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Sylvester Stallone Movies

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

Sylvester Stallone has been appearing in movies since 1970. Playing Rocky Balboa in 1976’s Rocky; turned Stallone into a superstar. Rocky was a monster hit (55 million tickets sold) and a critical hit. Rocky received 10 Academy Awards nominations……it won three Oscars®. Stallone received two of those nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. To date there have been six Rocky movies, the most recent was Rocky Balboa in 2006.  Stallone also has had great success playing John Rambo in the First Blood movies. To date there have been four Rambo movies, the most recent was Rambo in 2008.

Over the course of his career he has had seventeen movies open number one at the box office.   Unfortunately for Sylvester Stallone, he is also associated with some really bad movies. To date he has been nominated for twenty-seven Razzie Awards, which includes eight Razzie wins. His most recent Razzie win was Worst Supporting Actor in SpyKids 3D: Game Over in 2004.

His IMDb page shows over 90 acting credits since 1970. This page will rank Sylvester Stallone movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and bit parts were not included in the rankings.

Kurt Russell and Stallone in 1989's Tango Cash
Kurt Russell and Stallone in 1989’s Tango Cash

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

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1976 Rocky (1976)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Actor Nom
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
1998 Antz (1998)
Voice Only
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
1982 First Blood (1982)
2015 Creed (2015)
1979 Rocky II (1979)
Director
1993 Cliffhanger (1993)
2018 Creed II (2018)
1982 Rocky III (1982)
Director
2006 Rocky Balboa (2006)
Director
1985 Rocky IV (1985)
Director
2003 Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)
2012 The Expendables 2 (2012)
1993 Demolition Man (1993)
1997 Cop Land (1997)
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
2021 The Suicide Squad (2021)
Voice Only
2010 The Expendables (2010)
Director
1989 Tango & Cash (1989)
1975 Death Race 2000 (1975)
1988 Rambo III (1988)
1978 F.I.S.T. (1978)
1981 Nighthawks (1981)
1983 Staying Alive (1983)
Director
1974 The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
1975 Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
1994 The Specialist (1994)
1990 Rocky V (1990)
1981 Victory (1981)
1986 Cobra (1986)
2019 Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
2008 Rambo (2008)
Director
2025 A Working Man (2025)
Writer
2013 Escape Plan (2013)
1996 Daylight (1996)
1989 Lock Up (1989)
2011 Zookeeper (2011)
Voice Only
2014 The Expendables 3 (2014)
1995 Judge Dredd (1995)
1995 Assassins (1995)
2012 Bullet to the Head (2012)
1991 Oscar (1991)
1987 Over the Top (1987)
2003 Shade (2003)
2013 Grudge Match (2013)
2022 Samaritan (2022)
Amazon
1978 Paradise Alley (1978)
Director
2001 Driven (2001)
2017 Animal Crackers (2017)
Netflix
Voice Only
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
2016 Ratchet & Clank (2016)
Voice Only
2023 Expend4bles (2023)
2014 Reach Me (2014)
1984 Rhinestone (1984)
2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)
2000 Get Carter (2000)
2002 Avenging Angelo (2002)
1975 Capone (1975)
2018 Backtrace (2018)
Limited Release
2002 Eye See You (a.k.a. D-TOX) (2002)
2024 Armor (2024)
Limited Release

Sylvester Stallone 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 Sylvester Stallone movies by co-stars of his movies
  • Sort Sylvester Stallone movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Sylvester Stallone movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Sylvester Stallone movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Sylvester Stallone movie received.
  • Sort Sylvester Stallone 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.
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 Rocky (1976)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Actor Nom
Burgess Meredith 117.00 686.6 1,319.20 1 79 10 / 03 99.8
2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) Chris Pratt &
Bradley Cooper
358.80 391.1 914.80 4 84 01 / 00 98.2
4 Antz (1998)
Voice Only
Woody Allen &
Gene Hackman
90.80 241.9 457.80 20 85 00 / 00 98.1
3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Chris Pratt &
Kurt Russell
389.80 543.2 1,203.40 5 80 01 / 00 97.4
6 First Blood (1982) Richard Crenna 47.20 200.7 532.40 12 77 00 / 00 96.4
7 Creed (2015) Michael B. Jordan 109.80 162.8 257.40 28 87 01 / 00 96.0
5 Rocky II (1979)
Director
Carl Weathers 85.20 424.2 996.90 5 71 00 / 00 95.0
6 Cliffhanger (1993) John Lithgow 84.00 253.8 769.90 10 64 03 / 00 93.5
10 Creed II (2018) Michael B. Jordan &
Boxing Movies
115.70 157.9 291.90 28 77 00 / 00 92.7
9 Rocky III (1982)
Director
Mr. T 124.10 527.8 1,144.30 4 61 01 / 00 91.9
13 Rocky Balboa (2006)
Director
Burt Young 70.30 133.5 295.80 38 73 00 / 00 88.2
11 Rocky IV (1985)
Director
Talia Shire 127.90 450.3 1,058.00 3 50 00 / 00 87.7
14 Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) Antonio Bandaras 111.80 231.7 408.40 19 50 00 / 00 87.5
14 The Expendables 2 (2012) Bruce Willis &
Jason Statham
85.00 133.5 471.80 36 68 00 / 00 86.6
18 Demolition Man (1993) Sandra Bullock &
Wesley Snipes
58.10 175.3 480.20 18 55 00 / 00 86.6
16 Cop Land (1997) Robert DeNiro 44.90 122.2 173.40 46 71 00 / 00 86.4
16 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Richard Crenna 150.40 529.6 1,057.80 2 44 01 / 00 85.5
18 The Suicide Squad (2021)
Voice Only
Margot Robbie &
Idris Elba
55.80 64.4 193.40 23 83 00 / 00 84.6
20 The Expendables (2010)
Director
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Bruce Willis
103.10 163.3 434.80 28 50 00 / 00 82.9
21 Tango & Cash (1989) Kurt Russell &
Jack Palance
63.40 199.6 376.00 20 39 00 / 00 82.4
19 Death Race 2000 (1975) David Carradine 15.90 97.0 97.00 44 69 00 / 00 81.9
23 Rambo III (1988) Richard Crenna 53.70 163.4 574.90 16 42 00 / 00 78.1
23 F.I.S.T. (1978) Rod Steiger 21.10 112.8 112.80 32 57 00 / 00 77.6
22 Nighthawks (1981) Rutger Hauer 14.90 67.0 67.00 57 68 00 / 00 75.2
25 Staying Alive (1983)
Director
John Travolta 64.90 257.5 506.30 9 22 00 / 00 71.4
27 The Lords of Flatbush (1974) Henry Winkler 9.40 62.7 62.70 46 65 00 / 00 71.3
24 Farewell, My Lovely (1975) Robert Mitchum 6.10 37.0 37.00 62 73 00 / 00 71.1
30 The Specialist (1994) Sharon Stone &
James Woods
57.40 175.7 521.90 20 26 00 / 00 68.2
30 Rocky V (1990) Burgess Meredith 40.90 121.0 354.50 31 43 00 / 00 67.4
28 Victory (1981) Michael Caine 10.90 48.8 48.80 72 66 00 / 00 67.0
31 Cobra (1986) Brigitte Nielsen 49.00 165.2 539.20 17 28 00 / 00 66.1
32 Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Paz Vega 44.80 61.2 118.80 61 58 00 / 00 62.9
34 Rambo (2008)
Director
Julie Benz 42.80 74.4 197.20 66 53 00 / 00 62.1
34 A Working Man (2025)
Writer
Jason Statham 37.00 37.0 98.00 50 65 00 / 00 61.8
35 Escape Plan (2013) Arnold Schwarzenegger 25.10 38.6 211.10 101 59 00 / 00 52.0
36 Daylight (1996) Viggo Mortensen 33.00 93.4 450.30 48 38 01 / 00 46.6
35 Lock Up (1989) Donald Sutherland 22.10 69.6 69.60 47 45 00 / 00 44.6
37 Zookeeper (2011)
Voice Only
Kevin James &
Adam Sandler
80.40 126.7 267.70 40 27 00 / 00 44.4
38 The Expendables 3 (2014) Harrison Ford &
Mel Gibson
39.30 60.2 328.40 83 45 00 / 00 36.7
39 Judge Dredd (1995) Rob Schneider 34.70 99.7 326.10 52 32 00 / 00 35.9
43 Assassins (1995) Antonio Bandaras &
Julianne Moore
30.30 87.1 239.40 60 34 00 / 00 33.1
40 Bullet to the Head (2012) Christian Slater 9.50 14.9 35.50 134 56 00 / 00 31.2
44 Oscar (1991) Don Ameche 23.60 70.0 70.00 56 35 00 / 00 26.9
44 Over the Top (1987) Robert Loggia 16.10 51.3 51.30 64 42 00 / 00 26.7
42 Shade (2003) Gabriel Bryne &
Jamie Foxx
0.10 0.1 19.80 260 58 00 / 00 25.9
45 Grudge Match (2013) Robert De Niro &
Kevin Hart
29.80 45.8 69.00 91 44 00 / 00 25.7
46 Samaritan (2022)
Amazon
Pilou Asbæk 0.10 0.1 0.10 234 57 00 / 00 24.7
48 Paradise Alley (1978)
Director
Armand Assante 7.20 38.4 38.40 71 44 00 / 00 22.0
49 Driven (2001) Burt Reynolds 32.70 72.4 121.10 72 29 00 / 00 18.0
49 Animal Crackers (2017)
Netflix
Voice Only
Emily Blunt &
Ian McKellen
0.10 0.1 18.00 338 53 00 / 00 17.5
54 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) Estelle Getty 28.40 85.6 212.70 46 19 00 / 00 9.0
51 Ratchet & Clank (2016)
Voice Only
John Goodman 8.80 12.7 20.80 147 42 00 / 00 9.0
53 Expend4bles (2023) Jason Statham 16.70 18.2 55.70 81 40 00 / 00 8.6
53 Reach Me (2014) Tom Berenger 0.10 0.1 0.30 226 46 00 / 00 8.4
55 Rhinestone (1984) Dolly Parton 21.40 79.7 79.70 48 21 00 / 00 8.1
52 Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019) Dave Bautista 0.10 0.1 2.50 397 45 00 / 00 7.9
56 Get Carter (2000) Michael Caine 15.00 34.7 45.00 114 29 00 / 00 4.3
57 Avenging Angelo (2002) Anthony Quinn 0.10 0.1 1.80 322 37 00 / 00 2.8
58 Capone (1975) Ben Gazzara 2.00 12.2 12.20 114 32 00 / 00 2.2
59 Backtrace (2018)
Limited Release
Matthew Modine 0.10 0.1 0.70 294 34 00 / 00 1.5
59 Eye See You (a.k.a. D-TOX) (2002) Tom Berenger 0.10 0.2 13.80 280 32 00 / 00 1.1
61 Armor (2024)
Limited Release
Jason Patric 0.10 0.1 0.30 194 31 00 / 00 1.0

Sylvester Stallone Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses 

Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Rocky (1976)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Actor Nom
Burgess Meredith 1,319.20
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Chris Pratt &
Kurt Russell
1,203.40
Rocky III (1982)
Director
Mr. T 1,144.30
Rocky IV (1985)
Director
Talia Shire 1,058.00
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Richard Crenna 1,057.80
Rocky II (1979)
Director
Carl Weathers 996.90
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) Chris Pratt &
Bradley Cooper
914.80
Cliffhanger (1993) John Lithgow 769.90
Rambo III (1988) Richard Crenna 574.90
Cobra (1986) Brigitte Nielsen 539.20
First Blood (1982) Richard Crenna 532.40
The Specialist (1994) Sharon Stone &
James Woods
521.90
Staying Alive (1983)
Director
John Travolta 506.30
Demolition Man (1993) Sandra Bullock &
Wesley Snipes
480.20
The Expendables 2 (2012) Bruce Willis &
Jason Statham
471.80
Antz (1998)
Voice Only
Woody Allen &
Gene Hackman
457.80
Daylight (1996) Viggo Mortensen 450.30
The Expendables (2010)
Director
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Bruce Willis
434.80
Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) Antonio Bandaras 408.40
Tango & Cash (1989) Kurt Russell &
Jack Palance
376.00
Rocky V (1990) Burgess Meredith 354.50
The Expendables 3 (2014) Harrison Ford &
Mel Gibson
328.40
Judge Dredd (1995) Rob Schneider 326.10
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Director
Burt Young 295.80
Creed II (2018) Michael B. Jordan &
Boxing Movies
291.90
Zookeeper (2011)
Voice Only
Kevin James &
Adam Sandler
267.70
Creed (2015) Michael B. Jordan 257.40
Assassins (1995) Antonio Bandaras &
Julianne Moore
239.40
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) Estelle Getty 212.70
Escape Plan (2013) Arnold Schwarzenegger 211.10
Rambo (2008)
Director
Julie Benz 197.20
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Voice Only
Margot Robbie &
Idris Elba
193.40
Cop Land (1997) Robert DeNiro 173.40
Driven (2001) Burt Reynolds 121.10
Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Paz Vega 118.80
A Working Man (2025)
Writer
Jason Statham 98.00
Grudge Match (2013) Robert De Niro &
Kevin Hart
69.00
Expend4bles (2023) Jason Statham 55.70
Get Carter (2000) Michael Caine 45.00
Bullet to the Head (2012) Christian Slater 35.50
Ratchet & Clank (2016)
Voice Only
John Goodman 20.80
Shade (2003) Gabriel Bryne &
Jamie Foxx
19.80
Animal Crackers (2017)
Netflix
Voice Only
Emily Blunt &
Ian McKellen
18.00
Eye See You (a.k.a. D-TOX) (2002) Tom Berenger 13.80
Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019) Dave Bautista 2.50
Avenging Angelo (2002) Anthony Quinn 1.80
Backtrace (2018)
Limited Release
Matthew Modine 0.70
Reach Me (2014) Tom Berenger 0.30
Armor (2024)
Limited Release
Jason Patric 0.30
Sylvester Stallone in 1976's Rocky
Sylvester Stallone in 1976’s Rocky

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  1. Floriana says:
    December 5, 2015 at 9:15 pm

    Qelli si credono che noi siamo un opera pia.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      December 7, 2015 at 8:19 am

      Hey Floriana….thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  2. Dan says:
    May 2, 2015 at 9:50 am

    Michael Caine
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Audie Murphy
    Randolph Scott
    Jeff Chandler
    Ann Sheridan
    Janet Gaynor (she made a number that grossed 1 million prior to 1934)

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 2, 2015 at 9:54 am

      Hey Dan…thanks for the suggestions.
      I already have a Michael Caine page. https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/michael-caine-movies-ranked/
      I have other requests to do SamJackson…so I will add them to the list of pages to do.

      Murphy,Scott and Gaynor are good picks as well. It might be a very long time before I get to Jeff Chandler.

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  3. psychic dog says:
    May 2, 2015 at 9:49 am

    You got me thinking and smiling with this great page, Cogerson. I think what I like about Stallone is the way he takes things so seriously in his top movies – life is a serious struggle goes well on his shoulders despite all the money he must have made he still holds it together. But I don’t think him and comedy mix that well.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 2, 2015 at 9:52 am

      Hey psychic dog….you make very good points. I appreciate the input.

      Reply
  4. PDX Karoke says:
    May 2, 2015 at 9:49 am

    I watch all the Rocky movies (excluding five, including rocky balboa) at least once a year. I love part one, but part two has super awesome montages.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 2, 2015 at 9:51 am

      Very cool. I think Rocky 3 is the only one I rewatch regularly.

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  5. Ruff Ryder says:
    May 2, 2015 at 9:49 am

    Stallones career has always intrigued me. He would make a hit movie followed by a couple flops, then another hit, a couple more flops followed by,.. well you get the picture.

    I watched demolishon man for the third time a few weeks ago and wondered about something. When stallones charactor was put in deep freeze L.A. was a lawless mass of rioting and crime, When he was unthawed the whole city was like a giant Candy Land. How did one man create this new city and why should stallone stop him?

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 2, 2015 at 9:51 am

      Yep his career has been a rollercoaster….but you have to admit the highs have been pretty darn good. Thanks for the thoughts on Demo Man…and thanks for the comment.

      Reply

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