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The Fifth Element

1997 · directed by Luc Besson · 126 min
24,634 feet · Prominence
585th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw71

$264m worldwide in 1997 — $543m in today's money.

As released$264mIn 2026 money$543mRank531 of 8,589In 19979 of 182

How Draw works

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

Praise63

Critics 61, awards 11. Half each, so Praise lands at 63.

Critics61 → 31Awards11 → 5

Oscars1 nominated Sound Editing
BAFTAs1 won Special Visual Effects
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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Permanent cult, Leeloo and Gaultier costumes.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.6 from 540kWikipedia76k views a monthAge29 years

Scored beside it · 445 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 71 praise 63 legacy 62averages 65, which places it at24,634 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.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Bruce Willis22,448 ftGary Oldman21,916 ft