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Chicago

2002 · directed by Rob Marshall · 113 min
26,689 feet · Prominence
136th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 136th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw72

$307m worldwide in 2002 — $563m in today's money.

As released$307mIn 2026 money$563mRank502 of 8,589In 200212 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Critics 84, awards 95. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics84 → 42Awards95 → 48

Oscars6 won Picture, Supporting Actress, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound6 nominated Director, Actress, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song, Cinematography
Golden Globes2 won Actress, Actor
BAFTAs1 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.

Legacy74

Judged directly: Chicago reviewed.

Verdict74 of 100IMDb7.2 from 255kWikipedia41k views a monthAge24 years

Scored beside it · 204 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 72 praise 92 legacy 74averages 79, which places it at26,689 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

Renee Zellweger

In these careers — elevation for this film

Renee Zellweger23,284 ft