
$9m worldwide in 1981 — $33m in today's money.
As released$9mIn 2026 money$33mRank4,445 of 8,589In 198151 of 76
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 74, awards 40. Half each, so Praise lands at 79.
Critics74 → 37Awards40 → 20
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: Bleak Steve Martin musical curio.
Verdict30 of 100IMDb6.5 from 6kWikipedia8k views a monthAge45 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.