Shrek currently edges How to Train Your Dragon 55–45
The ogre edges the dragon.
Who do you think should win?
The Verdict
A close call between the funniest DreamWorks film and the most beautiful one, and the funny one is slightly ahead. Dragon's case is easy to make to a parent: Hiccup quietly out-training the arena kids with a handful of dragon nip is one of the great animated gags, Gobber's missing-limb jokes are the right kind of dark, and the whole thing treats a ten-year-old viewer like someone who can handle feelings. Shrek's case is easier to make to the ten-year-old. It's a cartoon that never stops moving, a rescue mission that goes wrong in every direction it can. On movie night the one the kids ask for by name usually wins, and they ask for the ogre.
The Numbers
| Shrek | How to Train Your Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 55% | 45% |
| Overall Win Rate | 74% | 58% |
| Championships | 32 | 16 |
| Avg Decision | 4.0s | 5.8s |
| Budget | $60M | $165M |
| Box Office | $489M | $495M |
Where This Matchup Sits
They come from different genres — Shrek ranks #1 in Animation, while How to Train Your Dragon is in the top quarter of Fantasy.
Against other opponents on BingeBracket, the picture shifts. Shrek beats The Prince of Egypt, but How to Train Your Dragon loses to it — the same opponent produces opposite results.
Shrek earned 8.1x its budget while How to Train Your Dragon returned 3.0x. The bigger commercial overperformer also wins the head-to-head on BingeBracket.
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