Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a progression of American hero films created by Marvel Studios dependent on characters that show up in distributions by Marvel Comics. The stage started in 2008 with the arrival of Iron Man and finished up in 2012 with the arrival of Marvel's The Avengers.
Kevin Feige created each film in the stage, close by Avi Arad for Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, with Gale Anne Hurd additionally delivering The Incredible Hulk. The six movies of the stage netted over $3.8 billion in the worldwide film industry and got commonly certain basic and public reactions.
Samuel L. Jackson showed up the most in the stage, featuring or showing up in five of the Phase One movies, while The Avengers entertainers – Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner – marked agreements to star in various movies.
Wonder Studios made three short movies for their Marvel One-Shots program to grow the MCU, while every one of the component films got tie-in or adaption comic books and tie-in computer games. Stage One, alongside Phase Two and Phase Three, make up The Infinity Saga.
Movies in Phase One
| Film | U.S. release date |
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| Iron Man | May 2, 2008 |
| The Incredible Hulk | June 13, 2008 |
| Iron Man 2 | May 7, 2010 |
| Thor | May 6, 2011 |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | July 22, 2011 |
| Marvel's The Avengers | May 4, 2012 |
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| Based on | Characters published by Marvel Comics |
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2008–2012 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Total (6 films): $1 billion |
| Box office | Total (6 films): $3.813 billion |
Worldwide Grossing and Budget
| Film | Box office gross | Budget |
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| Iron Man | $585,366,247 | $140 million |
| The Incredible Hulk | $264,770,996 | $150 million |
| Iron Man 2 | $623,933,331 | $200 million |
| Thor | $449,326,618 | $150 million |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | $370,569,774 | $140 million |
| Marvel's The Avengers | $1,518,812,988 | $220 million |
| Total | $3,812,779,954 | $1 billion |
