
$24m worldwide in 1998 — $48m in today's money.
As released$24mIn 2026 money$48mRank3,844 of 8,589In 199878 of 165
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 73, awards 20. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.
Critics73 → 37Awards20 → 10
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: Cult intensity, curb stomp scene infamous.
Verdict72 of 100IMDb8.5 from 1.3mWikipedia74k views a monthAge28 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.