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
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.2%
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
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Chris Evans | 2011 | $300,000 source | $418,453 | reported |
| Tommy Lee Jones | 2011 | $6,511,000 | $9,081,000 | (est) |
| Hugo Weaving | 2011 | $4,902,000 | $6,837,000 | (est) |
| Hayley Atwell | 2011 | $300,000 source | $418,453 | reported |
| Sebastian Stan | 2011 | $300,000 source | $418,453 | reported |
| Dominic Cooper | 2011 | $3,017,000 | $4,209,000 | (est) |
| Toby Jones | 2011 | $2,709,000 | $3,778,000 | (est) |
| Neal McDonough | 2011 | $2,467,000 | $3,441,000 | (est) |
| Derek Luke | 2011 | $2,272,000 | $3,169,000 | (est) |
| Stanley Tucci | 2011 | $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 ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2011 | $176,654,510 | $246,405,166 |
| International | 2011 | $193,915,260 | $270,481,188 |
| Worldwide | 2011 | $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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2011 | $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 Revenue | 2011 | $49,463,263 | $68,993,446 |
| Total Revenues | 2011 | $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) |
| Participations | 2011 | $5,153,000 | $7,187,622 |
| Residuals ? | 2011 | $5,242,000 | $7,311,763 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2011 | $16,800,000 | $23,433,349 |
| Total Expenses | 2011 | $290,647,000 | $405,406,701 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2011 | $-32,974,378 | $-45,994,054 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | Shared franchise (2) | 97.2 | $82,967,486 |
 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 2014 | Shared franchise (2) | 96.9 | $43,188,908 |
 | Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 | Shared franchise (1) | 97.6 | $72,200,110 |
 | Black Panther | 2018 | Shared franchise (1) | 96.7 | $356,845,088 |
 | Doctor Strange | 2016 | Shared franchise (1) | 96.2 | $33,953,290 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Evans was paid just $300,000 for Captain America: The First Avenger
- For her role in Captain America: The First Avenger, Atwell's salary was reportedly around $300,000
- For his first appearance in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Stan reportedly earned around $300,000.
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $18,974,000, BluRay $5,596,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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