Passenger (2026)
Horror, Thriller
The Kernel take
A 52 Metascore ("Mixed or Average" across a thin 14-review sample) landed as a middling reception. On a reported $15M budget, Passenger grossed $31.6M worldwide — only about 2.1× budget with marketing costs undisclosed, a soft result once theatrical distribution costs are factored in, and one of the weaker commercial showings in this set.
Director track record: André Øvredal
Passenger (52) sits almost exactly at André Øvredal's 51.8-point average across these 6 scored films, well short of his best-reviewed work, The Autopsy of Jane Doe (65).
Lead track record: Jacob Scipio
Passenger (52) comes in below Jacob Scipio's 55.2-point average across these 5 scored credits, trailing his best-reviewed role, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (68).
Box office
Budget $15M · Box office $31.6M
A steep -68.9% second-weekend drop and just a 2.1× domestic multiplier point to a film that came and went quickly, with almost no run beyond its opening.