Toy Story 2 currently beats The Dark Knight 61–39
Pixar's toy sequel upsets the billion-dollar superhero film.
The Verdict Genre Clash
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Jessie's "When She Loved Me" — Sarah McLachlan's voice over a montage of a toy being loved, played with less, pushed under the bed, and finally donated — is Pixar compressing an entire theory of loss into three minutes of animation that makes adults cry and children go quiet. Nolan's Dark Knight has the interrogation, the ferry, the hospital explosion. But Jessie's montage operates on a frequency the superhero genre can't access: the specific grief of being outgrown by someone who once needed you. The lead says that grief is more durable than any amount of Gotham chaos. The toy's memory of being loved outperforms the clown's argument about being feared.
The Numbers
| The Dark Knight | Toy Story 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 39% | 61% |
| Overall Win Rate | 53% | 57% |
| Championships | 29 | 3 |
| Budget | $185M | $90M |
| Box Office | $1.0B | $497M |
Where This Matchup Sits
Toy Story 2 sits at #7 in Animation among 21 on BingeBracket.
Against shared opponents, Paddington 2 splits them: The Dark Knight wins that matchup comfortably, while Toy Story 2 can't get past it.
The Dark Knight has 29 tournament wins to Toy Story 2's 3, but that championship pedigree isn't translating to the head-to-head. Something about this specific pairing overrides the broader record.
By TMDB ratings, The Dark Knight should have the edge. Head-to-head, it doesn't. Whatever Toy Story 2 does for voters in a direct comparison, it doesn't show up in aggregate scores.
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