1. Marvel Cinematic Universe


Movies: Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the franchise of the 2010s. Marvel Studios released 21 movies over the course of the decade and grossed a whopping $21.7 billion worldwide. Breaking box office records has become common practice for them, with Avengers: Endgame now the highest-grossing movie of all-time. This isn't just possible because of the legions of Marvel faithful though, but because the MCU constantly delivers quality and entertaining films, with only a few misses along the way. They've also managed to change up genres to keep audiences on their toes, in order to prevent "superhero fatigue" from becoming a reality. And, in delivering on the promise of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, the journey to get to those films proved to be worth it all. Whether or not the MCU can maintain this quality and dominance in the next decade remains to be seen, but they're the clear winners of the last ten years.