Dwayne Johnson Movies

Want to know the best Dwayne Johnson movies?  How about the worst Dwayne Johnson movies?  Curious about Dwayne Johnson box office grosses or which Dwayne Johnson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Dwayne Johnson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

When my oldest boys were younger they went crazy over WWF wrestling.  Easily their favorite wrestlers were Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock.  If you would told me that in 15 years The Rock was going to be one of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood, I would have told you that you were crazy.  Well that is exactly what has happened.  Dwayne Johnson (1972-) has been starring in hit movie after hit movie since 2002.  He is showing no signs of slowing up either….he is currently attached to an incredible 16 movies in different stages of production.

His IMDb page shows over 110 acting credits since 1996. This page will rank Dwayne Johnson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.  His cameos, shorts, straight to DVD movies and all of his wrestling appearances were not included in the rankings.

Dwayne Johnson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Dwayne Johnson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort Dwayne Johnson movies by movie titles and trailers
  • Sort Dwayne Johnson movies by co-stars
  • Sort Dwayne Johnson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Dwayne Johnson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Dwayne Johnson movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort Dwayne Johnson movies by how many Oscar® nominations and Oscar® wins each movie received
  • Sort Dwayne Johnson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

Dwayne Johnson Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in 2007's Game Plan
Dwayne Johnson in 2007’s Game Plan

Possibly Interesting Facts About Dwayne Johnson

1. Dwayne Johnson was born in Hayward, California.  His father, Rocky Johnson, was also a professional wrestler as was his grandfather Peter Maivia….making Dwayne Johnson the first ever three generation professional wrestler.

2.  Dwayne Johnson played football at the University of Miami.   He was considered a NFL (National Football League) prospect before a back injury.  After playing one year in the CFL (Canadian Football League) he decided to concentrate on professional wrestling.

3.  More Dwayne Johnson football trivia:  (1) While at the University of Miami he helped them win a national championship.  (2) He was Hall of Famer Warren Saap’s backup at the University of Miami and (3) Was teammates with quarterback Doug Flutie during his one year in the CFL.

4. Dwayne Johnson became famous as a professional wrestler (The Rock) during his time at WWF (World Wrestling Federation) from 1996-2004.

5. As Dwayne Johnson’s popularity soured…..Hollywood came calling.  After a small part in 2001’s The Mummy Returns he was paid a record $5.50 million dollars for his first ever starring role…..2002’s The Scorpion King.

6. Since the box office success of The Scorpion King…Dwayne Johnson has appeared in almost 2 movies a year.  So far his movies have grossed almost $5 BILLION in adjusted worldwide box office.  That number will be “almost $6 BILLION” after Furious 7 (2015) ends it’s box office run.

7. Dwayne Johnson has been married one time.  He was married to Dany Garcia (1997-2001)…they have one daughter.

8.  Dwayne Johnson has expressed his desire to play a villain in a James Bond film.  He would once again be following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Peter Maivia.  Maivia appeared as a Bond villain in You Only Live Twice (1967).

9.  Of all the performers to get a Ultimate Movie Rankings page (200 plus pages)…..only Dwayne Johnson and Jennifer Aniston have made at least 20 movies and not had any of their movies receive a single Oscar® nomination in any category.   Channing Tatum used to be on this list….but his Foxcatcher movie last year got him off this list.

10.  Dwayne Johnson was Tim Burton’s 2nd choice to play Willy Wonka in 2005’s Charley and the Chocolate.  Imagine what that movie would have been like….if Johnny Depp had not taken the part…actually it would have probably been better.

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40 thoughts on “Dwayne Johnson Movies”

    1. Hey GoC1….12 is pretty good….but not as many as me….as I have seen all 37 of his movies. I had no idea I was such a big fan of his. Good stuff.

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    1. Hey Olivier . The Rock has been one of the busiest and most successful actors of the last almost 15 years. I appreciate you stopping by and checking out our Dwayne Johnson page. Good feedback!

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