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The Golden Compass

2007 · directed by Chris Weitz · 113 min
21,693 feet · Prominence
1,806th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw72

$372m worldwide in 2007 — $593m in today's money.

As released$372mIn 2026 money$593mRank471 of 8,589In 200713 of 245

How Draw works

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

Praise51

Critics 47, awards 16. Half each, so Praise lands at 51.

Critics47 → 23Awards16 → 8

Oscars1 won Visual Effects1 nominated Production Design
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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Failed franchise starter, no imprint.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb6.1 from 200kWikipedia28k views a monthAge19 years

Scored beside it · 2,076 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 72 praise 51 legacy 28averages 50, which places it at21,693 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

Nicole Kidman22,073 ft