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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012 · directed by Peter Jackson · 169 min
24,545 feet · Prominence
640th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw84

Lifetime worldwide gross $1.02bn, re-releases included; about $1.47bn in 2026 money.

Rank71 of 11,051In 20124 of 319

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics61 baseAwards16 signal → +3 lift

Oscars3 nominated Production Design, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTAs1 nominated Craft and other
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Hobbit trilogy, lesser than LOTR.

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

Scored beside it · 665 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 84 praise 64 legacy 58averages 69, placing it at24,545 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

Ian McKellen19,498 ftMartin Freeman19,238 ftRichard Armitage18,380 ftJames Nesbitt18,089 ftKen Stott17,903 ftBenedict Cumberbatch17,657 ftCate Blanchett17,656 ftElijah Wood17,655 ftAndy Serkis17,654 ftHugo Weaving17,654 ftChristopher Lee17,653 ftLee Pace17,652 ftIan Holm17,651 ftTerry Notary17,636 ft