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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 118 min
25,920 feet · Prominence
263rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw79

$333m worldwide in 1984 — $1.06bn in today's money.

As released$333mIn 2026 money$1.06bnRank160 of 8,589In 19841 of 93

How Draw works

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

Praise70

Critics 67, awards 16. Half each, so Praise lands at 70.

Critics67 → 34Awards16 → 8

Oscars1 won Visual Effects1 nominated Original Score
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom reviewed.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.5 from 565kWikipedia58k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 239 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 79 praise 70 legacy 72averages 74, which places it at25,920 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

Harrison Ford23,845 ft