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Black Panther

2018 · directed by Ryan Coogler · 135 min
27,594 feet · Prominence
38th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 38th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw86

$1.35bn worldwide in 2018 — $1.77bn in today's money.

As released$1.35bnIn 2026 money$1.77bnRank30 of 8,589In 20182 of 211

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Critics 92, awards 49. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics92 → 46Awards49 → 25

Oscars3 won Costume Design, Production Design, Original Score2 nominated Picture, Sound
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Black Panther reviewed.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb7.3 from 907kWikipedia78k views a monthAge8 years

Scored beside it · 133 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 86 praise 94 legacy 78averages 86, which places it at27,594 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

Michael B. Jordan

In these careers — elevation for this film

Michael B. Jordan23,007 ft