Incendies currently dominates Sicario 79–21
The bus on the desert road outdraws the border ambush.
The Verdict Director's Cut
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Ask anyone about Sicario and they'll describe the border crossing: a traffic jam turned kill zone, lanes of stopped cars, dread you can see coming from a mile out. Ask about Incendies and people pause before answering, because its desert-road scene isn't a set piece, it's a wound. Villeneuve staged both with the same patience, but the ambush frightens you for characters and the bus frightens you about people. A gap this wide says the wound outlasted the thrill.
The Numbers
| Incendies | Sicario | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 79% | 21% |
| Overall Win Rate | 16% | 39% |
| Championships | 50 | 86 |
| Budget | $7M | $30M |
| Box Office | $7M | $85M |
Sicario wins 39% of its matchups across BingeBracket, compared to 16% for Incendies. The overall record favours Sicario — but not in this head-to-head.
Where This Matchup Sits
In the 2010s on BingeBracket: Incendies languishing near the bottom and Sicario is in the lower half, out of 54 films.
Looking at Denis Villeneuve's 8 films on BingeBracket, Sicario ranks #5 and Incendies ranks #7.
When facing other films on the platform, Incendies handles Dune without much trouble — but Sicario doesn't. That shared opponent is one of the clearest places where these two films diverge.
The tournament titles favor Sicario (86 to 50), which makes the head-to-head result all the more notable. The film with the stronger resume is losing the direct matchup.
Sicario outgrossed Incendies ($85M to $7M), but Incendies wins the head-to-head. What sells tickets and what wins a bracket are two different questions.
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