Sonic the Hedgehog 3 currently dominates Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 77–23

Sonic 3 buries Hogwarts' debut — the fresher franchise dominates.

23% 77%

Based on 13 head-to-head votes

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone poster

The Verdict Decade Duel

This matchup has 13 votes — still early. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.

Fowler's third Sonic film dominating Columbus's Potter debut is recency overwhelming nostalgia by a margin that makes the Hogwarts brand advantage irrelevant. Philosopher's Stone has twenty-five years of cultural investment. Sonic 3 has Shadow, Reeves, and the specific energy of a franchise that's improving with each installment rather than resting on its reputation. The margin says active improvement outperforms passive legacy. The franchise that's getting better is winning over the one that peaked at introduction.

The Numbers

	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Head-to-Head	23%	77%
Overall Win Rate	41%	36%
Championships	8	1
Budget	$125M	$122M
Return	7.8x	4.0x

The Twist

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone sits at 41% overall on BingeBracket, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at 36%. Everywhere else on the platform, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the stronger film — except here.

Where This Matchup Sits

Across genres on BingeBracket, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is in the bottom quarter of Adventure and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is in the bottom quarter of Action.

Elsewhere on the platform, they have a common problem — Tin Soldier beats both of them. Whatever else separates these two films, they share that one loss.

The receipts say Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The bracket says Sonic the Hedgehog 3. One of those measures what people paid for. The other measures what they actually prefer.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone gets chosen fast (0.6s). Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gets chosen slowly (1.2s). Both choices are valid — they're just coming from different places.