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Damon Wayans (1960-) is an American actor and comedian. Wayans has been nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys and has been appearing in movies since the 1980s. His IMDb page shows over 42 acting credits since 1984. This page will rank Damon Wayans movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Damon Wayans Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Uncredited |
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| 1988 | Colors (1988) |  |
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| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout (1991) | |
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| 1987 | Roxanne (1987) | |
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| 1993 | Last Action Hero (1993) Cameo |
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| 1992 | Mo' Money (1992) | |
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| 1995 | Major Payne (1995) |  |
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| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle (1987) | |
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| 1988 | Punchline (1988) | |
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| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) | |
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| 1990 | Look Who's Talking Too (1990) Voice Only |
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| 2023 | Cinnamon (2023) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1988 | Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) | |
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| 2000 | Bamboozled (2000) |  |
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| 1996 | The Great White Hype (1996) |  |
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| 1994 | Blankman (1994) | |
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| 1999 | Harlem Aria (1999) | |
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| 1996 | Bulletproof (1996) |  |
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| 1999 | Goosed (1999) |  |
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| 2006 | Farce of the Penguins (2006) Voice Only |
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| 1996 | Celtic Pride (1996) | |
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| 2003 | Marci X (2003) | |
Damon Wayans 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 Damon Wayans movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Damon Wayans movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Damon Wayans movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Damon Wayans movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Damon Wayans movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Damon Wayans movie won.
- Sort Damon Wayans 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 | ||||
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| 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 | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Uncredited |
Eddie Murphy | 226.90 | 793.3 | 1,078.70 | 2 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 2 | Colors (1988) | Sean Penn & Robert Duvall |
46.60 | 133.3 | 133.30 | 21 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 4 | The Last Boy Scout (1991) | Bruce Willis & Halle Berry |
59.50 | 166.1 | 364.90 | 20 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 3 | Roxanne (1987) | Steve Martin & Daryl Hannah |
40.10 | 120.4 | 120.40 | 28 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 5 | Last Action Hero (1993) Cameo |
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Anthony Quinn |
50.00 | 142.0 | 389.70 | 26 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 6 | Mo' Money (1992) | Stacey Dash | 40.20 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 39 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 8 | Major Payne (1995) | Michael Ironside | 29.40 | 79.4 | 79.40 | 62 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 7 | Hollywood Shuffle (1987) | Robert Townsend | 5.20 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 104 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 10 | Punchline (1988) | Tom Hanks & Sally Field |
21.00 | 60.2 | 60.20 | 46 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 9 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) | Keenen Ivory Wayans & Jim Brown |
13.00 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 73 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 11 | Look Who's Talking Too (1990) Voice Only |
Bruce Willis & John Travolta |
47.80 | 132.7 | 231.30 | 24 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 11 | Cinnamon (2023) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Pam Grier | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 324 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 12 | Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) | Geena Davis & Jeff Goldblum |
3.90 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 132 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 13 | Bamboozled (2000) | Savion Glover | 2.30 | 5.0 | 5.40 | 164 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | |
| 16 | The Great White Hype (1996) | Samuel L. Jackson & Jeff Goldblum |
8.00 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 137 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 17 | Blankman (1994) | David Alan Grier | 7.90 | 22.9 | 22.90 | 122 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 15 | Harlem Aria (1999) | Paul Sorvino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 18 | Bulletproof (1996) | Adam Sandler & James Caan |
21.60 | 57.4 | 60.10 | 73 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 14.9 | |
| 19 | Goosed (1999) | Jennifer Tilly | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 273 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 20 | Farce of the Penguins (2006) Voice Only |
Samuel L. Jackson & Brie Larson |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 370 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 21 | Celtic Pride (1996) | Daniel Stern | 9.30 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 132 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 22 | Marci X (2003) | Lisa Kudrow | 1.60 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 169 | 25 | 00 / 00 | 0.3 |
Damon Wayans Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Uncredited
Eddie Murphy
1,078.70
Last Action Hero (1993)
Cameo
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Anthony Quinn
389.70
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Bruce Willis &
Halle Berry
364.90
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
Voice Only
Bruce Willis &
John Travolta
231.30
Bulletproof (1996)
Adam Sandler &
James Caan
60.10
Bamboozled (2000)
Savion Glover
5.40
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Uncredited |
Eddie Murphy | 1,078.70 | |
| Last Action Hero (1993) Cameo |
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Anthony Quinn |
389.70 | |
| The Last Boy Scout (1991) | Bruce Willis & Halle Berry |
364.90 | |
| Look Who's Talking Too (1990) Voice Only |
Bruce Willis & John Travolta |
231.30 | |
| Bulletproof (1996) | Adam Sandler & James Caan |
60.10 | |
| Bamboozled (2000) | Savion Glover | 5.40 |
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