The Avengers

2012 | Action, Sci-Fi, 3D, Adaptation, Adventure, Alien Invasion, Comic Book Adaptation, Conflict, IMAX, Invasion, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

Scores

Overall Score
97.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.9%
Review Aggregate
88.2

Critic Consensus

90.9% Fresh • 364 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 364 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, visually striking, action-packed. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyvisually strikingaction-packedgrittystylizedemotionallightheartedupliftinghistoricalsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Downey Jr.2012$20,416,000$27,894,000(est)
Chris Evans2012$3,000,000 source$4,098,868reported
Mark Ruffalo2012$3,000,000 source$4,098,868reported
Chris Hemsworth2012$7,736,000$10,570,000(est)
Scarlett Johansson2012$6,617,000$9,041,000(est)
Jeremy Renner2012$3,000,000 source$4,098,868reported
Tom Hiddleston2012$800,000 source$1,093,031reported
Stellan Skarsgård2012$4,762,000$6,507,000(est)
Samuel L. Jackson2012$4,385,000$5,992,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count364
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes1,526,086

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$623,357,900$851,687,223
International2012$895,455,100$1,223,450,714
Worldwide2012$1,518,812,900$2,075,137,800

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 Revenue2012$669,860,990$915,223,897
Digital Rentals ?2012$5,489,000$7,499,562
Digital Purchases ?2012$2,467,000$3,370,636
Physical Rentals ?2012$8,699,000$11,885,351
Physical Purchases ?2012$21,491,000$29,362,923
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$218,175,265$298,090,528
Total Revenues2012$926,182,255$1,265,432,896
Expenses
Budget ?2012$220,000,000$300,583,644
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2012$165,000,000$225,437,733
Participations2012$138,927,000$189,814,472
Residuals ?2012$12,996,000$17,756,296
Interest & Overhead2012$26,400,000$36,070,037
Total Expenses2012$563,323,000$769,662,182
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$362,859,255$495,770,714

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