Captain America (film)

Captain America is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film was directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. It is the sixth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was released in the United States on July 22, 2011.

The film stars Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Emily VanCamp, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci, Aiden Gillen, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film received generally positive reviews. A sequel, Captain America: Out of Time, was released on July 3, 2013.

Cast

 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Tommy Lee Jones as Chester Phillips
 * Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
 * Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
 * Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes
 * Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter
 * Derek Luke as Jack Fury
 * Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine
 * Aidan Gillen as Baron Heinrich Zemo
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Box office
Captain America earned $75,163,758 during its opening weekend at the box office, debuting at number one. At the end of its theatrical release, the film grossed a total of $246,776,413 in the U.S. and $235,014,145 in foreign markets for a worldwide total of $481,790,558, making it the sixteenth-highest-grossing film of 2011.

Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 69% of 221 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Captain America's superhero origin' plot is familiar, but the film's held aloft by the wartime premise and a very entertaining (albeit inconsistent) script." On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 62 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.