Film Industry : Marketing - Marvel Cinematic Universe

1) How many films were there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at the time of this article?

22 films featuring the comic book characters are set.

2) How much money have the MCU films made in total according to this article?

more than $18.2bn (£13.7bn) to date.

3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films?

Marvel was recovering from bankruptcy and had sold off the film rights to some of the company's most popular characters like the X-Men and Spider-Man.

4) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films?

Sony Pictures and MCUR have partner ship 

5) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men?

Disney owns the film and TV rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men

6) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service  Disney+?

Disney has also announced plans for several new Marvel TV series, including one based on Thor's adopted brother Loki, on their new streaming service, Disney+, so there'll be plenty more Marvel content to watch in future.

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