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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994 · directed by Stephan Elliott · 103 min · R
24,853 feet · Prominence
537th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $30m, re-releases included; about $66m in 2026 money.

Rank3,683 of 11,051In 199459 of 178

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards44 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Costume Design
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Landmark camp classic, drag-culture touchstone.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.5 from 60kWikipedia0k views a monthAge32 years

Scored beside it · 495 of 4,039 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 51 praise 86 legacy 62averages 66, placing it at24,853 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

▲ Bill Hunter

In these careers — elevation for this film

Guy Pearce19,732 ftHugo Weaving19,604 ftTerence Stamp19,516 ftBill Hunter17,987 ft