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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002 · directed by Chris Columbus · 161 min
26,339 feet · Prominence
188th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 188th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw85

$877m worldwide in 2002 — $1.61bn in today's money.

As released$877mIn 2026 money$1.61bnRank50 of 8,589In 20022 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise73

Critics 73, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 73.

Critics73 → 36Awards5 → 2

BAFTAs2 nominated Sound, Special Visual Effects
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Potter pillar, generational but franchise-dependent.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.5 from 760kWikipedia57k views a monthAge24 years

Scored beside it · 231 of 3,430 films judged

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 85 praise 73 legacy 72averages 77, which places it at26,339 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, Kenneth Branagh.