Paramount's Miss: Marvel's Billion-Dollar Empire

0:00It's April 18th, from red carpets to breaking stories. This is entertainment and celebrity news, powered by AI. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has raked in over 32 billion dollars worldwide since Iron Man dropped in 2008, across almost 40. Films, but before Disney owned the whole game, Paramount kicked it off by distributing that first hit and locking in rights for more. They extended the deal back in 2008 for Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and even the Avengers. Then Disney bought Marvel for $4 billion in 2009 and paid Paramount $115 million flat to handle just D. Avengers and Iron Man 3. Fans win wild for those blockbusters, with the Avengers pulling $1.52 billion and Iron Man 3 at $1.21 billion. At their 8% cut, Paramount left nearly $219 million on the table, a huge hit when they were already tied on cash. Deeper in the original contract, sequel rights could

1:01have hooked them into massive follow-ups like Age of Ultron, Infinity War and Endgame, which grossed to billions more and might have netted another $383 million. In the end, Paramount cashed a quick check but watched Disney build an empire on what could have been their steady payday.