
$49m worldwide in 2006 — $80m in today's money.
As released$49mIn 2026 money$80mRank3,047 of 8,589In 200685 of 215
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 81, awards 81. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.
Critics81 → 40Awards81 → 41
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: Whitaker's Amin, film less remembered.
Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.6 from 203kWikipedia48k views a monthAge20 years
If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.
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.
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.
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: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson.