
$29m worldwide in 1971 — $233m in today's money.
As released$29mIn 2026 money$233mRank1,436 of 8,589In 19718 of 36
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 83, awards 27. Half each, so Praise lands at 85.
Critics83 → 42Awards27 → 13
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.
Judged directly: Criterion Nichols, culturally faded.
Verdict38 of 100IMDb6.9 from 16kWikipedia11k views a monthAge55 years
If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.
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.
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.