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Monsters, Inc.

2001 · directed by Pete Docter · 92 min
26,480 feet · Prominence
167th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 167th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw80

Lifetime worldwide gross $580m, re-releases included; about $1.08bn in 2026 money.

Rank154 of 11,051In 20013 of 229

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards35 signal → +2 lift

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

Legacy70

Judged directly: Sulley, Mike and Boo permanently beloved.

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

Scored beside it · 290 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 80 praise 90 legacy 70averages 80, placing it at26,480 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

▲ John Goodman▲ Billy Crystal▲ Mary Gibbs

In these careers — elevation for this film

John Goodman20,441 ftBilly Crystal20,161 ftSteve Buscemi18,900 ftJames Coburn18,531 ftJennifer Tilly18,308 ftMary Gibbs18,272 ftBob Peterson17,830 ftFrank Oz17,665 ftBonnie Hunt17,659 ftWallace Shawn17,654 ftDanny Mann17,638 ftRodger Bumpass17,636 ft