
$205m worldwide in 1991 — $498m in today's money.
As released$205mIn 2026 money$498mRank609 of 8,589In 19916 of 146
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 78, awards 67. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.
Critics78 → 39Awards67 → 33
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: Permanently shaped conspiracy discourse.
Verdict65 of 100IMDb8 from 180kWikipedia34k views a monthAge35 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.