300 (2007)
Action, Adventure, War
52Kernel Score — Mixed or Average, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A Metascore of 52 suggests critics were lukewarm on this stylized swords-and-sandals affair, yet audiences and box office returns told a different story—$456M worldwide on a $65M budget is the kind of math that makes studios forget what the reviews said.
Director track record: Zack Snyder
300 sits above Zack Snyder's own 47.5-point average across 11 scored films, though it trails his best-reviewed work, Dawn of the Dead (59).
Lead track record: Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler's performance here sits well above his own 45.5-point average across 20 scored films, though it falls short of his best-reviewed role in How to Train Your Dragon 2 (77).
Box office
Budget $65M · Box office $456.1M