
$839m worldwide in 2010 — $1.27bn in today's money.
As released$839mIn 2026 money$1.27bnRank102 of 8,589In 20104 of 235
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 80, awards 62. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.
Critics80 → 40Awards62 → 31
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: Huge current attention, thinner durable canon.
Verdict84 of 100IMDb8.8 from 2.8mWikipedia135k views a monthAge16 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.