Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Adventure, Fantasy
82Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
Universal acclaim at 82 Metascore on a $130M budget made commercial sense: the film hauled in $789.805M worldwide, validating the franchise's then-expanding ambitions.
Director track record: Alfonso Cuarón
Prisoner of Azkaban sits just above Alfonso Cuarón's own 81.3-point average across 8 scored films — a modest uptick in a filmography that peaks with Gravity's 96.
Lead track record: Daniel Radcliffe
The film sits well above Daniel Radcliffe's own 64.4-point average across 19 scored films — one of his best-reviewed works to date, though it trails his career high of 85 set by Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Box office
Budget $130M · Box office $789.8M
Trailer
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Warner Bros. UK ↗