
$61m worldwide in 1976 — $353m in today's money.
As released$61mIn 2026 money$353mRank916 of 8,589In 19767 of 44
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 69, awards 12. Half each, so Praise lands at 71.
Critics69 → 35Awards12 → 6
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: Damien and the theme; horror pillar.
Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.5 from 145kWikipedia43k views a monthAge50 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.
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: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw.