Outline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel Cinematic Universe intertitle from Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014)
Created by	Marvel Studios
Original work	Iron Man (2008)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	2008–present
Based on	Marvel Comics
Print publications
Book(s)	Marvel Cinematic Universe books
Comics	Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics
Films and television
Film(s)	Marvel Cinematic Universe films
Short film(s)	Marvel One-Shots
Television series	Marvel Cinematic Universe television series
Web series	Marvel Cinematic Universe digital series
Television special(s)	Marvel Studios Special Presentations
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)	Rogers: The Musical
Games
Video game(s)	Marvel Cinematic Universe video game tie-ins
Audio
Original music	Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	Avengers Campus

The following outline serves as an overview of and topical guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), an American media franchise and shared universe created by Marvel Studios and owned by the Walt Disney Company. The franchise began in 2008 with the release of the film Iron Man and has expanded to consist of various superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios and television series from Marvel Television, as well as short films, digital series, and literature, among other media. These are based on characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige produces every film and series from that studio for the MCU. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.

The franchise has been commercially successful, becoming one of the highest-grossing media franchises and the highest-grossing film franchise of all time, having grossed over $29.8 billion at the global box office.^[1] This includes Avengers: Endgame (2019), which became the highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release.^[2] The franchise has received numerous accolades for its films and television series, and it has inspired other film and television studios to attempt similar shared universes. It has also spawned the creation of several themed attractions, documentary series, literary material, and multiple tie-in video games.