Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
54Kernel Score — Mixed or Average, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 54 Metascore on a $170M budget suggests the film's $644.8M worldwide gross came despite, not because of, critical enthusiasm. The math works out to financial success, but mixed reviews indicate the studio was betting on franchise loyalty rather than critical approval.
Director track record: Alan Taylor
Thor: The Dark World trails Alan Taylor's best-reviewed work, The Emperor's New Clothes (60), sitting only 1.5 points above his 52.5-point average across his other four scored films.
Lead track record: Chris Hemsworth
Thor: The Dark World falls notably short of Chris Hemsworth's 59.1-point average across his 19 other scored films, trailing well behind his best-reviewed work, Star Trek (82), by a significant 5.1-point margin.
Box office
Budget $170M · Box office $644.8M