Planet of the Apes

1968 · directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 112 min

26,531 feet · Prominence

156th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 156th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw65

$33m worldwide in 1968 — $309m in today's money.

As released$33mIn 2026 money$309mRank1,080 of 8,589In 19689 of 35

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

Critics 83, awards 20. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics83 → 41Awards20 → 10

Oscars1 won Academy Honorary Award2 nominated Costume Design, no Musical

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.

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 · 101 of 3,430 films judged

82Braveheart (1995)

82Dirty Harry (1971)

82There Will Be Blood (2007)

82Pretty Woman (1990)

82When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

82Heat (1995)

82Planet of the Apes (1968)

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, which places it at26,531 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans.