
$396m worldwide in 1978 — $1.68bn in today's money.
As released$396mIn 2026 money$1.68bnRank40 of 8,589In 19781 of 59
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 68, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 68.
Critics68 → 34Awards5 → 2
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: Enduring musical, endlessly quoted and sung.
Verdict88 of 100IMDb7.2 from 324kWikipedia69k views a monthAge48 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.