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Hello, Dolly!

1969 · directed by Gene Kelly · 148 min
22,766 feet · Prominence
1,375th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw65

$33m worldwide in 1969 — $299m in today's money.

As released$33mIn 2026 money$299mRank1,109 of 8,589In 19696 of 21

How Draw works

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

Praise61

Critics 47, awards 54. Half each, so Praise lands at 61.

Critics47 → 24Awards54 → 27

Oscars3 won Production Design, Original Musical Score, Sound4 nominated Picture, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing
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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Kept alive largely by WALL-E.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7 from 18kWikipedia15k views a monthAge57 years

Scored beside it · 1,285 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 65 praise 61 legacy 40averages 55, which places it at22,766 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

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: Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew.