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2009 · directed by James Cameron · 162 min
26,910 feet · Prominence
104th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 104th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw100

Lifetime worldwide gross $2.92bn, re-releases included; about $4.50bn in 2026 money.

Rank1 of 11,051In 20091 of 312

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards87 signal → +8 lift

Oscars3 won Cinematography, Production Design, Visual Effects6 nominated Picture, Director, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing
Golden Globes2 won Motion Picture, Director1 nominated Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Craft and other4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Original Music, 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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Colossal box office, thin lasting footprint.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.9 from 1.5mWikipedia335k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 322 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 100 praise 90 legacy 68averages 86, placing it at26,910 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

▲ Sam Worthington

In these careers — elevation for this film

Zoe Saldaña19,816 ftSam Worthington19,406 ftSigourney Weaver19,399 ftStephen Lang19,226 ftMichelle Rodriguez18,511 ftGiovanni Ribisi18,452 ft