X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
75Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 75 Metascore justifies the $250M spend, with nearly $750M in worldwide returns suggesting audiences embraced what critics found generally favorable. That's the kind of box office that validates a prestige blockbuster pitch.
Director track record: Bryan Singer
Days of Future Past (75) sits well above Bryan Singer's own 60.1-point average across 10 scored films — a notably sharp outing for him — though it trails The Usual Suspects (76), his best-reviewed work to date.
Lead track record: Hugh Jackman
Days of Future Past (75) sits well above Hugh Jackman's own 51.1-point average across 24 scored films — one of his best-reviewed works to date — though it falls short of Happy Feet (77), his highest-scored film.
Box office
Budget $250M · Box office $748M