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RoboCop

1987 · directed by Paul Verhoeven · 102 min · R
26,220 feet · Prominence
206th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw58

Lifetime worldwide gross $53m, re-releases included; about $155m in 2026 money.

Rank2,121 of 11,051In 198721 of 162

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics77 baseAwards12 signal → +1 lift

Oscars2 nominated Film Editing, Sound
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.

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 · 107 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 58 praise 78 legacy 82averages 73, placing it at26,220 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Ronny Cox▲ Kurtwood Smith▲ Dan O'Herlihy

In these careers — elevation for this film

Peter Weller19,945 ftNancy Allen18,963 ftKurtwood Smith18,898 ftRonny Cox18,608 ftMiguel Ferrer18,463 ftDan O'Herlihy18,118 ftRay Wise18,054 ft