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Planet of the Apes

1968 · directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 112 min
26,673 feet · Prominence
139th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 139th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw65

Lifetime worldwide gross $33m, re-releases included; about $309m in 2026 money.

Rank1,116 of 11,051In 19689 of 45

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards20 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 won Academy Honorary Award2 nominated Costume Design, no Musical
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: Statue of Liberty ending, endlessly parodied.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb8 from 209kWikipedia45k views a monthAge58 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 104 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 65 praise 84 legacy 82averages 77, placing it at26,673 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

▲ Charlton Heston▲ Maurice Evans

In these careers — elevation for this film

Charlton Heston20,297 ftRoddy McDowall18,781 ftKim Hunter18,052 ftMaurice Evans17,978 ft