Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Adventure, Fantasy
65Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A Metascore of 65 lands comfortably in generally favorable territory for a $125M tentpole, though the nearly $1B global haul suggests audiences were far more enthusiastic than critics.
Director track record: Chris Columbus
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (65) stands well above Chris Columbus's own 49-point average across 15 scored films — his best-reviewed work to date, in a filmography that had previously peaked at 63.
Lead track record: Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe's performance lands at 65, just shy of his own 65.3-point average across 19 scored films — a serviceable entry in a career that would later reach far higher with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (85).
Box office
Budget $125M · Box office $976.5M