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The Return of the Pink Panther

1975 · directed by Blake Edwards · 113 min · G
23,038 feet · Prominence
1,390th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

Lifetime worldwide gross $42m, re-releases included; about $257m in 2026 money.

Rank1,346 of 11,051In 19756 of 43

How Draw works

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

Praise74

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics70 baseAwards30 signal → +4 lift

Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Sellers Clouseau, faded but still known.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7 from 30kWikipedia12k views a monthAge51 years

Scored beside it · 1,601 of 4,039 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 63 praise 74 legacy 42averages 60, placing it at23,038 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

Peter Sellers19,854 ftChristopher Plummer18,466 ftHerbert Lom18,345 ft