How this film scores
$26m worldwide in 1987 — $75m in today's money.
As released$26mIn 2026 money$75mRank3,127 of 8,589In 198745 of 130
How Draw works
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 66, awards 23. Half each, so Praise lands at 70.
Critics66 → 33Awards23 → 11
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.
Judged directly: Apartheid drama, largely faded.
Verdict28 of 100IMDb7.4 from 15kWikipedia9k views a monthAge39 years
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.
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.