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Rocky

1976 · directed by John G. Avildsen · 120 min
27,471 feet · Prominence
46th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

How this film scores

Draw74

$117m worldwide in 1976 — $680m in today's money.

As released$117mIn 2026 money$680mRank379 of 8,589In 19762 of 44

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 82, awards 88. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics82 → 41Awards88 → 44

Oscars3 won Picture, Director, Film Editing5 nominated Actress, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, 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.

Legacy88

Judged directly: Underdog myth, steps, theme.

Verdict88 of 100IMDb8.1 from 684kWikipedia71k views a monthAge50 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 39 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 74 praise 90 legacy 88averages 84, which places it at27,471 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

Sylvester Stallone23,223 ft