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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009 · directed by David Yates · 153 min
25,286 feet · Prominence
404th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw83

$934m worldwide in 2009 — $1.44bn in today's money.

As released$934mIn 2026 money$1.44bnRank75 of 8,589In 20092 of 222

How Draw works

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

Praise81

Critics 81, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 81.

Critics81 → 40Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Cinematography
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Middle entry of a permanent franchise.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.6 from 654kWikipedia49k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 781 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 83 praise 81 legacy 50averages 71, which places it at25,286 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, Jim Broadbent.