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Batman

1989 · directed by Tim Burton · 126 min
26,771 feet · Prominence
114th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Batman’ (1989) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

How this film scores

Draw80

$411m worldwide in 1989 — $1.09bn in today's money.

As released$411mIn 2026 money$1.09bnRank144 of 8,589In 19892 of 125

How Draw works

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

Praise75

Critics 73, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 75.

Critics73 → 37Awards14 → 7

Oscars1 won Production Design
BAFTAs1 nominated Sound
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: Burton's dark icon, Batmania phenomenon.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb7.5 from 429kWikipedia60k views a monthAge37 years

Scored beside it · 97 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 80 praise 75 legacy 82averages 79, which places it at26,771 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.

Whose apex this is

Jack Nicholson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jack Nicholson25,195 ft