Zombieland (2009)
Comedy, Horror
73Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 73 Metascore on a $23.6M budget that's pulled in $102.392M worldwide suggests critics and audiences aligned on this one—a rare comfort zone for studio comedies. The near-5x return on production costs confirms the picture struck commercial gold despite middling critical consensus.
Director track record: Ruben Fleischer
Zombieland (73) sits well above Ruben Fleischer's own 45.7-point average across 6 scored films—a career-high for the director, exceeding his previous best of Zombieland: Double Tap (55).
Lead track record: Jesse Eisenberg
Zombieland (73) sits well above Jesse Eisenberg's own 55-point average across 19 scored films, but trails his best-reviewed work, The Social Network (95).
Box office
Budget $23.6M · Box office $102.4M