Ant-Man was a commercial success, grossing over $519 million worldwide on a budget of $120 million. The film performed well in the United States, grossing over $180 million, and also did well internationally, particularly in China and the UK.
Ant-Man is an important film in the MCU, as it sets up the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. The film introduces the concept of quantum tunneling and the idea of shrinking to a tiny size, which becomes a key plot point in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). ant man 1 movieswood
The film follows Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), a former thief who is released from prison and tries to reconnect with his daughter, Cassie (Abigail Ryder). Lang is approached by Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), a brilliant scientist who created a suit that allows him to shrink to the size of an ant. Pym recruits Lang to become the new Ant-Man and steal a technology known as the Yellowjacket from Pym Technologies. Ant-Man was a commercial success, grossing over $519