Years before they both joined the MCU, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans first appeared together in an often forgotten teen heist film. Now two of the biggest stars in Hollywood today, both Johansson and Evans had considerable careers as youngsters, rising from teen idols to blockbuster royalty throughout the 2000s.
Though they each had their fair share of successful projects beforehand, Johansson and Evans really hit their stride when they were cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Their superhero films have become the stuff of box office legend, with films like The Avengers setting a new standard for what a blockbuster could be in the modern era.
However, not all of their team-ups have been successful, and the first movie to feature both Johansson and Evans was actually something of a dud. While their starpower was on full display, the movie is now nothing but a charming footnote on both actors’ extensive resumes.
The Perfect Score Was Evans & Johansson’s First Film Together
The 2004 Film Was A Box Office Flop
At the height of the teen movie boom of the 2000s, Evans and Johansson headlined the ensemble heist comedy, The Perfect Score. Taking a page from classic heist movies from the past, the film involves a group of misfit high schoolers who decide to steal the SAT questions in order to increase their odds of getting into good colleges.
Filled with high school movie clichés, The Perfect Score squanders a lot of its ideas. The script is somewhat lackluster, though the concept at the heart of the film is solid. For their parts, Johansson and Evans shine, though the latter is sadly typecast in the sort of role he ironically parodied in Not Another Teen Movie years earlier.
Johansson and Evans shine, though the latter is sadly typecast in the sort of role he ironically parodied in Not Another Teen Movie years earlier.
Johansson is the real star, and she is right at home as the driving force behind the operation, Francesca. Though it was the last film in which Evans or Johansson could convincingly play high schoolers, it wasn’t the transitional success that many had hoped for. The Perfect Score bombed, only earning around $10 million (via Box Office Mojo).
The Perfect Score currently holds a 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Evans & Johansson Went On To Work Together Many Times Over
The Duo Went On To Bigger & Better Things
Even though The Perfect Score was anything but, the pairing of Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans would prove to be a successful one. A few years later, Evans and Johansson would briefly reunite in 2007’s The Nanny Diaries, but they wouldn’t meet up again until The Avengers in 2012.
The pair have appeared in nearly 10 movies together thus far, mostly as part of the MCU. Johansson’s Black Widow and Evans’ Captain America made them key figures in the franchise, thus they’ve crossed paths a lot. Even if Scarlett Johansson‘s first movie with Chris Evans didn’t work out, they made up for it with plenty of other great work.
