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Corpse Bride

2005 · directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson · 77 min
23,787 feet · Prominence
981st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

Lifetime worldwide gross $118m, re-releases included; about $200m in 2026 money.

Rank1,731 of 11,051In 200542 of 266

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards19 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 nominated Animated Feature
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Burton Halloween staple, modest imprint.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.4 from 324kWikipedia46k views a monthAge21 years

Scored beside it · 1,347 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 61 praise 86 legacy 45averages 64, placing it at23,787 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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