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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017 · directed by James Gunn · 137 min
24,408 feet · Prominence
698th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw81

Lifetime worldwide gross $864m, re-releases included; about $1.16bn in 2026 money.

Rank132 of 11,051In 20178 of 325

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Visual Effects
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: 51st pct; median traffic, thin footprint.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.6 from 828kWikipedia37k views a monthAge9 years

Scored beside it · 1,013 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 81 praise 77 legacy 50averages 69, placing it at24,408 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.

In these careers — elevation for this film

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