Captain America: The First Avenger million in what was the second highest-grossing opening weekend for a superhero film in 2011, behind "Thor" ($65.7 million). "Captain America: The First Avenger" is the third highest-grossing motion picture set during the World War II era, after "Saving Private Ryan" and "Pearl Harbor". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 79% approval rating with an average rating of 6.9/10 based on 258 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "With plenty of pulpy action, a pleasantly retro vibe, and a handful of fine performances, "Captain America" is solidly old-fashioned blockbuster entertainment." Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score, rated the
Captain America: The Captain mascot" and the Captain America's uniform, shield, and even the name were all property of the federal government. Therefore, Rogers is stripped from his shield, uniform, and the title and the government appoints John Walker (formerly known as Super-Patriot) as the new Captain America. Meanwhile, the Falcon, Vagabond, Demolition Man, and Nomad track down Rogers and convince him to continue fighting crime. So Rogers dons a red, white, and black costume and adopt a new identity known as "The Captain". Later, Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man) gives him a new shield made of adamantium only for Rogers to find out