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Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · directed by Richard Donner · 114 min
24,150 feet · Prominence
807th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw73

Lifetime worldwide gross $228m, re-releases included; about $606m in 2026 money.

Rank464 of 11,051In 19896 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Sound Editing
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Fun buddy sequel, faded.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.3 from 197kWikipedia16k views a monthAge37 years

Scored beside it · 1,034 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 73 praise 77 legacy 50averages 67, placing it at24,150 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

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