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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004 · directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 141 min
26,833 feet · Prominence
103rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 103rd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw83

$790m worldwide in 2004 — $1.38bn in today's money.

As released$790mIn 2026 money$1.38bnRank85 of 8,589In 20042 of 209

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 86, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics86 → 43Awards10 → 5

Oscars2 nominated Visual Effects, Original Score
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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so the awards half halves it — which penalises it for the Academy's rules rather than its quality.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Fan-favorite Potter installment.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.9 from 761kWikipedia53k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 216 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 83 praise 87 legacy 72averages 81, which places it at26,833 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.

In these careers — elevation for this film

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