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The Phantom of the Opera

2004 · directed by Joel Schumacher · 141 min
21,478 feet · Prominence
1,881st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw64

$155m worldwide in 2004 — $270m in today's money.

As released$155mIn 2026 money$270mRank1,232 of 8,589In 200433 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise39

Critics 36, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 39.

Critics36 → 18Awards10 → 5

Oscars2 nominated Cinematography, 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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Film rides the stage musical's fame.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.2 from 136kWikipedia32k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 1,309 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 64 praise 39 legacy 40averages 48, which places it at21,478 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson.