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The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992 · directed by Brian Henson · 86 min · G
23,975 feet · Prominence
892nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $35m, re-releases included; about $81m in 2026 money.

Rank3,310 of 11,051In 199246 of 166

How Draw works

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

Praise71

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics71 baseAwards0 signal → +0 lift

No award rows on file, usually missing data rather than missing honours. Wikidata is thin for older and non-English films.

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.

Legacy60

Judged directly: Annual Christmas fixture, affection grows yearly.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb7.8 from 82kWikipedia27k views a monthAge34 years

Scored beside it · 588 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 51 praise 71 legacy 60averages 61, placing it at23,975 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.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Michael Caine19,989 ftDave Goelz18,380 ftFrank Oz18,246 ftSteve Whitmire18,228 ftJerry Nelson17,995 ft