Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban currently dominates Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 75–25
The third year beats the finale, soundly.
Who do you think should win?
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Structure decides this one, and the third film's structure is self-sufficient. Azkaban is the only entry that works as a complete movie for someone who has never read a page — a mystery opened, complicated, and solved inside one school year, with the series' great villain barely mentioned. The finale can't exist without seven films of runway. A big gap here favors the movie that stands alone over the one that stands at the end.
The Numbers
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 75% | 25% |
| Overall Win Rate | 66% | 61% |
| Championships | 47 | 9 |
| Budget | $130M | $125M |
| Box Office | $790M | $1.3B |
Where This Matchup Sits
Across genres on BingeBracket, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban sits at #9 in Adventure and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 sits at #7 in Fantasy.
When facing other films, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix loses to both of them on the platform. Whatever separates these two, they're both a clear step above that opponent.
The championship record tells the same story: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has 47 tournament wins to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2's 9. The pedigree gap matches the head-to-head gap.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 cost roughly the same to make — $130M and $125M — but Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 earned $1.3B to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's $790M. Despite the box office gap, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban wins the head-to-head.
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