
$41m worldwide in 1981 — $148m in today's money.
As released$41mIn 2026 money$148mRank2,067 of 8,589In 198114 of 76
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 73, awards 39. Half each, so Praise lands at 78.
Critics73 → 37Awards39 → 19
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: Journalism drama, largely forgotten.
Verdict25 of 100IMDb6.9 from 16kWikipedia10k 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.