The Marvels Budget Makes It The Most Expensive Non-Avengers MCU Movie Yet

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Summary

The Marvels has the highest budget of any non-Avengers MCU movie at $274.8 million, needing to gross $439.6 million to break even.
Captain Marvel's role in the new Avengers movies may be more central, making her second non-Avengers outing pivotal.
The Marvels will feature Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan alongside Captain Marvel, possibly explaining the high budget as they are future Avengers.

Disney recently released The Marvels budget, revealing it to be the most expensive non-Avengers Marvel Cinematic Universe movie yet. Captain Marvel may be poised to take on a more central role in the new Avengers movies, making her second non-Avengers outing pretty pivotal. It won't be a solo endeavor either, given that Danvers will be sharing the screen with two future Avengers, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan, which may go some way to explaining why Disney has piled so much into the project.
According to Forbes, The Marvels' budget was disclosed by Disney as part of their company filings on Sept. 19. The filings showed that the studio spent $274.8 million on making the movie up until September 2022. Following a $50 million subsidy from the UK government, this means that The Marvels will need to gross $439.6 million to break-even. According to The Numbers, this makes The Marvels the fourth most expensive MCU movie, placing it within $30 million of Avengers: Infinity War, and making it pricier than The Avengers. Below are the top 10 most expensive MCU movies that have released (excluding The Marvels).

Avengers: Endgame - $400 million

Avengers: Age of Ultron - $365 million

Avengers: Infinity War - $300 million

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - $250 million

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - $250 million

Thor: Love and Thunder - $250 million

Captain America: Civil War - $250 million

The Avengers - $225 million

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania $200 million

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - $200 million