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Iron Man 3

2013 · directed by Shane Black · 130 min
25,264 feet · Prominence
422nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw86

Lifetime worldwide gross $1.22bn, re-releases included; about $1.72bn in 2026 money.

Rank34 of 11,051In 20132 of 320

How Draw works

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

Praise72

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics71 baseAwards7 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Visual Effects
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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Big Marvel entry, less iconic.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.1 from 965kWikipedia42k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 475 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 86 praise 72 legacy 62averages 73, placing it at25,264 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

Robert Downey Jr20,887 ftBen Kingsley18,992 ftGuy Pearce18,725 ftGwyneth Paltrow18,557 ftDon Cheadle18,395 ftRebecca Hall18,140 ftJon Favreau18,079 ftJames Badge Dale17,975 ftPaul Bettany17,672 ftJenna Ortega17,665 ftMark Ruffalo17,660 ftWilliam Sadler17,658 ftCorey Hawkins17,656 ftMiguel Ferrer17,653 ftTy Simpkins17,648 ft