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Skyfall

2012 · directed by Sam Mendes · 143 min
26,026 feet · Prominence
243rd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw85

Lifetime worldwide gross $1.11bn, re-releases included; about $1.59bn in 2026 money.

Rank52 of 11,051In 20122 of 319

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards41 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 won Sound Editing3 nominated Cinematography, Original Score, Sound
BAFTAs1 won Craft and other3 nominated Actor, Supporting acting, 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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Best-regarded modern Bond, Adele theme.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.8 from 768kWikipedia99k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 451 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 85 praise 89 legacy 62averages 79, placing it at26,026 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

Daniel Craig19,953 ftJavier Bardem19,659 ftJudi Dench19,265 ftRalph Fiennes18,390 ftBen Whishaw18,281 ftNaomie Harris18,233 ftAlbert Finney18,185 ftRory Kinnear17,653 ftHelen McCrory17,641 ft