
$318m worldwide in 2004 — $556m in today's money.
As released$318mIn 2026 money$556mRank512 of 8,589In 200413 of 209
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 58, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 60.
Critics58 → 29Awards10 → 5
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: Christmas staple and uncanny-valley reference point.
Verdict50 of 100IMDb6.6 from 270kWikipedia83k views a monthAge22 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.