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The Princess and the Frog

2009 · directed by Ron Clements and John Musker · 98 min
24,063 feet · Prominence
848th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw68

Lifetime worldwide gross $271m, re-releases included; about $417m in 2026 money.

Rank785 of 11,051In 200925 of 312

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise81

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics80 baseAwards19 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 nominated Animated Feature
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy48

Judged directly: First Black Disney princess, historically notable.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.2 from 185kWikipedia46k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 1,149 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 68 praise 81 legacy 48averages 66, placing it at24,063 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Keith David▲ Anika Noni Rose▲ Jenifer Lewis▲ Michael-Leon Wooley▲ Bruno Campos

In these careers — elevation for this film

Keith David19,088 ftAnika Noni Rose18,884 ftJim Cummings18,790 ftBruno Campos18,184 ftMichael-Leon Wooley18,026 ftJenifer Lewis17,988 ftJohn Goodman17,665 ftTerrence Howard17,661 ftOprah Winfrey17,651 ft