Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001 · directed by Chris Columbus · 152 min

27,330 feet · Prominence

60th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 60th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw87

$976m worldwide in 2001 — $1.82bn in today's money.

As released$976mIn 2026 money$1.82bnRank26 of 8,589In 20011 of 189

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise77

Critics 73, awards 34. Half each, so Praise lands at 77.

Critics73 → 36Awards34 → 17

Oscars3 nominated Costume Design, Production Design, Original Score

BAFTAs5 nominated British Film, Actor, Sound, Special Visual Effects, Makeup and Hair

How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy85

Judged directly: Launched a generational franchise, permanent.

Verdict85 of 100IMDb7.7 from 944kWikipedia120k views a monthAge25 years

Scored beside it · 60 of 3,430 films judged

85The Graduate (1967)

85Superman (1978)

85Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

85Saturday Night Fever (1977)

85Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

85Easy Rider (1969)

85Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 87 praise 77 legacy 85averages 83, which places it at27,330 ft

How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris.