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Batman Returns

1992 · directed by Tim Burton · 126 min
25,405 feet · Prominence
374th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw74

Lifetime worldwide gross $280m, re-releases included; about $659m in 2026 money.

Rank406 of 11,051In 19926 of 166

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics75 baseAwards12 signal → +1 lift

Oscars2 nominated Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy66

Judged directly: Burton gothic, Catwoman iconic.

Verdict66 of 100IMDb7.1 from 349kWikipedia62k views a monthAge34 years

Scored beside it · 397 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 74 praise 76 legacy 66averages 72, placing it at25,405 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

Michael Keaton19,807 ftMichelle Pfeiffer19,657 ftDanny DeVito19,524 ftChristopher Walken18,664 ftPat Hingle17,764 ftMichael Murphy17,712 ftDoug Jones17,660 ftPaul Reubens17,653 ftDiane Salinger17,633 ft