
$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
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 61, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 64.
Critics61 → 31Awards14 → 7
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: Hobbit trilogy, lesser than LOTR.
Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.8 from 927kWikipedia0k views a monthAge14 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.