
$411m worldwide in 2021 — $500m in today's money.
As released$411mIn 2026 money$500mRank603 of 8,589In 20217 of 156
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 78, awards 74. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.
Critics78 → 39Awards74 → 37
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: Dune reviewed.
Verdict64 of 100IMDb8 from 1.0mWikipedia151k views a monthAge5 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.