Anna Daniels
Known for being the guiding force behind the behemoth that’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kevin Feige is a boss and a fan. He grew up reading the comic books and stepped into show business with dreams about making movies. Now, he’s Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer and President.
While he may never have expected to grow Marvel’s superheroes into the film franchise hits they are today, his involvement continues to send the MCU to otherworldly proportions.
Feige is tied to more than one dozen films as a producer that have collectively made more than $26 billion globally.
Here’s a look at which Feige films contribute to that number and how much they’ve earned at the box office according to Box Office Mojo.
2002: ‘X-Men’
Feige worked as an associate producer on this first X-Men film which tallied a worldwide total of $296,339,528.
2002: ‘Spider-Man’
Feige was an uncredited executive producer for this film which clocked in at $825,025,036 globally.
2003: ‘Daredevil’, ‘X2: X-Men United’, ‘Hulk’
The Ben Affleck-led Daredevil made a combined worldwide total of $179,179,718. Feige was a co-producer on this one as well as X2. X2 followed Daredevil in 2003 with $407,711,549. Hulk, starring Eric Bana, came in at $245,285,165.
2004: ‘The Punisher’, ‘Spider-Man 2’, ‘Blade: Trinity’
Feige has producer credits for each of these 2004 flicks, with The Punisher’s receipts totaling $54,700,105, Spider-Man 2 hauling in $788,976,453, and $131,977,904 for Blade: Trinity.
2005: ‘Elektra’, ‘Man-Thing’, ‘Fantastic Four’
Elektra, played by Jennifer Garner, earned $56,995,646 and the little-known Man-Thing was only released internationally, earning $1,123,136. The first Fantastic Four film made $333,535,934.
2006: ‘X-Men: Last Stand’
This X-Men movie earned $460,435,291.
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2007: ‘Spider-Man 3’, ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’
Spider-Man 3 made $894,983,373 while the Fantastic Four sequel banked $301,913,131.
2008: ‘Iron Man’, ‘The Incredible Hulk’
Marvel introduced Tony Stark to the big screen and it smashed the box office by making $585,366,247. Though it was panned by critics, The Incredible Hulk with Ed Norton grossed $264,770,996 globally.
2010: ‘Iron Man 2’
The sequel to Iron Man brought in $623,933,331.
2011: ‘Thor’, ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Thor hit theaters first, raking in $449,326,618, while Captain America’s debut clocked in at $370,569,774.
2012: ‘The Avengers’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
The Avengers was hot with its $1,518,812,988 haul, and The Amazing Spider-Man didn’t do bad at all with $757,930,663.
2013: ‘Iron Man 3’, ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Continuing with the billion-dollar streak, Iron Man 3 made $1,214,811,252, and Thor: The Dark World claimed $644,783,140.
2014: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
The Winter Soldier banked $714,421,503 and Guardians of the Galaxy was close with $772,776,600.
2015: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, ‘Ant-Man’
Avengers: Age of Ultron kept up the pace with $1,402,805,868 in receipts and Ant-Man did well with $519,311,965.
2016: ‘Captain America: Civil War’, ‘Doctor Strange’
Civil War also hit the high mark with $1,153,296,293 and Doctor Strange added to the vault with $677,718,395.
2017: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’, ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
The Guardians of the Galaxy sequel did better than its predecessor at $863,756,051, and Spider-Man: Homecoming scored slightly higher by earning $880,166,924. Thor: Ragnarok was in the same ballpark at $853,977,126.
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2018: ‘Black Panther’, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’
Black Panther made history with its box office win at $1,36,913,161, and Infinity War made Feige proud too with $2,048,359,754. Ant-Man and the Wasp added to the Marvel receipts with $622,674,139.
2019: ‘Captain Marvel’, ‘Avengers: Endgame’, ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
2019 was an amazing year for Feige as a producer. Captain Marvel earned $1,128,274,794, Avengers: Endgame broke records with its $2,797,800,564 achievement, and Spider-Man: Far From Home capped things off with $1,131,927,996.
Written by: Cheat
