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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002 · directed by Chris Columbus · 161 min
26,052 feet · Prominence
240th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 240th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw85

Lifetime worldwide gross $877m, re-releases included; about $1.61bn in 2026 money.

Rank51 of 11,051In 20022 of 253

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics73 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

BAFTAs2 nominated Sound, Special Visual Effects
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. 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 · 246 of 4,039 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, placing it at26,052 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

Daniel Radcliffe19,927 ftKenneth Branagh19,314 ftAlan Rickman18,779 ftEmma Watson18,733 ftRichard Harris18,651 ftRupert Grint18,563 ftRobbie Coltrane18,378 ftToby Jones18,345 ftMaggie Smith17,673 ftJohn Cleese17,667 ftJason Isaacs17,662 ftJulie Walters17,659 ftShirley Henderson17,651 ftMiriam Margolyes17,650 ftRichard Griffiths17,648 ftGemma Jones17,643 ftJulian Glover17,640 ft