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The King of Comedy

1982 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 109 min
24,226 feet · Prominence
719th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw37

$3m worldwide in 1982 — $9m in today's money.

As released$3mIn 2026 money$9mRank6,037 of 8,589In 198269 of 82

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Critics 81, awards 38. Half each, so Praise lands at 85.

Critics81 → 41Awards38 → 19

BAFTAs1 won Original Screenplay3 nominated Direction, Actor, Editing
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.

Legacy65

Judged directly: Rupert Pupkin; Joker revived its influence.

Verdict65 of 100IMDb7.8 from 132kWikipedia24k views a monthAge44 years

Scored beside it · 381 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 37 praise 85 legacy 65averages 62, which places it at24,226 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

Robert De Niro22,405 ft