Everyone and their mother knows about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starting in 2008 with 'Iron Man', the MCU (as it is commonly known) works in phases towards team-up films. Along the way, they sprinkle in solo adventures and origin stories. The films are pretty well loved and make tons of money, so it is no surprise when I say that Marvel has made $7 billion at the box office. The most recent film, 'Guardians of the Galaxy', is the top grossing film of this summer. The next film, 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron', could challenge 'Avatar' as the highest-grossing film ever. The series has to beat $7.6 billion to be the highest grossing series, currently held by 'The Harry Potter Series' (which will have a new trilogy coming up soon that could boost its numbers). Congratulations to Marvel.
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