
$52m worldwide in 1990 — $132m in today's money.
As released$52mIn 2026 money$132mRank2,246 of 8,589In 199029 of 129
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 78, awards 51. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.
Critics78 → 39Awards51 → 25
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: Williams and De Niro, film faded.
Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.8 from 171kWikipedia45k views a monthAge36 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.