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Willow

1988 · directed by Ron Howard · 126 min
22,321 feet · Prominence
1,580th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

$57m worldwide in 1988 — $160m in today's money.

As released$57mIn 2026 money$160mRank1,950 of 8,589In 198819 of 140

How Draw works

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

Praise52

Critics 50, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 52.

Critics50 → 25Awards10 → 5

Oscars2 nominated Visual Effects, Sound Editing
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Lucas fantasy cult, revived as series.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.2 from 137kWikipedia31k views a monthAge38 years

Scored beside it · 1,076 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 59 praise 52 legacy 45averages 52, which places it at22,321 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

Val Kilmer21,882 ft