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Monsters, Inc.

2001 · directed by Pete Docter · 92 min
26,721 feet · Prominence
124th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 124th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw80

$580m worldwide in 2001 — $1.08bn in today's money.

As released$580mIn 2026 money$1.08bnRank149 of 8,589In 20013 of 189

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 88, awards 35. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics88 → 44Awards35 → 18

Oscars1 won Original Song3 nominated Animated Feature, Original Score, 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.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Sulley, Mike and Boo permanently beloved.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb8.1 from 1.1mWikipedia0k views a monthAge25 years

Scored beside it · 271 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 80 praise 90 legacy 70averages 80, which places it at26,721 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: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi.