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How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014 · directed by Dean DeBlois · 102 min
25,115 feet · Prominence
458th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw77

Lifetime worldwide gross $622m, re-releases included; about $867m in 2026 money.

Rank262 of 11,051In 201412 of 348

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards19 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Animated Feature
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Beloved sequel, less iconic alone.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.8 from 398kWikipedia0k views a monthAge12 years

Scored beside it · 741 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 77 praise 86 legacy 55averages 73, placing it at25,115 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

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