Captain America (film)

Captain America is a 2009 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film is the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fourth film in Volume One. Captain America was directed by Tony Gilroy and co-written by Gilroy and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. Chris Evans stars as Steve Rogers/Captain America, alongside Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse/Mockingbird, Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Rutger Hauer as Helmut Zemo, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

The film was released on March 6, 2009.

Cast

 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse/Mockingbird
 * Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
 * Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
 * Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes
 * Rutger Hauer as Helmut Zemo
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Box office
Captain America grossed $192.1 million domestically and $213.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $405.7 million. The film had a domestic opening weekend of $69.4 million, debuting at number one at the box office.

Critical reception
Captain America received "generally positive reviews from critics and fans", according to the GlobalPost. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 92% based on 377 reviews, with an average rating of 8.21/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Tony Gilroy brings superheroes surging back with a smart, fun, riveting action thriller that qualifies as one of the best comic book films to date." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 based on 49 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade filmgoers gave the film was an "A" on an A+ to F scale.