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Black Panther

2018 · directed by Ryan Coogler · 135 min
27,260 feet · Prominence
65th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 65th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw86

Lifetime worldwide gross $1.35bn, re-releases included; about $1.77bn in 2026 money.

Rank31 of 11,051In 20182 of 303

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics92 baseAwards58 signal → +2 lift

Oscars3 won Costume Design, Production Design, Original Score2 nominated Picture, Sound
Golden Globes1 nominated Best Picture
BAFTAs1 won 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.

Legacy76

Judged directly: Wakanda Forever salute; MC88; first BP-nominated superhero.

Verdict76 of 100IMDb7.3 from 907kWikipedia78k views a monthAge8 years

Scored beside it · 185 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 86 praise 94 legacy 76averages 85, placing it at27,260 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▲ Chadwick Boseman▲ Danai Gurira

In these careers — elevation for this film

Michael B. Jordan20,984 ftChadwick Boseman20,719 ftLupita Nyong'o19,019 ftLetitia Wright18,902 ftDaniel Kaluuya18,820 ftDanai Gurira18,532 ftMartin Freeman18,359 ftWinston Duke18,290 ftDanny Sapani17,745 ftForest Whitaker17,679 ftAngela Bassett17,676 ftAndy Serkis17,675 ftSebastian Stan17,675 ftSterling K. Brown17,654 ft