
$12m worldwide in 1966 — $122m in today's money.
As released$12mIn 2026 money$122mRank2,368 of 8,589In 196612 of 29
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 82, awards 33. Half each, so Praise lands at 85.
Critics82 → 41Awards33 → 16
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: Miniaturization premise endlessly parodied.
Verdict45 of 100IMDb6.8 from 22kWikipedia14k views a monthAge60 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.
No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence.