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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969 · directed by George Roy Hill · 111 min
27,356 feet · Prominence
59th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw78

$102m worldwide in 1969 — $920m in today's money.

As released$102mIn 2026 money$920mRank229 of 8,589In 19691 of 21

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 78, awards 83. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics78 → 39Awards83 → 41

Oscars3 won Original Screenplay, Cinematography, no Musical3 nominated Picture, Director, Sound
BAFTAs3 won Film, Direction, Cinematography
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.

Legacy85

Judged directly: Iconic buddy Western, endlessly referenced.

Verdict85 of 100IMDb8 from 238kWikipedia58k views a monthAge57 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 59 of 3,430 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 87 legacy 85averages 83, which places it at27,356 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

Paul Newman

In these careers — elevation for this film

Paul Newman23,705 ftRobert Redford23,063 ft