How this film scores
$58m worldwide in 1991 — $139m in today's money.
As released$58mIn 2026 money$139mRank2,165 of 8,589In 199125 of 146
How Draw works
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 85, awards 30. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.
Critics85 → 42Awards30 → 15
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.
Judged directly: Launched Singleton and nineties Black cinema.
Verdict65 of 100IMDb7.8 from 167kWikipedia46k views a monthAge35 years
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.
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.
In these careers — elevation for this film
No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut.