
$518m worldwide in 1991 — $1.25bn in today's money.
As released$518mIn 2026 money$1.25bnRank106 of 8,589In 19911 of 146
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 83, awards 52. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.
Critics83 → 41Awards52 → 26
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: Iconic sequel, quoted forever.
Verdict89 of 100IMDb8.6 from 1.3mWikipedia96k views a monthAge35 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.