Published July 21, 2023, 5:35 p.m. by Arrik Motley
Over 13 years and 30 feature films, the marvel Cinematic Universe has grown and evolved from an experiment (Iron Man) to the most successful film franchise in history. Full of origin stories, team-ups, and big events, just like the source material on which it’s based, the mcu has weaved compelling narratives throughout narratives and across phases; however, as it has expanded, so too has the need to tell longer stories. With that in mind, we present a complete collection and analysis of the runtimes of the mcu, both by Phase and from shortest to longest.
By necessity, two-thirds of Phase One’s films told the origins of the core group of avengers who would team up in 2012’s The avengers. And, of course, Phase One set up that big team-up with the first of what would become an mcu staple: a stinger featuring Nick Fury.
Total Phase One Runtime: 744 minutes (12 hours 24 minutes)
The success of Phase One dictated that Phase Two would be sequel heavy, but marvel Studios also needed to take some chances and introduce some new characters. They did so in Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man, but it was the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier that paved the road for what would become the central plot of the future of the mcu. Phase Two films were only slightly longer, on average, than Phase One.
Phase Three saw the greatest expansion of main characters in the mcu and featured two of the most successful films in the history of Hollywood. Comprised on 11 films, Phase Three nearly equaled the combined output of Phases One and Two and cemented the mcu’s legacy. The average runtime became significantly longer with only two of the 11 films coming in under two hours and avengers: Endgame becoming the first to cross the 3-hour mark.
Total Phase Three Runtime: 24 hours 57 minutes (1,497 minutes)
Like Phase One, Phase Four has to date been heavily comprised of origin stories as the mcu sets a new course. Unlike previous Phases, Phase Four has also had the benefit of Disney Plus serving as a storytelling companion. Phase Four ended up with the longest average runtime of any phase of the mcu to date.
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