American film and television production company

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Marvel Studios

<p><b>Marvel Studios, LLC</b><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Burbank_5-0"><a href="#cite_note-Burbank-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> (originally known as <b>Marvel Films</b> from 1993 to 1996) is an American film and television production company that is a subsidiary of <a href="/en/Walt_Disney_Studios_(division)" title="Walt Disney Studios (division)" class="wl">Walt Disney Studios</a>, a division of <a href="/en/Disney_Entertainment" title="Disney Entertainment" class="wl">Disney Entertainment</a>, which is owned by <a href="/en/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company" class="wl">the Walt Disney Company</a>. Marvel Studios produces the <a href="/en/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe" class="wl">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> (MCU) films and series, based on characters that appear in <a href="/en/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics" class="wl">Marvel Comics</a> publications.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="#cite_note-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span></p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Formerly, Type, Industry, Genre, Founded...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Marvel Studios, LLC</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg/220px-Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="67" data-file-type="drawing" height="49" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg/330px-Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg/440px-Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg.png 2x" alt="Marvel_Studios_2016_logo.svg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Logo used since 2016</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname" style="line-height: 1.35em;">Marvel Films (1993–1996)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><a href="/en/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary" class="wl">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Film_industry" title="Film industry" class="wl">Film</a></li><li><a href="/en/Television" title="Television" class="wl">Television</a></li><li><a href="/en/Animation" title="Animation" class="wl">Animation</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><a href="/en/Superhero_fiction" title="Superhero fiction" class="wl">Superhero fiction</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;">December<span>&nbsp;</span>7, 1993<span class="noprint"><span>;</span><span> </span>29 years ago</span><span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1993-12-07</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Avi_Arad" title="Avi Arad" class="wl">Avi Arad</a></li><li><a href="/en/Toy_Biz" title="Toy Biz" class="wl">Toy Biz</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="line-height: 1.35em;">Frank G. Wells Building 2nd Floor<br><a href="/en/Walt_Disney_Studios_(Burbank)" title="Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)" class="wl">500 South Buena Vista Street</a>, <div style="display: inline;" class="locality"><a href="/en/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California" class="wl">Burbank, California</a></div>, <div style="display: inline;" class="country-name">U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Kevin_Feige" title="Kevin Feige" class="wl">Kevin Feige</a> (<a href="/en/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)" class="wl">president</a>)</li><li><a href="/en/Louis_D'Esposito" title="Louis D'Esposito" class="mw-redirect wl">Louis D'Esposito</a> (co-president)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Products</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Motion_pictures" title="Motion pictures" class="mw-redirect wl">Motion pictures</a></li><li>Television shows</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Brands</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><a href="/en/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe" class="wl">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><a href="/en/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company" class="wl">The Walt Disney Company</a><br>(2009–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/en/Parent_company" title="Parent company" class="mw-redirect wl">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Marvel_Entertainment" title="Marvel Entertainment" class="wl">Marvel Entertainment</a> (1993–2015)</li><li><a href="/en/Walt_Disney_Studios_(division)" title="Walt Disney Studios (division)" class="wl">Walt Disney Studios</a><br>(<a href="/en/Disney_Entertainment" title="Disney Entertainment" class="wl">Disney Entertainment</a>) (2015–present)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/en/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)" class="wl">Divisions</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Marvel_Studios_Animation" title="Marvel Studios Animation" class="wl">Marvel Studios Animation</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-MarvelStudiosAnimationName_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-MarvelStudiosAnimationName-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></li></ul></div><a href="/en/Marvel_Television" title="Marvel Television" class="wl">Marvel Television</a><br>(production label)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/en/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary" class="wl">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Marvel Film Productions LLC</li><li>MVL Development LLC</li><li><a href="/en/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe" class="wl">MVL Productions LLC</a></li><li><a href="/en/Marvel_Animation" title="Marvel Animation" class="wl">Marvel Animation</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 0.5em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://www.marvel.com/movies" class="external text" target="_blank">www<wbr>.marvel<wbr>.com<wbr>/movies</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="line-height: 1.35em;"><b>Footnotes<span>&nbsp;</span>/<span> </span>references</b><br><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>Since 2008, Marvel Studios has released <a href="/en/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films" title="List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films" class="wl">31 films within the MCU</a>, from <i><a href="/en/Iron_Man_(2008_film)" title="Iron Man (2008 film)" class="wl">Iron Man</a></i> (2008) to <i><a href="/en/Ant-Man_and_the_Wasp:_Quantumania" title="Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" class="wl">Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania</a></i> (2023), <a href="/en/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_television_series#Marvel_Studios" title="List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series" class="wl">eight television series</a> since 2021, from <i><a href="/en/WandaVision" title="WandaVision" class="wl">WandaVision</a></i> (2021) to <i><a href="/en/She-Hulk:_Attorney_at_Law" title="She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" class="wl">She-Hulk: Attorney at Law</a></i> (2022), and <a href="/en/Marvel_Studios_Special_Presentations" title="Marvel Studios Special Presentations" class="wl">two television specials</a>, <i><a href="/en/Werewolf_by_Night_(TV_special)" title="Werewolf by Night (TV special)" class="wl">Werewolf by Night</a></i> (2022) and <i><a href="/en/The_Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Holiday_Special" title="The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special" class="wl">The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special</a></i> (2022). The television series <i><a href="/en/What_If...%3F_(TV_series)" title="What If...? (TV series)" class="wl">What If...?</a></i> (2021) is the studio's first animated property, created by its "mini-studio" Marvel Studios Animation.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-MarvelStudiosAnimationName_1-1"><a href="#cite_note-MarvelStudiosAnimationName-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> These films, television series, and television specials all share <a href="/en/Continuity_(fiction)" title="Continuity (fiction)" class="wl">continuity</a> with each other, along with the <a href="/en/Marvel_One-Shots" title="Marvel One-Shots" class="wl">One-Shots</a> short films produced by the studio. The <a href="/en/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_television_series#Marvel_Television" title="List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series" class="wl">television series</a> produced by <a href="/en/Marvel_Television" title="Marvel Television" class="wl">Marvel Television</a> also acknowledge the continuity.</p>

<p><i><a href="/en/The_Avengers_(2012_film)" title="The Avengers (2012 film)" class="wl">The Avengers</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/en/Iron_Man_3" title="Iron Man 3" class="wl">Iron Man 3</a></i> (2013), <i><a href="/en/Avengers:_Age_of_Ultron" title="Avengers: Age of Ultron" class="wl">Avengers: Age of Ultron</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/en/Captain_America:_Civil_War" title="Captain America: Civil War" class="wl">Captain America: Civil War</a></i> (2016), <i><a href="/en/Black_Panther_(film)" title="Black Panther (film)" class="wl">Black Panther</a></i> (2018), <i><a href="/en/Avengers:_Infinity_War" title="Avengers: Infinity War" class="wl">Avengers: Infinity War</a></i> (2018), <i><a href="/en/Captain_Marvel_(film)" title="Captain Marvel (film)" class="wl">Captain Marvel</a></i> (2019), <i><a href="/en/Avengers:_Endgame" title="Avengers: Endgame" class="wl">Avengers: Endgame</a></i> (2019), <i><a href="/en/Spider-Man:_Far_From_Home" title="Spider-Man: Far From Home" class="wl">Spider-Man: Far From Home</a></i> (2019) and <i><a href="/en/Spider-Man:_No_Way_Home" title="Spider-Man: No Way Home" class="wl">Spider-Man: No Way Home</a></i> (2021) are all among the <a href="/en/List_of_highest-grossing_films" title="List of highest-grossing films" class="wl">50 highest-grossing films</a> of all time, with <i>Avengers: Endgame</i> becoming the <a href="/en/List_of_highest-grossing_films#Highest-grossing_films" title="List of highest-grossing films" class="wl">highest-grossing film of all time</a> 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 <i><a href="/en/X-Men_(film_series)" title="X-Men (film series)" class="wl">X-Men</a></i> and <i><a href="/en/Spider-Man_in_film" title="Spider-Man in film" class="wl">Spider-Man</a></i> multi-film franchises.</p>



Marvel Studios, LLC Since 2008, Marvel Studios has released 31 films within the MCU, from Iron Man to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania , eight television series since 2021, from WandaVision to She-Hulk: Attorney at Law , and two television specials, Werewolf by Night and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special . The television series What If...? 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. 