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Bridesmaids

2011 · directed by Paul Feig · 125 min
25,111 feet · Prominence
460th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw69

Lifetime worldwide gross $288m, re-releases included; about $423m in 2026 money.

Rank772 of 11,051In 201122 of 304

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards47 signal → +4 lift

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
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: Dress-shop scene, changed studio comedy.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb6.8 from 324kWikipedia47k views a monthAge15 years

Scored beside it · 622 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 69 praise 86 legacy 58averages 71, placing it at25,111 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

▲ Kristen Wiig▲ Maya Rudolph

In these careers — elevation for this film

Melissa McCarthy19,919 ftKristen Wiig19,709 ftMaya Rudolph18,945 ftRose Byrne18,694 ftChris O'Dowd18,556 ftJill Clayburgh17,964 ftRebel Wilson17,659 ftJon Hamm17,650 ftTim Heidecker17,645 ftPat Carroll17,626 ft