Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Music, Drama
49Kernel Score — Mixed or Average, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 49 Metascore represents a critical dismissal, yet the film's $910.8M worldwide gross dwarfs its $52M budget nearly 18-fold—a stark reminder that critical and commercial success operate on entirely different currencies.
Director track record: Bryan Singer
Bohemian Rhapsody trails Bryan Singer's 63-point average across 9 other scored films by 14 points, falling well short of his best-reviewed work, The Usual Suspects (76).
Lead track record: Rami Malek
The film trails Rami Malek's 55.7-point average across 18 other scored films by 6.7 points, falling short of his best-reviewed work, Oppenheimer (90).
Box office
Budget $52M · Box office $910.8M