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The Greatest Showman

2017 · directed by Michael Gracey · 105 min
24,056 feet · Prominence
851st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw73

Lifetime worldwide gross $459m, re-releases included; about $618m in 2026 money.

Rank446 of 11,051In 201721 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.

Praise58

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics52 baseAwards25 signal → +6 lift

Oscars1 nominated Original Song
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
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.

Legacy60

Judged directly: MC48 but soundtrack became a lasting phenomenon.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb7.5 from 343kWikipedia84k views a monthAge9 years

Scored beside it · 585 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 73 praise 58 legacy 60averages 64, placing it at24,056 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.

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