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Avatar: The Way of Water

2022 · directed by James Cameron · 192 min
26,075 feet · Prominence
235th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 235th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw92

$2.33bn worldwide in 2022 — $2.63bn in today's money.

As released$2.33bnIn 2026 money$2.63bnRank10 of 8,589In 20221 of 147

How Draw works

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

Praise79

Critics 72, awards 51. Half each, so Praise lands at 79.

Critics72 → 36Awards51 → 26

Oscars1 won Visual Effects3 nominated Picture, Production Design, Sound
Golden Globes2 nominated Motion Picture, Director
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Huge grosses, thin cultural footprint.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.5 from 601kWikipedia291k views a monthAge4 years

Scored beside it · 512 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 92 praise 79 legacy 58averages 76, which places it at26,075 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

Sigourney Weaver22,502 ftKate Winslet22,004 ft