Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

The Kernel take

Eternal Sunshine's 89 Metascore represents a rare critical triumph on a modest $20M budget, though its $72.258M worldwide gross suggests the acclaim hasn't fully translated to box office dominance.

Director track record: Michel Gondry

Eternal Sunshine sits well above Michel Gondry's own 61.2-point average across 11 scored films — his best-reviewed work to date, in a filmography that has historically underperformed with critics.

Lead track record: Jim Carrey

Eternal Sunshine sits well above Jim Carrey's own 51.3-point average across 24 scored films, but trails his best-reviewed performance in The Truman Show (90).

Box office

Budget $20M · Box office $72.3M

Trailer

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Original Trailer Uncut (35mm Scan 4K) ↗

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