Doctor Strange (2016)
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
72Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 72 Metascore on a $180M budget represents a respectable critical reception, though the $676M worldwide gross suggests audiences were considerably more forgiving than critics.
Director track record: Scott Derrickson
Doctor Strange (72) towers well above Scott Derrickson's own 51.9-point average across 8 scored films — his best-reviewed work to date, in a filmography that had previously peaked at The Black Phone (65).
Lead track record: Benedict Cumberbatch
Doctor Strange (72) sits slightly above Benedict Cumberbatch's own 68.6-point average across 16 scored films, though it trails his best-reviewed work, 12 Years a Slave (96).
Box office
Budget $180M · Box office $676.3M