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Spider-Man 2

2004 · directed by Sam Raimi · 127 min
26,690 feet · Prominence
134th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 134th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw83

Lifetime worldwide gross $789m, re-releases included; about $1.38bn in 2026 money.

Rank89 of 11,051In 20043 of 256

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards22 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 won Visual Effects2 nominated Sound, Sound Editing
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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Best superhero sequel, meme-worthy.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.5 from 777kWikipedia57k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 226 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 83 praise 89 legacy 72averages 81, placing it at26,690 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

▲ Alfred Molina

In these careers — elevation for this film

Alfred Molina20,317 ftTobey Maguire19,833 ftKirsten Dunst19,158 ftJ.K. Simmons18,860 ftJames Franco18,759 ftDonna Murphy17,925 ftWillem Dafoe17,679 ftElizabeth Banks17,669 ftCliff Robertson17,658 ftBill Nunn17,655 ftDylan Baker17,651 ftJoel McHale17,643 ft