
$64m worldwide in 1987 — $185m in today's money.
As released$64mIn 2026 money$185mRank1,755 of 8,589In 198718 of 130
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 67, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 69.
Critics67 → 34Awards10 → 5
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.
Judged directly: Nicholson and three stars, camp memory.
Verdict42 of 100IMDb6.6 from 82kWikipedia23k views a monthAge39 years
If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.
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.
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.