Captain America: Uprising (film)

Captain America: Uprising is a 2011 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. The film is the eleventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fifth film in Volume One. Captain America: Uprising is a sequel to Captain America and was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and co-written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Chris Evans stars as Steve Rogers/Captain America, alongside Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Evan Peters as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver, Rutger Hauer as Helmut Zemo, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

The film was released on July 8, 2011.

Cast

 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter
 * Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
 * Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
 * Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
 * Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
 * Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon
 * Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
 * Evan Peters as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
 * Rutger Hauer as Helmut Zemo
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Box office
Captain America: Uprising grossed $300.1 million domestically and $728.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.029 billion. The film had a domestic opening weekend of $60.8 million, debuting at number one at the box office.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 91% approval rating based on 344 reviews, with an average rating of 7.40/10. The website's critics' consensus reads, "A breezily unpredictable blend of spy thriller and superhero action, Captain America: Uprising stylishly sets the stage for the next era of the MCU." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100 based on reviews from 55 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.