
$232m worldwide in 1996 — $488m in today's money.
As released$232mIn 2026 money$488mRank630 of 8,589In 199611 of 170
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 86, awards 99. Half each, so Praise lands at 93.
Critics86 → 43Awards99 → 49
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: Best Picture, now fading somewhat.
Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.4 from 213kWikipedia39k views a monthAge30 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.