Titanic

1997 · directed by James Cameron · 194 min

28,791 feet · Prominence

4th of 15,261 films scored

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How this film scores

Draw97

$2.26bn worldwide in 1997 — $3.79bn in today's money.

As released$2.26bnIn 2026 money$3.79bnRank2 of 8,589In 19971 of 182

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Critics 82, awards 98. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics82 → 41Awards98 → 49

Oscars11 won Picture, Director, Original Song, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Visual Effects, Original Dramatic Score, Sound, Sound Editing3 nominated Actress, Supporting Actress, Makeup and Hairstyling

Golden Globes4 won Motion Picture, Director, Original Score, Original Song

BAFTAs4 nominated Film, Sound, Original Music, 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.

Legacy95

Judged directly: Global phenomenon, still ubiquitous decades on.

Verdict95 of 100IMDb8 from 1.4mWikipedia190k views a monthAge29 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 4 of 3,430 films judged

100Star Wars (1977)

98The Godfather (1972)

96Jaws (1975)

95The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

95The Matrix (1999)

95The Shining (1980)

95Titanic (1997)

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 97 praise 91 legacy 95averages 94, which places it at28,791 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

▲ Leonardo DiCaprio ▲ Kate Winslet

In these careers — elevation for this film

Leonardo DiCaprio24,744 ft Kate Winslet24,714 ft