Captain America: The First Avenger had a budget of $140 million, which is relatively low compared to other superhero movies. The movie grossed $370.6 million at the box office, making a profit for Marvel Studios. While it wasn't as successful as Captain America's later solo movies, The First Avenger's box office performance was solid compared to other Phase 1 Avengers origin movies.

Captain America: The First Avenger was one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first entries, having the important job of setting up an iconic Marvel hero, which begs the question if the movie was able to succeed at the box office. Chris Evans had already played another Marvel hero before getting cast as Captain America, with the actor giving life to the hot-headed Johnny Storm in director Tim Story's Fantastic Four movies. Evans was able to switch tunes to play the more stoic Steve Rogers, delivering an earnest performance...