What summer films do you get most excited about: a big movie franchise (Harry Potter, X-Men, Shrek) or a one-off hit (Little Miss Sunshine, High Fidelity, The Hangover)?

Big movie franchises won the preference poll with 57.1%, collecting 785 votes against 590 for one-off hits. The split favored established series by 195 votes.

The preference held across all 138 days of voting, with franchises leading at every checkpoint and finishing 14.2 percentage points ahead.

• Winning preference · Big movie franchises earned 57.1% of the vote.
• Final margin · Franchises finished 195 votes ahead of one-off hits.
• Consistent result · Franchises led at every checkpoint.