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Earthquake

1974 · directed by Mark Robson · 123 min
22,134 feet · Prominence
1,652nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw71

$80m worldwide in 1974 — $533m in today's money.

As released$80mIn 2026 money$533mRank540 of 8,589In 19747 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.

Praise57

Critics 49, awards 33. Half each, so Praise lands at 57.

Critics49 → 24Awards33 → 16

Oscars2 won Sound, Special Achievement Academy Award3 nominated Cinematography, Production Design, Film Editing
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Sensurround gimmick, film forgotten.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb5.9 from 18kWikipedia11k views a monthAge52 years

Scored beside it · 1,896 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 71 praise 57 legacy 30averages 53, which places it at22,134 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene.