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RoboCop

1987 · directed by Paul Verhoeven · 102 min · R
25,954 feet · Prominence
256th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘RoboCop’ (1987) With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

How this film scores

Draw58

$53m worldwide in 1987 — $155m in today's money.

As released$53mIn 2026 money$155mRank2,003 of 8,589In 198721 of 130

How Draw works

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

Praise78

Critics 77, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 78.

Critics77 → 39Awards10 → 5

Oscars2 nominated Film Editing, Sound
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: Quotable satire, franchise, permanent 80s icon.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb7.6 from 306kWikipedia52k views a monthAge39 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 106 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 58 praise 78 legacy 82averages 73, which places it at25,954 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox.