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Elvis

2022 · directed by Baz Luhrmann · 159 min
24,389 feet · Prominence
705th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw66

Lifetime worldwide gross $289m, re-releases included; about $325m in 2026 money.

Rank1,048 of 11,051In 202214 of 231

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics71 baseAwards84 signal → +12 lift

Oscars8 nominated Picture, Actor, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Actor3 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Lead acting2 nominated Best Picture, Craft and other
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: 57th pct; Butler's impression outlived the film.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.3 from 259kWikipedia50k views a monthAge4 years

Scored beside it · 920 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 66 praise 83 legacy 52averages 67, placing it at24,389 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

▲ Helen Thomson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Austin Butler20,325 ftTom Hanks19,459 ftOlivia DeJonge18,017 ftKelvin Harrison Jr.17,863 ftRichard Roxburgh17,858 ftKodi Smit-McPhee17,827 ftHelen Thomson17,801 ftDavid Wenham17,765 ft