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Star Wars

1977 · directed by George Lucas · 121 min
29,029 feet · Prominence
The highest film on the mountain
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How this film scores

Draw92

$775m worldwide in 1977 — $2.68bn in today's money.

As released$775mIn 2026 money$2.68bnRank9 of 8,589In 19771 of 42

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Critics 92, awards 84. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics92 → 46Awards84 → 42

Oscars7 won Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Visual Effects, Original Score, Sound, Special Achievement Academy Award4 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Original Score1 nominated Supporting Actor
BAFTAs1 won Original Music
How Praise works

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.

Legacy100

Judged directly: Foundational, ultimate cultural touchstone.

Verdict100 of 100IMDb8.6 from 1.6mWikipedia122k views a monthAge49 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100Sight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1 of 3,430 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 92 praise 95 legacy 100averages 96, which places it at29,029 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

Harrison Ford23,371 ft