
$152m worldwide in 1988 — $424m in today's money.
As released$152mIn 2026 money$424mRank752 of 8,589In 198810 of 140
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 86, awards 47. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.
Critics86 → 43Awards47 → 23
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: Beloved Hanks comedy, piano scene.
Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.3 from 258kWikipedia41k views a monthAge38 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.