The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Drama, Comedy
The Kernel take
A 62 Metascore on a $35M budget that grossed over $326M worldwide suggests critics were merely lukewarm on what audiences embraced as a genuine phenomenon—the kind of disparity that defines a blockbuster's cultural footprint over its critical one.
Director track record: David Frankel
The Devil Wears Prada (62) sits well above David Frankel's own 51.5-point average across his other 6 scored films—a notable outlier in his filmography—though it trails his best-reviewed work, Hope Springs (65).
Lead track record: Meryl Streep
The Devil Wears Prada (62) sits slightly below Meryl Streep's own 63.9-point average across her other 24 scored films—a rare dip for an actor whose filmography consistently trends upward—and falls well short of her best-reviewed work, Manhattan (83).
Box office
Budget $35M · Box office $326.6M