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The Greatest Showman

2017 · directed by Michael Gracey · 105 min
23,590 feet · Prominence
968th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw73

$459m worldwide in 2017 — $618m in today's money.

As released$459mIn 2026 money$618mRank440 of 8,589In 201720 of 237

How Draw works

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

Praise53

Critics 52, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 53.

Critics52 → 26Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Original Song
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: This Is Me became a singalong phenomenon.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.5 from 343kWikipedia84k views a monthAge9 years

Scored beside it · 762 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 73 praise 53 legacy 52averages 59, which places it at23,590 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

Hugh Jackman22,726 ftZendaya21,693 ft