Man of Steel (2013)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
55Kernel Score — Mixed or Average, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
Man of Steel's middling 55 Metascore represents a respectable return on a $225M budget, with the $668M global gross affirming its commercial viability despite critical ambivalence.
Director track record: Zack Snyder
Man of Steel (55) sits well above Zack Snyder's own 46.7-point average across 11 scored films—a significant outlier in his filmography—though it trails his best-reviewed work, Dawn of the Dead (59).
Lead track record: Henry Cavill
Man of Steel (55) sits slightly above Henry Cavill's own 53.7-point average across 20 scored films, a modest showing in a career that peaks with Mission: Impossible - Fallout (87).
Box office
Budget $225M · Box office $668M