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The Sound of Music

1965 · directed by Robert Wise · 174 min
28,314 feet · Prominence
7th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 7th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw94

$286m worldwide in 1965 — $3.00bn in today's money.

As released$286mIn 2026 money$3.00bnRank5 of 8,589In 19651 of 29

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Critics 73, awards 91. Half each, so Praise lands at 85.

Critics73 → 37Awards91 → 45

Oscars5 won Picture, Director, Film Editing, Adaptation or Treatment, Sound3 nominated Actress, Supporting Actress, Color
Golden Globes1 won Actress
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.

Legacy92

Judged directly: Universal songbook, permanent family canon.

Verdict92 of 100IMDb8.1 from 289kWikipedia129k views a monthAge61 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 11 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 94 praise 85 legacy 92averages 90, which places it at28,314 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.

Whose apex this is

Julie Andrews

In these careers — elevation for this film

Julie Andrews24,701 ft