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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991 · directed by James Cameron · 137 min
27,745 feet · Prominence
26th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

How this film scores

Draw82

$518m worldwide in 1991 — $1.25bn in today's money.

As released$518mIn 2026 money$1.25bnRank106 of 8,589In 19911 of 146

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 83, awards 52. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics83 → 41Awards52 → 26

Oscars4 won Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound, Sound Editing2 nominated Cinematography, Film Editing
BAFTAs2 won Sound, Special Visual Effects
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.

Legacy89

Judged directly: Iconic sequel, quoted forever.

Verdict89 of 100IMDb8.6 from 1.3mWikipedia96k views a monthAge35 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 28 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 82 praise 87 legacy 89averages 86, which places it at27,745 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

Arnold Schwarzenegger

In these careers — elevation for this film

Arnold Schwarzenegger23,570 ft