Star Wars (1977)
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
90Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A Metascore of 90 on an $11M budget that's grossed $775.398M worldwide is the kind of critical-commercial alignment that defines generational tentpoles; this is what bet-the-farm filmmaking looks like when it actually works.
Director track record: George Lucas
Star Wars (90) sits well above George Lucas's own 69-point average across his other 5 scored films — a significant outlier in his body of work, though it trails American Graffiti (97) as his best-reviewed film to date.
Lead track record: Mark Hamill
The film marks Mark Hamill's best-reviewed work by a considerable margin, exceeding his previous high of The Empire Strikes Back (82) and lifting him 32.3 points above his 57.7-point average across his other 7 scored films.
Box office
Budget $11M · Box office $775.4M