
$105m worldwide in 2001 — $195m in today's money.
As released$105mIn 2026 money$195mRank1,686 of 8,589In 200139 of 189
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 73, awards 50. Half each, so Praise lands at 79.
Critics73 → 36Awards50 → 25
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: Denzel iconic, King Kong line.
Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.8 from 516kWikipedia70k views a monthAge25 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.