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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 · directed by Peter Jackson · 161 min
24,997 feet · Prominence
491st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw83

$958m worldwide in 2013 — $1.36bn in today's money.

As released$958mIn 2026 money$1.36bnRank90 of 8,589In 20134 of 251

How Draw works

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

Praise72

Critics 70, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 72.

Critics70 → 35Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Editing
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Middle Hobbit film, franchise fatigue.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.8 from 753kWikipedia32k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 727 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 83 praise 72 legacy 52averages 69, which places it at24,997 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

Cate Blanchett21,597 ft