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Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is among the most extensive film franchises around, meaning that there’s a far lower average return on investment per instalment when compared to smaller series. However, the studio has consistently achieved high critical acclaim for each instalment - but none more so than Black Panther.

Avg. Critic Score Per Film Critic ScoreTotalled IMDb rating, IMDb votes, Metacritic score, award nominations and award wins
Avg. ROI Per Film ROIThe number of times the box office earnings exceeded the budget.
Overall Rank
3rd
Total worldwide box office takings:
$22,587,518,639
Total Box Office TakingsTotal Budget Spent

Diff -/+:

398.79%

Total budget spent:
$4,528,500,000

Black Panther

best Instalment

Total Critic Score Critic ScoreTotalled IMDb rating, IMDb votes, Metacritic score, award nominations and award wins
Roi ROIThe number of times the box office earnings exceeded the budget.

Diff -/+:

Critic Score +/-

416

ROI Score +/-

4.8

The Incredible Hulk

worst Instalment

Total Critic Score Critic ScoreTotalled IMDb rating, IMDb votes, Metacritic score, award nominations and award wins
Roi ROIThe number of times the box office earnings exceeded the budget.

Roi Vs Total Critic Score

Franchise Film Breakdown

RankNameBudgetWorldwide Box Office EarningsRoi ROIThe number of times the box office earnings exceeded the budget.MetascoreIMDBIMDB VotesAward NominationsAward WinsTotal Critic Score Critic ScoreTotalled IMDb rating, IMDb votes, Metacritic score, award nominations and award wins
1Black Panther$200,000,000$1,346,913,1616.73887357265112595
2Avengers: Endgame$400,000,000$2,797,800,5646.997884689760387
3Avengers Assemble$225,000,000$1,518,812,9886.7569801228038389
4Avengers: Infinity War$300,000,000$2,048,359,7546.836885757244344
5Guardians of the Galaxy$170,000,000$772,772,1124.55768010010252410
6Iron Man 3$200,000,000$1,215,392,2726.086272726320289
7Captain America: Civil War$250,000,000$1,153,284,3494.617578626816299
8Spider-Man: Far from Home$160,000,000$1,128,991,6287.06697527189198
9Thor: Ragnarok$180,000,000$853,958,2894.74747954486261
10Captain Marvel$175,000,000$1,129,729,8396.46646940357215
11Doctor Strange$165,000,000$676,404,5664.107275566620289
12Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol.2$200,000,000$869,113,1014.356776535314263
13Captain America: The Winter Soldier$170,000,000$714,401,8894.20707770515273
14Iron Man$186,000,000$585,171,5473.157979906721336
15Spider-Man: Homecoming $175,000,000$880,166,3505.0373744797210
16Avengers: Age of Ultron$365,000,000$1,403,013,9633.84667370478264
17Ant-Man and the Wasp$130,000,000$623,144,6604.79707128180187
18Iron Man 2$170,000,000$621,156,3893.65577069447247
19Ant-Man$130,000,000$518,858,4493.99647354343228
20Thor: The Dark World$150,000,000$644,602,5164.30546957213204
21Captain America: The First Avenger$140,000,000$370,569,7762.65666970464255
22Thor$150,000,000$449,326,6183577071305233
23The Incredible Hulk$137,500,000$265,573,8591.9361674281179

Film Franchise Showdown

Film Franchise Showdown, created by real money slots provider Slots Online Canada, dissects each film featured in the highest-earning franchises of all time, looking at which offered the best return on investment based on box office earnings vs the budget, and which were the best received by critics based on audience scores, award nominations and award wins.

These results are then collated and averaged to reveal which franchise is the best for the studio, and which is the best according to critics. IMDb ratings have been multiplied by 10 and IMDb scores have been divided by 10,000 for a fair comparison. Overall rank was calculated by amalgamating both ROI and critical reception rankings into a total score. Film franchises and instalments with the same amalgamated score are ordered by number of award wins. Data is gathered from a film score API.

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