Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
70Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 70 Metascore on a $170M budget represents solid critical reception for a blockbuster, and the $714.767M gross suggests audiences validated that praise. The film cleared its production costs nearly four times over, a return that most tentpoles would accept without complaint.
Director track record: Joe Russo
The Winter Soldier (70) sits well above Joe Russo's 56.4-point average across 8 other scored films — a significant uptick of 13.6 points — but trails their best-reviewed work, Avengers: Endgame (78).
Lead track record: Chris Evans
The film ranks well above Chris Evans's 49.9-point average across 24 other scored films — a 20.1-point lift — yet falls short of their peak, Snowpiercer (84).
Box office
Budget $170M · Box office $714.8M