Managing Editor of New Media,[82] while Marvel Digital freelance on-air host Lorraine Cink was hired as Senior Creative Producer.[94] Marvel New Media expanded into a new field with the development of a scripted podcast series,Wolverine: The Long Night, announced on December 5, 2017.[83]
On April 7, 2018, at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, Marvel New Media announced its new slate.[95] Marvel named Shane Rahmani as senior vice president and general manager of new media in March 2019.[96] On April 10, 2019, a slate of 10 unscripted series including two from Marvel New Media was revealed forDisney+.[97] After Rahmani left forGoogle, podcast host Ryan Penagos became vice president and creative executive for the organization.[98]
Marvel andSiriusXM announced on October 22, 2019, a multi-year deal for multiple scripted and unscripted podcast series for 2020 debuts. The first four scripted series feature Black Widow, Hawkeye, Star-Lord, and Wolverine, which is planned to lead to a fifth series featuring all four characters.[84] The slate's unscripted podcasts would consist of talk shows, Marvel's history via a modern-day pop cultural view, and popular Marvel franchises-focused podcasts.[99]
In early 2023, as part of cost-cutting moves by its parent company Disney, the in-house audio production unit responsible for Marvel podcasts was cut from six to three people. The move also marked the end of the co-production agreement with SiriusXM, makingWastelanders the final series produced under the partnership.[100]
| Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original airing | Production company | Ref. |
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| Women of Marvel | 1 | 286 | 2014 | Marvel New Media | [103] |
| Marvel's Voices | 5 | 89 | 2018 | [95] | |
| Marvel's Declassified | 1 | 12 | 2020 | Marvel New Media /Sirius XM | [104] |
| Marvel/Method | 1 | 8 | 2021 | [104] | |
| The History of Marvel Comics: Black Panther | 1 | 6 | 2022 | [105][106] | |
| The Official Marvel Podcast | 1 | 21 | 2024 | — | [107][108] |
| Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original airing | Production company | Ref. |
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| Wolverine: The Long Night | 1 | 10 | 2018 | Marvel New Media /Stitcher | [83][109] |
| Wolverine: The Lost Trail | 1 | 10 | 2019 | ||
| Marvels | 1 | 10 | [85] | ||
| Wolverine: La Larga Noche | 1 | 10 | 2021 | Marvel New Media /Sirius XM | [110] |
| Marvel's Wastelanders: Star-Lord | 1 | 10 | [84][111][112][113] | ||
| Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye | 1 | 10 | |||
| Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow | 1 | 10 | 2022 | ||
| Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! | 1 | 6 | [114] | ||
| Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine | 1 | 10 | [84][111][112][113] | ||
| Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom | 1 | 10 | |||
| Marvel's Wastelanders | 1 | 10 | [115] |
| Series | Aired | Production | Network(s) | Notes |
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| Blade: The Series | 2006 | Phantom Four andNew Line Television | Spike | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 2013–2020 | ABC Studios,Marvel Television, andMutant Enemy Productions[152] | ABC | |
| Agent Carter | 2015–16 | ABC Studios, Marvel Television, andFazekas & Butters | ||
| Daredevil | 2015–2018 | ABC Studios, Marvel Television,DeKnight Productions (season 1), andGoddard Textiles | Netflix | |
| Jessica Jones | 2015–2019 | ABC Studios, Marvel Television, andTall Girls Productions | ||
| Luke Cage | 2016–2018 | ABC Studios and Marvel Television | ||
| Legion | 2017–2019 | FX Productions, Marvel Television,The Donners' Company,Bad Hat Harry Productions (season 1),Kinberg Genre, and26 Keys Productions | FX | Part of theX-Men franchise, not the Marvel Cinematic Universe[153][154] |
| Iron Fist | 2017–18 | ABC Studios,Devilina Productions (season 1), and Marvel Television | Netflix | |
| The Defenders | 2017 | ABC Studios, Marvel Television,Nine and a Half Fingers, Inc., andGoddard Textiles | Miniseries | |
| Inhumans | ABC Studios, Marvel Television,Devilina Productions, andIMAX Entertainment (financer) | ABC | Versions ofthe first two episodes were screened inIMAX theaters[155] | |
| The Gifted | 2017–2019 | 20th Century Fox Television, Marvel Television, The Donners' Company, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Kinberg Genre, and Flying Glass of Milk Productions | Fox | Part of theX-Men franchise, not the Marvel Cinematic Universe[156] |
| The Punisher | ABC Studios, Marvel Television, andBohemian Risk Productions | Netflix | ||
| Runaways | ABC Signature Studios, Marvel Television, andFake Empire | Hulu | ||
| Cloak & Dagger | 2018–19 | ABC Signature Studios, Marvel Television, andWandering Rocks Productions | Freeform | |
| Helstrom | 2020 | ABC Signature Studios, Marvel Television, andLone Lemon Entertainment | Hulu | Initially meant to share continuity with the Marvel Cinematic Universe but was clarified as a standalone series by showrunnerPaul Zbyszewski[157] |
| Series | Aired | Production | Network(s) | Notes |
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| Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | 2003 | Mainframe Entertainment /Adelaide Productions /Sony Pictures Television | MTV | 13 episodes |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | 2008–09 | Culver Entertainment / Adelaide Productions / Sony Pictures Television | The CW Disney XD | 26 episodes |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | 2009 | Marvel Studios /Marvel Animation / Toonz Entertainment / First Serve International / Liberation Entertainment / EVA Finance GmbH | CBBC Nicktoons | 26 episodes Animation by Toonz First Serve and Noxxon Entertainment Inc. |
| Iron Man: Armored Adventures | 2009–12 | Marvel Animation /Method Animation[158] / DQ Entertainment / LuxAnimation(season 1) / Fabrique D'Images(season 2) / Onyx Lux(season 2) | Nicktoons France 2(season 1) France 4(season 2) | 2 seasons, 52 episodes |
| The Super Hero Squad Show | 2009–11 | Marvel Animation /Film Roman /Ingenious Media | Cartoon Network | Ingenious Media(episodes 13–26) |
| Astonishing X-Men: Gifted | 2009–10 | Marvel Knights Animation | iTunes DVD | |
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | 2010–12 | Marvel Animation /Film Roman /Ingenious Media | Disney XD | Ingenious Media(episodes 14–26) |
| Marvel Anime: Iron Man | 2010–11(Japan) 2011–12(U.S.) | Madhouse /Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | G4(U.S.) SF(Australia) | Eachanime series consisted of 12 episodes |
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| Black Panther | 2010–11 (Australia, US) | Marvel Knights Animation | iTunes BET | |
| Iron Man: Extremis | 2010 | iTunes | ||
| Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D. | 2011 | DVD | 5 episodes | |
| Thor / Loki: Blood Brothers | 2011 | iTunes | ||
| Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous | 2012 | DVD | ||
| Astonishing X-Men: Torn | ||||
| Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable | ||||
| Ultimate Spider-Man | 2012–17 | Marvel Animation / Film Roman | Disney XD | 4 seasons, 104 episodes |
| Avengers Assemble | 2013–19 | Marvel Animation /Man of Action Studios[159] | 5 seasons, 126 episodes | |
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | 2013–15 | Marvel Animation / Film Roman | 2 seasons, 52 episodes | |
| Inhumans | 2013 | Marvel Knights Animation | DVD | |
| Wolverine: Origin | ||||
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| Wolverine Versus Sabretooth | 2014 | |||
| Wolverine: Weapon X: Tomorrow Dies Today | ||||
| Eternals | ||||
| Wolverine Versus Sabretooth: Reborn | 2015 | |||
| Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers | 2014–15(Japan) 2015–16(Southeast Asia) | Toei Animation / The Walt Disney Company Japan | TX Network(Japan) Disney XD(Southeast Asia) | 51 episodes |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 2015–19 | Marvel Animation | Disney XD | 3 seasons, 79 episodes |
| Marvel Future Avengers | 2017–18 | Madhouse / The Walt Disney Company Japan | Dlife(Japan) Disney XD(Southeast Asia) | 2 seasons, 39 episodes |
| Spider-Man | 2017–20 | Marvel Animation | Disney XD | 3 seasons, 58 episodes |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 2021 | Marvel Television[b] / Multiverse Cowboy /Stoopid Buddy Stoodios | Hulu(United States) Disney+ (Star Hub)(Worldwide) | 10 episodes Not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe[160] |
| Hit-Monkey | Marvel Television[b] / Speck Gordon Inc. /Floyd County Productions | 10 episodes Not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe[161] Production of the series moved to20th Television Animation following its first season.[162] |
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| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot | 2016 | ABC Studios and Marvel Television | ABC.com | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| Rocket & Groot shorts | 2017 | Marvel Animation andPassion Pictures | Disney XD | 12 episodes |
| Ant-Man shorts | 6 episodes | |||
| Marvel Super Hero Adventures shorts | 2017–2020 | Marvel Animation andAtomic Cartoons | Disney ChannelDisney Junior YouTube (Marvel HQ) | 40 episodes |
| Marvel Rising: Initiation shorts | 2018 | Marvel Animation | Disney XD | 6 episodes |
| Marvel Rising shorts | 2019 | YouTube (Marvel HQ) | 7 episodes | |
| Marvel Rising: Ultimate Comics shorts | 6 episodes |
| Year | Film | Directed by | Written by | Produced / Distributed by | Budget | Gross |
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| 1998 | Blade | Stephen Norrington | David S. Goyer | New Line Cinema | $40 million | $131.2 million |
| 2000 | X-Men | Bryan Singer | Story byTom DeSanto & Bryan Singer Screenplay byDavid Hayter | 20th Century Fox | $75 million | $296.3 million |
| 2002 | Blade II | Guillermo del Toro | David S. Goyer | New Line Cinema | $54 million | $155 million |
| Spider-Man | Sam Raimi | David Koepp | Columbia Pictures | $139 million | $821.7 million | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Mark Steven Johnson | 20th Century Fox | $78 million | $179.2 million | |
| X2 | Bryan Singer | Story byZak Penn and David Hayter & Bryan Singer Screenplay byMichael Dougherty &Dan Harris and David Hayter | $110 million | $407.7 million | ||
| Hulk | Ang Lee | Story byJames Schamus Screenplay by John Turman andMichael France and James Schamus | Universal Pictures | $137 million | $245.4 million | |
| 2004 | The Punisher | Jonathan Hensleigh | Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France | Lionsgate Films /Artisan Entertainment / Columbia Pictures | $33 million | $54.7 million |
| Spider-Man 2 | Sam Raimi | Story byAlfred Gough &Miles Millar andMichael Chabon Screenplay byAlvin Sargent | Columbia Pictures | $200 million | $783.8 million | |
| Blade: Trinity | David S. Goyer | New Line Cinema | $65 million | $128.9 million | ||
| 2005 | Elektra | Rob Bowman | Zak Penn and Stuart Zicherman & Raven Metzner | 20th Century Fox | $43 million | $56.7 million |
| Man-Thing | Brett Leonard | Han Rodionoff | Lionsgate Films / Artisan Entertainment | $30 million | $1.1 million | |
| Fantastic Four | Tim Story | Mark Frost and Michael France | 20th Century Fox | $100 million | $330.6 million | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Brett Ratner | Simon Kinberg & Zak Penn | $210 million | $459.4 million | |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Mark Steven Johnson | Columbia Pictures | $110 million | $228.7 million | |
| Spider-Man 3 | Sam Raimi | Screenplay by Sam Raimi &Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent Story by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi | $258 million | $890.9 million | ||
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Tim Story | Screenplay byDon Payne and Mark Frost Story by John Turman and Mark Frost | 20th Century Fox | $130 million | $289 million | |
| 2008 | Punisher: War Zone | Lexi Alexander | Nick Santora andArt Marcum & Matt Holloway | Lionsgate Films | $35 million | $10.1 million |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Gavin Hood | David Benioff andSkip Woods | 20th Century Fox | $150 million | $373.1 million |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Matthew Vaughn | Screenplay byAshley Edward Miller,Zack Stentz andJane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn Story bySheldon Turner and Bryan Singer | $140–$160 million | $353.6 million | |
| 2012 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Mark Neveldine andBrian Taylor | Screenplay byScott M. Gimple and Seth Hoffman & David S. Goyer Story by David S. Goyer | Columbia Pictures | $57 million | $132.6 million |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Marc Webb | Screenplay byJames Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent andSteve Kloves Story by James Vanderbilt | $230 million | $757.9 million | ||
| 2013 | The Wolverine | James Mangold | Scott Frank andMark Bomback | 20th Century Fox | $120 million | $414.8 million |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Marc Webb | Screenplay byAlex Kurtzman,Roberto Orci andJeff Pinkner Story by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner andJames Vanderbilt | Columbia Pictures | $200–293 million | $709 million |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Bryan Singer | Screenplay by Simon Kinberg Story by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman & Simon Kinberg | 20th Century Fox | $200 million | $747.9 million | |
| 2015 | Fantastic Four | Josh Trank | Jeremy Slater,Seth Grahame-Smith,T.S. Nowlin &Simon Kinberg | $120 million | $168 million | |
| 2016 | Deadpool | Tim Miller | Rhett Reese andPaul Wernick | $58 million | $783.1 million | |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | Bryan Singer | Simon Kinberg,Dan Harris andMichael Dougherty | $178 million | $534.5 million | ||
| 2017 | Logan | James Mangold | Screenplay byMichael Green, Scott Frank and James Mangold Story by James Mangold | $97 million | $619 million | |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | David Leitch | Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick andRyan Reynolds | $110 million | $785 million | |
| Venom | Ruben Fleischer | Screenplay byJeff Pinkner,Scott Rosenberg andKelly Marcel Story by Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg | Columbia Pictures | $100 million | $855 million | |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Bob Persichetti,Peter Ramsey andRodney Rothman | Screenplay byPhil Lord and Rodney Rothman Story by Phil Lord | Columbia Pictures /Sony Pictures Animation | $90 million | $384.3 million | |
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | Simon Kinberg | 20th Century Fox | $200 million | $252.4 million | |
| 2020 | The New Mutants | Josh Boone | Josh Boone and Knate Lee | 20th Century Studios | $80 million | $49.2 million |
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Andy Serkis | Screenplay byKelly Marcel Story by Kelly Marcel andTom Hardy | Columbia Pictures | $110 million | $506.8 million |
| 2022 | Morbius | Daniel Espinosa | Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless | $75–83 million | $167.5 million | |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Joaquim Dos Santos,Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson | Dave Callaham,Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation | $100 million | $690.8 million |
| 2024 | Madame Web | S. J. Clarkson | Screenplay byMatt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker & S. J. Clarkson Story by Kerem Sanga and Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless | Columbia Pictures | $80 million | $100.5 million |
| Venom: The Last Dance | Kelly Marcel | Screenplay by Kelly Marcel Story by Kelly Marcel andTom Hardy | $110 million | $475.6 million | ||
| Kraven the Hunter | J. C. Chandor | Art Marcum and Matt Holloway andRichard Wenk | $110 million | $53.9 million | ||
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson | Dave Callaham, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation | ||
All the films are made forDirect-to-video/television and produced by Marvel Animation, except as indicated.
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| 2017 | No Good Deed | Deadpool | Released theatrically beforeLogan and free online |
| 2019 | Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham | Spider-Verse | Released on YouTube |
| 2021 | Deadpool and Korg React | Deadpool | |
| 2024 | The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story | Spider-Verse |
Fox has the rights to the X-Men, including Wolverine, Deadpool and the Fantastic Four.
Sec.3 (d) a fully-executed assignment agreement, in substantially the form of the Assignment Agreement dated as of August 30, 2005, by and among MEI, Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. and MCI, assigning MEI's, Marvel Property, Inc.'s (formerly known as Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.) and MVL Development LLC's rights in the Unencumbered Characters to MCI;
One person who works at Disney traces Perlmutter's most recent loss of territory back to a period leading up to the 2015 Marvel Studios split when he began to side with executive Alan Fine, a longtime lieutenant of his, over Feige. Fine was a member of Perlmutter's "creative committee," which provided input on Marvel films and was considered responsible for several projects being delayed. [...] The creative committee was eventually disbanded, and Fine is no longer with Marvel.
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