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On Golden Pond

1981 · directed by Mark Rydell · 109 min
25,118 feet · Prominence
457th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw69

$119m worldwide in 1981 — $433m in today's money.

As released$119mIn 2026 money$433mRank730 of 8,589In 19814 of 76

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Critics 80, awards 90. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.

Critics80 → 40Awards90 → 45

Oscars3 won Actress, Actor, Adapted Screenplay7 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Acclaimed drama, faded from active culture.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.6 from 37kWikipedia18k views a monthAge45 years

Scored beside it · 724 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 69 praise 89 legacy 52averages 70, which places it at25,118 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

Jane Fonda22,457 ft