Captain America: The First Avenger

2011 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, 3D, Adaptation, Comic Book Adaptation, Historical War, Origin Story, Past, Superhero, Supernatural, World War II

Synopsis

Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.

Scores

Overall Score
93.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.2%
Review Aggregate
75.5

Critic Consensus

80.2% Fresh • 273 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 273 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, stylized, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalstylizedcharacter-drivenvisually strikingaction-packedfunnydarkgrittyromanticlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris Evans2011$300,000 source$418,453reported
Tommy Lee Jones2011$6,511,000$9,081,000(est)
Hugo Weaving2011$4,902,000$6,837,000(est)
Hayley Atwell2011$300,000 source$418,453reported
Sebastian Stan2011$300,000 source$418,453reported
Dominic Cooper2011$3,017,000$4,209,000(est)
Toby Jones2011$2,709,000$3,778,000(est)
Neal McDonough2011$2,467,000$3,441,000(est)
Derek Luke2011$2,272,000$3,169,000(est)
Stanley Tucci2011$2,110,000$2,944,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count274
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes946,031

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$176,654,510$246,405,166
International2011$193,915,260$270,481,188
Worldwide2011$370,569,760$516,886,340

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2011$165,893,359$231,395,058
Digital Rentals ?2011$5,632,000$7,855,751
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,810,000$2,524,664
Physical Rentals ?2011$10,304,000$14,372,454
Physical Purchases ?2011$24,570,000$34,271,273
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$49,463,263$68,993,446
Total Revenues2011$257,672,622$359,412,647
Expenses
Budget ?2011$140,000,000$195,277,908
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$123,452,000 (est)$172,196,060 (est)
Participations2011$5,153,000$7,187,622
Residuals ?2011$5,242,000$7,311,763
Interest & Overhead2011$16,800,000$23,433,349
Total Expenses2011$290,647,000$405,406,701
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-32,974,378$-45,994,054

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