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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000 · directed by Ron Howard · 105 min
23,800 feet · Prominence
971st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw74

Lifetime worldwide gross $346m, re-releases included; about $663m in 2026 money.

Rank398 of 11,051In 20006 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise55

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics48 baseAwards29 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Makeup and Hairstyling2 nominated Costume Design, Production Design
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Annual Christmas staple, Carrey endlessly memed.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb6.4 from 332kWikipedia79k views a monthAge26 years

Scored beside it · 694 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 74 praise 55 legacy 58averages 62, placing it at23,800 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

Jim Carrey20,383 ftRon Howard18,328 ftTaylor Momsen18,247 ftMolly Shannon18,116 ftChristine Baranski18,041 ftJeffrey Tambor17,987 ftBryce Dallas Howard17,658 ftVerne Troyer17,636 ft