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Basic Instinct

1992 · directed by Paul Verhoeven · 128 min
24,530 feet · Prominence
616th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw76

$353m worldwide in 1992 — $830m in today's money.

As released$353mIn 2026 money$830mRank269 of 8,589In 19924 of 135

How Draw works

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

Praise52

Critics 50, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 52.

Critics50 → 25Awards10 → 5

Oscars2 nominated Film Editing, Original Score
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.

Legacy65

Judged directly: The interrogation scene is endlessly parodied.

Verdict65 of 100IMDb7.1 from 241kWikipedia65k views a monthAge34 years

Scored beside it · 376 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 76 praise 52 legacy 65averages 64, which places it at24,530 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 Douglas22,722 ft