
$16m worldwide in 1967 — $160m in today's money.
As released$16mIn 2026 money$160mRank1,944 of 8,589In 196713 of 29
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 96, awards 52. Half each, so Praise lands at 97.
Critics96 → 48Awards52 → 26
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.
Judged directly: Failure to communicate, permanently quoted Registry classic.
Verdict78 of 100IMDb8 from 197kWikipedia35k views a monthAge59 years
If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.
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.
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.