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2006 · directed by John Lasseter · 117 min
24,588 feet · Prominence
627th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw75

Lifetime worldwide gross $462m, re-releases included; about $756m in 2026 money.

Rank319 of 11,051In 20066 of 303

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics74 baseAwards19 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated Animated Feature
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Merchandising juggernaut, permanent fixture for kids.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 529kWikipedia92k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 769 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 75 praise 76 legacy 55averages 69, placing it at24,588 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

▲ Bonnie Hunt▲ Larry the Cable Guy

In these careers — elevation for this film

Owen Wilson19,861 ftPaul Newman19,839 ftBonnie Hunt18,563 ftLarry the Cable Guy18,376 ftCheech Marin18,185 ftTony Shalhoub18,118 ftJenifer Lewis17,825 ftElissa Knight17,775 ftLou Romano17,770 ftJohn Goodman17,669 ftMichael Keaton17,669 ftBilly Crystal17,668 ftTim Allen17,667 ftTom Hanks17,665 ftRichard Kind17,649 ftDave Foley17,641 ftGeorge Carlin17,638 ftDanny Mann17,634 ftBob Peterson17,633 ftKatherine Helmond17,632 ftRodger Bumpass17,632 ft