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The Devil Wears Prada

2006 · directed by David Frankel · 109 min
26,255 feet · Prominence
200th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw71

Lifetime worldwide gross $327m, re-releases included; about $535m in 2026 money.

Rank549 of 11,051In 200612 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.

Praise77

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics69 baseAwards55 signal → +9 lift

Oscars2 nominated Actress, Costume Design
Golden Globes1 won Actress
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Endlessly quoted, meme-worthy fashion classic.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb7 from 545kWikipedia254k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 162 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 71 praise 77 legacy 78averages 75, placing it at26,255 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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