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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012 · directed by Peter Jackson · 169 min
25,027 feet · Prominence
484th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw84

$1.02bn worldwide in 2012 — $1.47bn in today's money.

As released$1.02bnIn 2026 money$1.47bnRank69 of 8,589In 20124 of 244

How Draw works

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

Praise64

Critics 61, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 64.

Critics61 → 31Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Production Design, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Hobbit trilogy, lesser than LOTR.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.8 from 927kWikipedia0k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 552 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 84 praise 64 legacy 58averages 69, which places it at25,027 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

Cate Blanchett21,662 ft