Hereditary (2018)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The Kernel take
An 87 Kernel Score ("Universal Acclaim") reflects the near-unanimous critical embrace, and on a $10M budget alone (marketing spend isn't available), Hereditary returned roughly 8× that outlay at the worldwide box office.
Director track record: Ari Aster
Hereditary's 87 is comfortably Ari Aster's best-reviewed film in this set, well above his 72-point average across these four features and far ahead of his next-best, Midsommar (72).
Lead track record: Toni Collette
Hereditary's 87 towers over Toni Collette's 60-point average across these roles — the best-reviewed performance in this sample, ahead of previous highs like The Hours and Little Miss Sunshine (80 each).
Box office
Budget $10M · Box office $80.2M
A 3.2× domestic multiplier is strong for a $10M indie horror film, but the -49.5% second-weekend drop shows a typical front-loaded horror pattern rather than a slow-building expansion — most of the money came in fast, not from word-of-mouth growth over time.