Split (2017)
Horror, Thriller
63Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
With a Metascore of 63, Split proved that modest budgets and critical acclaim aren't mutually exclusive: a $9M investment returned $278.454M worldwide, suggesting audiences were less concerned with critical consensus than with McAvoy's theatrical performance.
Director track record: M. Night Shyamalan
Split (63) sits well above M. Night Shyamalan's own 47.9-point average across 14 scored films—a significant +15.1 delta—though it trails his best-reviewed work, The Sixth Sense (64).
Lead track record: James McAvoy
Split (63) sits just above James McAvoy's own 62.1-point average across 20 scored films—a modest +0.9 delta—and trails his best-reviewed work, Atonement (85).
Box office
Budget $9M · Box office $278.5M