The Almanac

The Record Book

all-time universal chart records · self-updating

• Longest reign at #1

  The Truman Show — 12 consecutive weeks

• Biggest single-week climb

  Heat — ▲8 in week 8

• Steepest single-week fall

  The Princess Bride — ▼7 in week 5

• Iron lungs

  19 things — never left the top 20, all 12 weeks

Rating the Raters

morningstar for the wire service · stars = how well each official ballot tracks the universe

• The Canon★★★★★5.7 off · 13 ranked
• i heart NY★★★★★7.7 off · 11 ranked
• The Academy★★★★★9.1 off · 14 ranked
• Mojo★★★★★13.6 off · 21 ranked
• top10top10★★★★★99.0 off · 0 ranked

an institution (The Canon) leads; the universe remains unimpressed by mastheads

Debuts & Obituaries

who entered and left the top 20 this week

The Undervalued Index

high devotion, low chart position · value investing for taste

• Fargo#14 · 12 devoteesSTRONG BUY
• Inception#15 · 11 devoteesSTRONG BUY
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day#16 · 8 devoteesSTRONG BUY
• The Thing#19 · 7 devoteesSTRONG BUY
• The Shawshank Redemption#30 · 6 devoteesSTRONG BUY
• Seven Samurai#25 · 6 devoteesSTRONG BUY
• Star Wars#22 · 6 devoteesSTRONG BUY
• Pulp Fiction#21 · 6 devoteesSTRONG BUY

not financial advice. not any kind of advice.

Chart Weather

consensus × volatility, per group

• Familyconsensus 18% · churn 1.06

  Storm warning: civil war in progress.

• Friendsconsensus 20% · churn 1.15

  Storm warning: civil war in progress.

• Film Loverconsensus 31% · churn 1.72

  Storm warning: civil war in progress.

• The Institutionsconsensus 14% · churn 0.00

  Cold front: entrenched disagreement.

• Universalconsensus 32% · churn 0.82

  Storm warning: civil war in progress.

Era Wars

decade share of the universal top 20 · now vs week 1

• 1990s25% —
• 2000s20% ▼
• 1980s15% —
• 1950s15% —
• 2010s10% —
• 1970s10% —
• 1960s5% ▲

the decades are fighting and only one can win (none can win)

The Kingmaker Report

whose ballot each group chart most resembles · influence, quantified

• Family

  Monasim 66% · Birdiesim 52% · Gussim 45%

• Friends

  Josim 56% · Priyasim 50% · Theosim 48%

• Film Lover

  The Canonsim 58% · Hedysim 54% · Bustersim 53%

• The Institutions

  i heart NYsim 72% · The Academysim 63% · The Canonsim 58%

Factions · Film Lover

clusters of allied ballots, flying genre flags

• The Drama Bloc · 7 members

  Gretasim, Ingridsim, Sofiasim, Bustersim, Fritzsim, Setsukosim, Avasim

• The Sci-Fi Bloc · 6 members

  You, Ridleysim, Akirasim, Spikesim, Julessim, Eliasim

• The Sci-Fi Bloc · 6 members

  Agnessim, Wongsim, Hedysim, Chantalsim, Carysim, The Canonsim

• The Comedy Bloc · 3 members

  Orsonsim, Sergiosim, Marlenesim