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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000 · directed by Ron Howard · 105 min
24,044 feet · Prominence
788th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw74

$346m worldwide in 2000 — $663m in today's money.

As released$346mIn 2026 money$663mRank392 of 8,589In 20006 of 172

How Draw works

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

Praise53

Critics 48, awards 20. Half each, so Praise lands at 53.

Critics48 → 24Awards20 → 10

Oscars1 won Makeup and Hairstyling2 nominated Costume Design, Production Design
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Annual Christmas staple, Carrey endlessly memed.

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

Scored beside it · 585 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 74 praise 53 legacy 58averages 62, which places it at24,044 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 Carrey22,629 ft