To watch the Marvel movies in order of release, start with Iron Man from May 2, 2008, and finish with Spider-Man: Brand New Day from July 31, 2026, the 38th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Together the 38 films run 4,979 minutes, about 83 hours.
Release order is how audiences met the story, cameos and cliffhangers included. This 2026 guide covers every film, then Marvel’s own chronological order, streaming, and the dated films ahead, starting with Avengers: Doomsday on December 18, 2026.
What Order Do the Marvel Movies Go In?
There are 38 Marvel Cinematic Universe films released as of October 2026. In release order the first is Iron Man (2008) and the newest is Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). In story order the first is Captain America: The First Avenger, set during World War II. Avengers: Doomsday will be number 39.
Marvel Movies in Order of Release: All 38 Films by Year and Phase
| # | Film | Year | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Man | 2008 | One |
| 2 | The Incredible Hulk | 2008 | One |
| 3 | Iron Man 2 | 2010 | One |
| 4 | Thor | 2011 | One |
| 5 | Captain America: The First Avenger | 2011 | One |
| 6 | The Avengers | 2012 | One |
| 7 | Iron Man 3 | 2013 | Two |
| 8 | Thor: The Dark World | 2013 | Two |
| 9 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 2014 | Two |
| 10 | Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 | Two |
| 11 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | Two |
| 12 | Ant-Man | 2015 | Two |
| 13 | Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | Three |
| 14 | Doctor Strange | 2016 | Three |
| 15 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | 2017 | Three |
| 16 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | 2017 | Three |
| 17 | Thor: Ragnarok | 2017 | Three |
| 18 | Black Panther | 2018 | Three |
| 19 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | Three |
| 20 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | 2018 | Three |
| 21 | Captain Marvel | 2019 | Three |
| 22 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | Three |
| 23 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | 2019 | Three |
| 24 | Black Widow | 2021 | Four |
| 25 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | 2021 | Four |
| 26 | Eternals | 2021 | Four |
| 27 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2021 | Four |
| 28 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2022 | Four |
| 29 | Thor: Love and Thunder | 2022 | Four |
| 30 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 2022 | Four |
| 31 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | 2023 | Five |
| 32 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | 2023 | Five |
| 33 | The Marvels | 2023 | Five |
| 34 | Deadpool & Wolverine | 2024 | Five |
| 35 | Captain America: Brave New World | 2025 | Five |
| 36 | Thunderbolts* | 2025 | Five |
| 37 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | 2025 | Six |
| 38 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | 2026 | Six |
Every MCU Film From Iron Man to Brand New Day
Each entry gives the US release date, phase, director and runtime. Stay through the credits: Marvel uses post-credits scenes to set up the next film.
1. Iron Man (2008): The Suit That Started It
Released: May 2, 2008 | Phase One | Jon Favreau | 126 min
Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark, a billionaire engineer who builds an armored suit to escape a terrorist group and then becomes Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges co-star.
It was Marvel’s first self-financed film, shot mostly in California with suits from Stan Winston’s company. It grossed over $585 million, earned two Oscar nominations and joined the National Film Registry in 2022. Six weeks later came The Incredible Hulk.
2. The Incredible Hulk (2008): A Hunted Scientist
Released: June 13, 2008 | Phase One | Louis Leterrier | 112 min
Edward Norton plays Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the military after a scheme to revive the super soldier program with gamma radiation turns him into the Hulk. Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt co-star.
Universal distributed it, and it grossed $265 million. Mark Ruffalo took over as Banner in The Avengers, and a sequel never happened, partly because of rights issues. Liv Tyler and Tim Blake Nelson return 17 years later in Brave New World.
3. Iron Man 2 (2010): Enter Black Widow
Released: May 7, 2010 | Phase One | Jon Favreau | 124 min
Tony Stark rejects government demands to share his suit technology, which is slowly killing him. Mickey Rourke plays Ivan Vanko, a Russian scientist who builds his own version, with Sam Rockwell also in the cast.
Don Cheadle replaced Terrence Howard as James Rhodes, and Scarlett Johansson joined as the future Black Widow. Part of the film was shot in Monaco. It grossed over $623 million, the seventh-highest total of 2010.
4. Thor (2011): Exile From Asgard
Released: May 6, 2011 | Phase One | Kenneth Branagh | 114 min
Chris Hemsworth’s Thor reignites an old war and is banished from Asgard to Earth, stripped of his powers and his hammer, Mjolnir. Tom Hiddleston’s Loki schemes for the throne while Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins co-star.
Sam Raimi first developed a Thor film in 1991, and Matthew Vaughn was attached before Branagh. Filmed in California and New Mexico, it earned $449.3 million and introduced Loki, who returns as the villain of The Avengers.
5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): A World War II Origin
Released: July 22, 2011 | Phase One | Joe Johnston | 124 min
During World War II, frail Steve Rogers is transformed into a super soldier and must stop Hugo Weaving’s Red Skull from using the Tesseract for world domination. Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan and Tommy Lee Jones co-star.
Shot in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Los Angeles, it grossed over $370 million, with critics praising its 1940s setting. That setting makes it first on Marvel’s timeline. Less than a year later, Rogers joined the team in The Avengers.
6. The Avengers (2012): The First Team-Up
Released: May 4, 2012 | Phase One | Joss Whedon | 142 min
Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye to stop Loki from conquering Earth. Mark Ruffalo debuts as Banner, and Jeremy Renner joins as Clint Barton.
The finale of Phase One has more than 2,200 visual effects shots. It grossed over $1.5 billion, the top total of 2012, and was the first Marvel production to pass $1 billion. Phase Two opened a year later with Iron Man 3.
7. Iron Man 3 (2013): After New York
Released: May 3, 2013 | Phase Two | Shane Black | 130 min
Tony Stark wrestles with the consequences of The Avengers while a terror campaign led by the mysterious Mandarin targets the United States. Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall and Ben Kingsley join Downey and Paltrow.
Shane Black drew on the Extremis comic arc and shot mostly in Wilmington, North Carolina. It opened Phase Two and grossed over $1.215 billion, ending its run as the fifth-highest-grossing film ever at the time.
8. Thor: The Dark World (2013): Brothers in Arms
Released: November 8, 2013 | Phase Two | Alan Taylor | 112 min
Thor and Loki form an uneasy alliance to save the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves, with Christopher Eccleston among the villains. Natalie Portman, Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins return.
Alan Taylor, a Game of Thrones director, replaced Kenneth Branagh and filmed in Surrey, Iceland and London. It grossed over $644 million. Marvel’s timeline places it before Iron Man 3, the only reshuffle among Phase Two films.
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014): The Russos Arrive
Released: April 4, 2014 | Phase Two | Anthony and Joe Russo | 136 min
Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff and Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson uncover a conspiracy inside S.H.I.E.L.D. while a mysterious assassin, the Winter Soldier, hunts them. Robert Redford and Samuel L. Jackson co-star.
The Russo brothers’ first MCU film borrows from 1970s conspiracy thrillers such as Three Days of the Condor. It used 2,500 effects shots, grossed $714 million and earned an Oscar nomination. Four months later came Guardians of the Galaxy.
10. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): Space Outlaws
Released: August 1, 2014 | Phase Two | James Gunn | 121 min
Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill and a band of alien criminals go on the run after stealing a powerful artifact. Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper make up the rest of the team.
James Gunn filled the soundtrack with 1960s and 1970s pop songs and shot at Shepperton Studios in England. It grossed $773.3 million, third among 2014 releases, and earned two Oscar nominations at the 87th Academy Awards.
11. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): Stark’s Robot Problem
Released: May 1, 2015 | Phase Two | Joss Whedon | 141 min
Tony Stark and Bruce Banner create Ultron, an artificial intelligence played by James Spader that decides world peace requires human extinction. Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson debut as Wanda and Pietro Maximoff.
Filming ran from South Africa and South Korea to Italy and England, and its net budget of $365 million makes it one of the most expensive films ever made. It grossed over $1.4 billion. Ant-Man followed eleven weeks later.
12. Ant-Man (2015): A Shrinking Heist
Released: July 17, 2015 | Phase Two | Peyton Reed | 117 min
Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang helps Hank Pym defend his shrinking technology by planning a heist. Michael Douglas plays Pym, with Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne and Michael Pena in the cast.
Edgar Wright developed the film from 2006 but left in 2014, and Peyton Reed replaced him. Shot in San Francisco and Atlanta, it grossed more than $519 million and closed Phase Two with smaller stakes than earlier films.
13. Captain America: Civil War (2016): Heroes Split in Two
Released: May 6, 2016 | Phase Three | Anthony and Joe Russo | 147 min
Disagreement over international oversight splits the Avengers into two camps, one led by Steve Rogers and the other by Tony Stark. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther make their first MCU appearances.
It borrows from the 2006 Civil War comic and was the first film shot with IMAX digital 2D cameras, for its airport fight. It opened Phase Three and grossed over $1.1 billion, the top total of 2016.
14. Doctor Strange (2016): The Mystic Arts
Released: November 4, 2016 | Phase Three | Scott Derrickson | 115 min
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Stephen Strange, an arrogant neurosurgeon who discovers the mystic arts after a car crash ends his career. Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams and Mads Mikkelsen co-star.
Filming started in Nepal in November 2015 before moving to England and New York. It grossed $677.8 million and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. Six months later, the Guardians returned.
15. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017): Meeting Quill’s Father
Released: May 5, 2017 | Phase Three | James Gunn | 136 min
Set shortly after the first film, the Guardians travel the cosmos as Peter Quill learns about his mysterious parentage. Kurt Russell plays Ego, Quill’s father, and Pom Klementieff and Sylvester Stallone join the cast.
Gunn shot it at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in 2016. It outgrossed the original with more than $869 million, eighth among 2017 releases. Marvel’s timeline moves it ahead of Age of Ultron.
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017): A Sony Co-Production
Released: July 7, 2017 | Phase Three | Jon Watts | 133 min
Tom Holland’s Peter Parker tries to balance high school with superhero work while facing Michael Keaton’s Vulture. Zendaya, Jacob Batalon and Marisa Tomei co-star, and Robert Downey Jr. appears as Tony Stark.
A February 2015 deal lets Sony finance and distribute the Spider-Man films while Marvel co-produces. Shot partly in Atlanta and Berlin, it grossed $880.9 million and reached Disney+ in the US on May 12, 2023.
17. Thor: Ragnarok (2017): Thor Gets Funny
Released: November 3, 2017 | Phase Three | Taika Waititi | 130 min
Thor is stranded on the planet Sakaar and must escape in time to save Asgard from Cate Blanchett’s Hela and the coming Ragnarok. Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson and Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk join the adventure.
Taika Waititi adapted parts of the Planet Hulk comic and filmed in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia. Many critics called it the best Thor film, and its $855 million gross is the series high. Black Panther arrived three months later.
18. Black Panther (2018): A Best Picture First
Released: February 16, 2018 | Phase Three | Ryan Coogler | 134 min
T’Challa is crowned king of Wakanda after his father’s death, then challenged by Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger, who wants to end the nation’s isolation. Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright co-star.
Marvel Studios’ first film with a Black director and predominantly Black cast grossed over $1.3 billion. It won three of seven Oscar nominations, the first wins for an MCU film, and was the first superhero film nominated for Best Picture.
19. Avengers: Infinity War (2018): Thanos Collects the Stones
Released: April 27, 2018 | Phase Three | Anthony and Joe Russo | 149 min
The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy try to stop Thanos, played by Josh Brolin, from collecting the six Infinity Stones and wiping out half of all life. Its cast is made up mostly of actors reprising earlier MCU roles.
Shot back to back with Endgame on a budget of $325 million to $400 million, it became the first superhero film to gross over $2 billion and the top earner of 2018. Its sequel arrived a year later.
20. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018): Into the Quantum Realm
Released: July 6, 2018 | Phase Three | Peyton Reed | 118 min
Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, now the Wasp, work with Hank Pym to retrieve Janet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm. Michelle Pfeiffer plays Janet, with Laurence Fishburne and Walton Goggins in the cast.
Peyton Reed returned to direct and treated Lang and the Wasp as equals. Critics praised its humor and levity, and it grossed over $622 million. It opened ten weeks after the cliffhanger of Infinity War.
21. Captain Marvel (2019): Back to 1995
Released: March 8, 2019 | Phase Three | Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck | 123 min
Brie Larson plays Carol Danvers, who becomes Captain Marvel after Earth is caught in a galactic conflict in 1995. Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law and Annette Bening co-star.
Marvel Studios’ first female-led film digitally de-aged Jackson and Clark Gregg for the 1990s setting. It grossed over $1.1 billion, the first female-led superhero film past that mark, and opened seven weeks before Endgame.
22. Avengers: Endgame (2019): The Longest MCU Film
Released: April 26, 2019 | Phase Three | Anthony and Joe Russo | 181 min
The surviving Avengers and their allies try to reverse the loss of half of all life from Infinity War. At 181 minutes it is the longest MCU film, and it closes the story arcs of several main characters.
It passed the full run of Infinity War in 11 days. The September 2026 Encore re-release lifted its total to $2.94 billion, making it the highest-grossing movie of all time again.
23. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019): A European School Trip
Released: July 2, 2019 | Phase Three | Jon Watts | 129 min
On a school trip to Europe, Peter Parker is recruited by Nick Fury and Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, to stop creatures called the Elementals. Zendaya, Jacob Batalon and Jon Favreau return.
Filmed in England, the Czech Republic and Italy, it closed Phase Three. At $1.133 billion it was the first Spider-Man film past $1 billion. It reached Disney+ on November 3, 2023, and the MCU then paused for two years.
24. Black Widow (2021): A Look Back at Natasha
Released: July 9, 2021 | Phase Four | Cate Shortland | 133 min
Mostly set during Civil War, Natasha Romanoff goes on the run and confronts her past as a Russian spy. Florence Pugh debuts as Yelena Belova, alongside David Harbour, Rachel Weisz and O-T Fagbenle.
Written as a prequel after Natasha’s death in Endgame, it was delayed three times from May 2020. It opened Phase Four in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access on July 9, 2021, and grossed over $379 million.
25. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021): The Ten Rings Revealed
Released: September 3, 2021 | Phase Four | Destin Daniel Cretton | 132 min
Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi must confront his past when his father Wenwu, the leader of the Ten Rings played by Tony Leung, draws him and his sister into a search for a mythical village. Awkwafina and Michelle Yeoh co-star.
Marvel Studios’ first film with an Asian director and predominantly Asian cast used fight choreography from the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. It grossed over $432 million, ninth among 2021 releases.
26. Eternals (2021): Ancient Immortals
Released: November 5, 2021 | Phase Four | Chloe Zhao | 156 min
Immortal beings emerge after thousands of years in hiding to protect Earth from their ancient enemies, the Deviants. Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie lead the ensemble.
Chloe Zhao used more real locations and natural light than earlier MCU films, filming in England and the Canary Islands. It grossed $402.1 million and became the first MCU film without generally positive reviews.
27. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021): The Multiverse Breaks Open
Released: December 17, 2021 | Phase Four | Jon Watts | 148 min
After his identity is exposed, Peter Parker asks Doctor Strange to make it secret again, and the spell breaks open the multiverse. Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire return from earlier Spider-Man series, with Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina in the cast.
A September 2019 deal between Sony and Marvel saved the project after talks broke down that August. It grossed $1.921 billion, the top total of 2021, and reached Disney+ in the US on April 15, 2026.
28. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022): Raimi Goes Horror
Released: May 6, 2022 | Phase Four | Sam Raimi | 126 min
Stephen Strange protects America Chavez, a teenager who can travel between universes, from the Scarlet Witch. Elizabeth Olsen continues Wanda’s story from WandaVision, with Xochitl Gomez and Rachel McAdams in the cast.
Sam Raimi took over from Scott Derrickson and added horror elements. With a $350.6 million budget it is one of the most expensive films ever made, and it grossed $955.8 million, fourth among 2022 releases.
29. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022): Jane Lifts the Hammer
Released: July 8, 2022 | Phase Four | Taika Waititi | 119 min
Thor’s search for inner peace ends when Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher sets out to kill all gods. Thor recruits Valkyrie, Korg and Jane, now the Mighty Thor, with Natalie Portman back in the role.
Waititi aimed for a romance and 1980s-style adventure, drawing on Jason Aaron’s Thor comics. It grossed $760.9 million, second in the Thor series. Marvel’s timeline places it after Wakanda Forever.
30. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022): Mourning a King
Released: November 11, 2022 | Phase Four | Ryan Coogler | 161 min
Wakanda’s leaders fight to protect their nation after King T’Challa’s death, with Letitia Wright’s Shuri in the lead. Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o and Tenoch Huerta Mejia co-star.
Marvel chose not to recast T’Challa after Chadwick Boseman died in August 2020. The film grossed $859.2 million, won the Oscar for Costume Design from five nominations and closed Phase Four. Filming paused in November 2021 so Wright could recover from an on-set injury.
31. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023): Kang Takes the Stage
Released: February 17, 2023 | Phase Five | Peyton Reed | 125 min
Scott Lang, Hope van Dyne and their family are pulled into the Quantum Realm, where they face Kang the Conqueror, played by Jonathan Majors. Kathryn Newton, Bill Murray and Michelle Pfeiffer co-star.
It opened Phase Five with a net budget of $330.1 million but grossed $476.1 million, one of the few MCU films not to break even. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 followed in May 2023.
32. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023): Rocket’s Origin
Released: May 5, 2023 | Phase Five | James Gunn | 150 min
The Guardians race to save Rocket from his creator, the High Evolutionary, an alien scientist trying to perfect the universe. Chukwudi Iwuji plays the villain, and Will Poulter joins the cast.
Disney fired James Gunn in July 2018 and reinstated him that October. The third Guardians film explores Rocket’s origin, grossed over $845.6 million and earned an Oscar nomination for visual effects.
33. The Marvels (2023): Three Heroes Swap Places
Released: November 10, 2023 | Phase Five | Nia DaCosta | 105 min
Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan swap places whenever they use their powers. Brie Larson returns, Teyonah Parris comes from WandaVision and Iman Vellani from the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel.
At 105 minutes it is the shortest MCU film. It grossed $206.1 million against a $374 million budget, the lowest total in the franchise. Marvel released no other film for eight months before Deadpool & Wolverine.
34. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024): The First R Rating
Released: July 26, 2024 | Phase Five | Shawn Levy | 127 min
Ryan Reynolds‘s Deadpool teams up with a reluctant Wolverine from another universe to stop the Time Variance Authority from destroying his own. Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine, and Matthew Macfadyen and Emma Corrin co-star.
The project moved from Fox to Marvel after Disney’s 2019 acquisition, and filming paused during the 2023 actors’ strike. The first R-rated MCU film grossed $1.338 billion, the most of any R-rated film.
35. Captain America: Brave New World (2025): Sam Wilson Takes the Shield
Released: February 14, 2025 | Phase Five | Julius Onah | 118 min
Sam Wilson, now Captain America, investigates a conspiracy involving President Thaddeus Ross, who becomes the Red Hulk. Anthony Mackie leads, with Harrison Ford as Ross and Danny Ramirez in the cast.
Ford replaced William Hurt after Hurt’s death in March 2022, and Liv Tyler and Tim Blake Nelson return from The Incredible Hulk. Reshoots ran from May to November 2024. It grossed $415 million.
36. Thunderbolts* (2025): Antiheroes Assemble
Released: May 2, 2025 | Phase Five | Jake Schreier | 126 min
A group of antiheroes are caught in a trap and forced to work together on a mission that uncovers their pasts. Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Lewis Pullman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus lead the cast.
Critics praised its approach to mental health. The asterisk is explained at the end, when the team is rebranded the New Avengers. It grossed $382.4 million and closed Phase Five.
37. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025): A Retro-Future Family
Released: July 25, 2025 | Phase Six | Matt Shakman | 114 min
Set in the 1960s of a retro-futuristic world, the team must protect Earth from the planet-devouring Galactus. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn play the four, with Ralph Ineson as Galactus.
It skips the familiar origin story and was filmed in England and Spain. It opened Phase Six and grossed $521.9 million, the most of any Fantastic Four film. A year passed before the next MCU release.
38. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026): The 38th MCU Film
Released: July 31, 2026 | Phase Six | Destin Daniel Cretton | 145 min
Peter Parker is on his own, protecting New York as a street-level hero, until his powers evolve and a telepathic threat appears. Zendaya, Sadie Sink and Jacob Batalon co-star, with Jon Bernthal’s Punisher and Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk.
Sony released it as the first film of a new Holland trilogy, with a title taken from a 2008 comic storyline. It has grossed $2.516 billion, the most of any Spider-Man film and of any 2026 release.
The MCU in Chronological Order: Marvel’s Official Timeline
Marvel’s own story order on Disney+, updated in June 2026, mostly tracks release order. Captain Marvel jumps to second for its 1995 setting, and Black Widow slots in after Civil War.
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Captain Marvel
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- The Incredible Hulk
- Thor
- The Avengers
- Thor: The Dark World
- Iron Man 3
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Ant-Man
- Captain America: Civil War
- Black Widow
- Black Panther
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Doctor Strange
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Eternals
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- The Marvels
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Thunderbolts*
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Brand New Day opened after that update, so it sits last until Marvel places it.
MCU Phases and Sagas by the Numbers
Three phases make a saga. Phases One to Three form The Infinity Saga, 23 films that run about 50 hours. Phases Four to Six form The Multiverse Saga.
- Phase One (2008 to 2012): 6 films.
- Phase Two (2013 to 2015): 6 films.
- Phase Three (2016 to 2019): 11 films.
- Phase Four (2021 to 2022): 7 films.
- Phase Five (2023 to 2025): 6 films.
- Phase Six (2025 onward): 2 films so far, with Doomsday and Secret Wars to come.
Where to Stream the Marvel Movies
Disney+ carries Marvel’s movie timeline and a complete timeline that adds the series. Disney has owned Marvel since buying Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in late 2009.
The Incredible Hulk, once a Universal release, reached Disney+ in the US on June 16, 2023. Sony’s Homecoming followed on May 12, 2023, Far From Home on November 3, 2023, and No Way Home on April 15, 2026.
Three series feed the films directly: WandaVision sets up Multiverse of Madness, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier leads into Brave New World, and Ms. Marvel leads into The Marvels.
Upcoming Marvel Movies With Official Release Dates
- Avengers: Doomsday: December 18, 2026, from Joe and Anthony Russo, with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom.
- Avengers: Secret Wars: December 17, 2027, also from the Russos.
- Ghost Rider: July 28, 2028.
- Black Panther 3: December 15, 2028.
Kevin Feige said in July 2026 that Secret Wars will establish a simplified, single universe, with the X-Men at the center of the era that follows.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I watch the Marvel movies in release order or chronological order?
Release order keeps every reveal and post-credits tease where it was meant to land, so it suits first-time viewers. Chronological order suits a rewatch.
What is the longest Marvel movie?
Avengers: Endgame runs 181 minutes. The Marvels is the shortest at 105 minutes.
Are all the Marvel movies on Disney+?
All 37 films through The Fantastic Four: First Steps appear on Marvel’s Disney+ timeline, including three Sony Spider-Man films. Brand New Day, a Sony release, is not on it yet.
Which Marvel movie made the most money?
Avengers: Endgame, at $2.94 billion worldwide. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is second in the MCU at $2.516 billion.
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