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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011 · directed by Michael Bay · 154 min
22,123 feet · Prominence
1,659th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw85

$1.12bn worldwide in 2011 — $1.65bn in today's money.

As released$1.12bnIn 2026 money$1.65bnRank43 of 8,589In 20112 of 242

How Draw works

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

Praise43

Critics 39, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 43.

Critics39 → 19Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Editing
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Enormous grosses, negligible cultural imprint.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb6.2 from 454kWikipedia44k views a monthAge15 years

Scored beside it · 1,898 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 85 praise 43 legacy 30averages 53, which places it at22,123 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

Frances McDormand21,722 ft