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Ghostbusters

1984 · directed by Ivan Reitman · 105 min
27,490 feet · Prominence
49th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw78

Lifetime worldwide gross $297m, re-releases included; about $942m in 2026 money.

Rank221 of 11,051In 19843 of 112

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards27 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 nominated Visual Effects
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy88

Judged directly: Who you gonna call, iconic.

Verdict88 of 100IMDb7.8 from 487kWikipedia73k views a monthAge42 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 41 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 78 praise 85 legacy 88averages 84, placing it at27,490 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

▲ Bill Murray▲ Harold Ramis

In these careers — elevation for this film

Bill Murray20,848 ftDan Aykroyd19,201 ftSigourney Weaver19,123 ftHarold Ramis18,916 ftRick Moranis18,734 ftAnnie Potts18,187 ftWilliam Atherton18,112 ft