
$64m worldwide in 1997 — $131m in today's money.
As released$64mIn 2026 money$131mRank2,248 of 8,589In 199746 of 182
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 72, awards 22. Half each, so Praise lands at 75.
Critics72 → 36Awards22 → 11
Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.
Judged directly: Mainstream gay comedy milestone, faded.
Verdict32 of 100IMDb6.4 from 46kWikipedia14k views a monthAge29 years
If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.
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.
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.