The Marvel Cinematic Universe scored another opening weekend box-office win with “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” the franchise’s 20th movie and the first since “Avengers: Infinity War” broke records – and hearts – just a short time ago.
“Ant-Man and the Wasp” made a respectable $76 million over the weekend, which put it right in the midst of studio estimates and is more than the first movie’s $57 million haul back in 2015.
It continues Marvel’s win streak this year after both “Infinity War” and “Black Panther” made over $200 million their opening weekends.
But how do the other movies in the MCU compare? We ranked them based on their US opening weekend box office adjusted for inflation.
Below are the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies ranked, according to their opening weekend box office (based on numbers from Box Office Mojo):
21. "Ant-Man" (2015)
Initial opening: $57.2 million
Adjusted for inflation: $63.5 million
20. "The Incredible Hulk" (2008)
Initial opening: $55.4 million
Adjusted for inflation: $70.7 million
19. "Thor" (2011)
Initial opening: $65.7 million
Adjusted for inflation: $74.7 million
18. "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011)
Initial opening: $65 million
Adjusted for inflation: $75.1 million
17. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)
Initial opening: $76 million
16. "Doctor Strange" (2016)
Initial opening: $85 million
Adjusted for inflation: $88.6 million
15. "Thor: The Dark World" (2013)
Initial opening: $85.7 million
Adjusted for inflation: $94.1 million
14. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014)
Initial opening: $95 million
Adjusted for inflation: $104.5 million
13. "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014)
Initial opening: $94.3 million
Adjusted for inflation: $106.9 million
12. "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017)
Initial opening: $117.2 million
Adjusted for inflation: $120 million
11. "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017)
Initial opening: $122.7 million
Adjusted for inflation: $122.5 million
10. "Iron Man" (2008)
Initial opening: $98.6 million
Adjusted for inflation: $125.8 million
9. "Iron Man 2" (2010)
Initial opening: $128 million
Adjusted for inflation: $148.9 million
8. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017)
Initial opening: $146.5 million
Adjusted for inflation: $149.9 million
7. "Captain America: Civil War" (2016)
Initial opening: $179.13 million
Adjusted for inflation: $188 million
6. "Iron Man 3" (2013)
Initial opening: $174.1 million
Adjusted for inflation: $190.4 million
5. "Black Panther" (2018) (3-Day Weekend)
Initial opening: $202 million
4. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)
Initial opening: $191.2 million
Adjusted for inflation: $203.5 million
3. "The Avengers" (2012)
Initial opening: $207.4 million
Adjusted for inflation: $234.5 million
2. "Black Panther" (2018) (4-day weekend)
Initial opening: $242 million
1. "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)
Initial opening: $257.7 million