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Chicago

2002 · directed by Rob Marshall · 113 min
26,629 feet · Prominence
145th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 145th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw72

Lifetime worldwide gross $307m, re-releases included; about $563m in 2026 money.

Rank509 of 11,051In 200212 of 253

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards99 signal → +8 lift

Oscars6 won Picture, Supporting Actress, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound6 nominated Director, Actress, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song, Cinematography
Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Actress, Actor3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actress5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Craft and other
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. 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 · 210 of 4,039 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, placing it at26,629 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▲ Richard Gere▲ Catherine Zeta-Jones

In these careers — elevation for this film

Catherine Zeta-Jones20,696 ftRenee Zellweger20,696 ftRichard Gere20,131 ftJohn C. Reilly19,321 ftQueen Latifah18,915 ftDominic West18,165 ftChristine Baranski17,967 ftLucy Liu17,664 ftTaye Diggs17,660 ft