How this film scores
$20m worldwide in 1972 — $156m in today's money.
As released$20mIn 2026 money$156mRank1,994 of 8,589In 197214 of 31
How Draw works
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 73, awards 39. Half each, so Praise lands at 78.
Critics73 → 37Awards39 → 20
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.
Judged directly: Diana Ross as Billie Holiday, notable.
Verdict40 of 100IMDb7 from 5kWikipedia5k views a monthAge54 years
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.
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
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: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan.