
$160m worldwide in 1973 — $1.19bn in today's money.
As released$160mIn 2026 money$1.19bnRank121 of 8,589In 19732 of 43
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 88, awards 91. Half each, so Praise lands at 93.
Critics88 → 44Awards91 → 45
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: Best Picture classic, iconic con caper.
Verdict78 of 100IMDb8.2 from 299kWikipedia47k views a monthAge53 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.