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The Muppet Movie

1979 · directed by James Frawley · 97 min
25,889 feet · Prominence
269th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw66

$75m worldwide in 1979 — $342m in today's money.

As released$75mIn 2026 money$342mRank955 of 8,589In 197912 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise82

Critics 82, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.

Critics82 → 41Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Original Song Score
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Registry film, Rainbow Connection permanently beloved.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.6 from 41kWikipedia20k views a monthAge47 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 241 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 66 praise 82 legacy 72averages 73, which places it at25,889 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

Steve Martin21,572 ft