
$273m worldwide in 2002 — $501m in today's money.
As released$273mIn 2026 money$501mRank601 of 8,589In 200215 of 196
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 81, awards 19. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.
Critics81 → 40Awards19 → 10
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: Stitch is a global merchandising icon.
Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.4 from 244kWikipedia84k views a monthAge24 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.
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: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers.