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ParaNorman

2012 · directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler · 93 min
22,705 feet · Prominence
1,415th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

$107m worldwide in 2012 — $154m in today's money.

As released$107mIn 2026 money$154mRank2,014 of 8,589In 201260 of 244

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Critics 81, awards 27. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics81 → 40Awards27 → 14

Oscars1 nominated Animated Feature
BAFTAs1 nominated Animated Film
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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Stop-motion charmer, small following.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb7 from 116kWikipedia24k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 2,021 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 58 praise 83 legacy 28averages 56, which places it at22,705 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

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: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck.