The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been an unprecedented success, the kind never before seen in Hollywood. Seventeen years, 35 films with many critically acclaimed, box office hits.

Mashable’s Ranked series crowns the best and sorts the rest. The Marvel Cinematic Universe may have begun in 2008 with Iron Man, a billionaire playboy genius and philanthropist who fights injustice. But over the course of 16 years and 30-plus movies,

T he Marvel Cinematic Universe is no longer one of Hollywood's biggest franchises - it is it's biggest franchise of all time, grossing over $31 billion and counting at the box off