The Avengers (film)

The Avengers is a 2009 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. It is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was released on May 1, 2009.

The film was directed by Joss Whedon and stars Pedro Pascal as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Ben Affleck as Hank Pym/Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Janet van Dyne/Wasp, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Evan Peters as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver, Morena Baccarin as Maria Hill, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

Cast

 * Pedro Pascal as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor
 * Ben Affleck as Hank Pym/Ant-Man
 * Evangelline Lilly as Janet van Dyne/Wasp
 * Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
 * Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
 * Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
 * Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
 * Evan Peters as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
 * Sarah Michelle Gellar as Pepper Potts
 * Natalie Portman as Jane Foster
 * Morena Baccarin as Maria Hill
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Box office
The Avengers grossed $456.2 million domestically and $934.2 million in other territories for a total of $1.390 billion. The film opened to $160.9 million in North America, making it the seventeenth biggest opening weekend in the United States and Canada, and at the time setting a new record. It also out-grossed Thor, Ant-Man, and Captain America in only a weekend.

Critical reception
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 86% approval rating, based on 257 reviews, with an average rating of 8.02/10. The site's critics consensus states: "A rousing and energetic adaptation of the Marvel comic, The Avengers succeeds on the level of pure spectacle, but provides a surprising level of depth and humor as well." On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.