Happy Gilmore 2 currently beats Heads of State 58–42
Sandler's return outperforms the action newcomer — nostalgia leads.
The Verdict Class of 2025
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Sandler returning to Happy Gilmore after twenty-eight years generates a specific bracket enthusiasm that Naishuller's original film can't replicate — the enthusiasm of reunion rather than discovery. Newacheck's direction serves the return competently: the golf sequences are staged for comedy rather than sport, and Sandler's physical comedy has aged into something warmer than the original's aggressive edge. The lead says reunion outperforms discovery. The character voters already love wins over the film they're still deciding about.
The Numbers
| Heads of State | Happy Gilmore 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 42% | 58% |
| Overall Win Rate | 46% | 35% |
| Championships | 4 | 0 |
Across the rest of the platform, Heads of State (46% win rate) outperforms Happy Gilmore 2 (35%). This matchup is the exception.
Where This Matchup Sits
BingeBracket tracks 43 films from the 2020s — Heads of State is in the lower half, Happy Gilmore 2 is in the bottom quarter.
When facing other films, both run into the same wall: Final Destination Bloodlines beats them both on BingeBracket, regardless of how they perform against each other.
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