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The Omen

1976 · directed by Richard Donner · 111 min
24,748 feet · Prominence
574th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw67

Lifetime worldwide gross $61m, re-releases included; about $353m in 2026 money.

Rank947 of 11,051In 19766 of 48

How Draw works

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

Praise73

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics69 baseAwards26 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated Supporting acting
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: Damien and the theme; horror pillar.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.5 from 145kWikipedia43k views a monthAge50 years

Scored beside it · 499 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 67 praise 73 legacy 62averages 67, placing it at24,748 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Billie Whitelaw

In these careers — elevation for this film

Gregory Peck20,105 ftLee Remick18,780 ftDavid Warner18,626 ftBillie Whitelaw18,262 ftLeo McKern17,635 ft