Captain America grabs $4 million from midnight screenings
Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment... Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the 'Super-Soldier Serum' and bombarded by 'vita-rays.' Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and leader of the Avengers.
Captain America: The First Avenger was released July 22nd, 2011 and stars Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Richard Armitage, Stanley Tucci. The film is directed by Joe Johnston.
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The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze
@k-man are you F%&@ serios?! your seriosly going to complain about a guy carrying a shield the whole movie yet have a 300 avatar? lol i know your welcome to your opinion an all that but please dont insult the fans for enjoying what they love. Im not gonna lie. Im a "fanboy" an as a CA reader since i was six i thought it was a dam good representation of one of my favorite fictional characters. Your gonna hate it cuz it was "campy" Its a friggin comic comic character from the 40's! its supposed to be campy! It was just what a superhero movie needs to be, Great action, decent yet not overblown special effects, and an underdog people can relate to. This was the best comic based movie this summer. nuff said.
10 months agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag
K-Man
This movie was TERRIBLE......an absolute waste of my time (and that's coming from someone who got to see it for free, so it's not like I felt cheated out of cash).
How can you guys say this was good? There was nothing to it......AT ALL. It was just a guy in an american flag outfit running and throwing a shield, running and throwing a shield, over and over again, the ENTIRE time. It was absolutely mindless.
There were no good characters, no emotional investments, not even any really good, MOTIVATED action sequences. It was campy from start to finish, the music sucked and the story was an absolute joke. I could have written this film in less than 20 minutes.
People, you guys seriously need to stop settling on crap and praising it as something it's not just because you are partial to the subject matter (and/or clearly in denial).....because by praising it, you are only going to get more horrible movies.
Are ALL of you really too young to remember what it was like during the days when the STORY came first and mindless action came last??? I am constantly amazed how people can walk out of a theater these days after seeing a film with the worst story in the world and say it was great just because it had a few big explosions.......wake the hell up. There is more to a good movie than that!
10 months agoby @k-manFlag
TheDude1
Captain America has won the weekend. Boxofficemojo.com reports CA made 25.7 million on Friday and Harry only made 14.6. CA is on pace for a 66 million dollar weekend while Harry may not even hit 50 million dollars.
10 months agoby @thedude1Flag
The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze
Awsome news! this WAS the best comic movie this summer. Worth it alone to see what happens after the credits!
10 months agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag
Superman81
I saw it tonight and I must say it was very good. Avengers looks like its going to be a very good movie.
10 months agoby @superman81Flag
JonSpidey07
whew glad this movie didnt tank
but odds are it might fall behind Harry Potter
10 months agoby @jonspidey07Flag
Kazuma_47
That's good.
10 months agoby @kazuma-47Flag
CelluloidDreams
I will see htis on Sunday 07/24/2011.....the reviews for "Captain America" were not that good in Rolling Stone Magazine
10 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
GL.TDK.TF.
Hp will still dominate at the box office, just hope captain america can still open strong throught the 3 day weekend.
10 months agoby @GL-TDK-TFFlag
RojoDiablo
I certainly enjoyed it and Mrs. Atwell did not disappoint, just wish she could have worn that red dress a lot longer!
10 months agoby @rojodiabloFlag
bodyboarder213
Nice...expected a bit less
10 months agoby @bodyboarder213Flag
Zack Johnson
Such an awesome movie! Too bad I sat next to a hater...
10 months agoby @Zack-JohnsonFlag
ROFLitschristian
Hoping it does well. But I also hope HP stays up at number one. What can I say? Fanboy. It's already the 3rd highest grossing film of the year!
10 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
Accessjam
heres a first look at hawkeye.. photo in my profile....coming from comic-con
10 months agoby @accessjamFlag
Accessjam
Guys to fuel the fire Captain America was f*cking awesome, from start to finish...true to the comic roots you will love it .......especialy at the end of the credits which you know what its about, that alone paid for the ticket...awesome just mind blowing, a great finish to start something new.
10 months agoby @accessjamFlag
ChiRep_1
Hopefully it tops HP, seeing it tonight can't wait.
10 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
TheDude1
Seeing it tonight with about 5 or 6 other people. I believe this will topple Harry Potter from the top spot this weekend. Especially since Potter has been falling off big time at the box office.
10 months agoby @thedude1Flag
justinishulk
Good news....
10 months agoby @justinishulkFlag
moviegeek
Wow! That's bigger than green lantern, Thor, And xmen!
10 months agoby @moviegeekFlag
skywise
Havnt seen it yet but tonight is the night!
10 months agoby @skywiseFlag
Corey
I chipped in. :)
10 months agoby @coreyFlag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
this is good news...could open with 65million
10 months agoby @ghostmanFlag