Want to know the best Ernie Hudson movies? How about the worst Ernie Hudson movies? Curious about Ernie Hudson box office grosses or which Ernie Hudson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Ernie Hudson 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 and much more.
Ernie Hudson (1945-) is a former Marine turned actor. Hudson’s most famous role is Winston in the Ghostbuster franchis. His acting career did span 6 decades. His IMDb page shows over 247 acting credits since 1976. This page will rank Ernie Hudson 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.
Ernie Hudson 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 |
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| 1984 | Ghostbusters (1984) |  |
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| 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) |  |
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| 1994 | The Crow (1994) | |
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| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) | |
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| 1989 | Ghostbusters II (1989) | |
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| 2016 | Ghostbusters (2016) |  |
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| 2000 | Miss Congeniality (2000) | |
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| 1979 | The Main Event (1979) | |
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| 1995 | Congo (1995) | |
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| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) |  |
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| 1980 | The Jazz Singer (1980) |  |
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| 1993 | Sugar Hill (1993) | |
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| 2023 | Champions (2023) | |
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| 1980 | The Octagon (1980) | |
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| 1996 | The Substitute (1996) | |
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| 1976 | Leadbelly (1976) | |
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| 1979 | Joni (1979) Limited Release |
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| 1994 | No Escape (1994) | |
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| 2000 | The Watcher (2000) |  |
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| 2018 | Nappily Ever After (2018) Netflix |
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| 2022 | Prisoner's Daughter (2022) Limited Release |
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| 1998 | October 22nd (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1997 | Fakin' Da Funk (1997) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2017 | High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (2017) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries (1995) | |
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| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) | |
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| 1987 | Weeds (1987) | |
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| 1999 | A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999) | |
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| 2009 | Pastor Brown (2009) | |
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| 2000 | Everything's Jake (2000) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2014 | You're Not You (2014) | |
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| 1989 | Leviathan (1989) |  |
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| 1997 | Mr. Magoo (1997) | |
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| 2005 | Halfway Decent (2005) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1976 | The Human Tornado (1976) | |
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| 1994 | The Cowboy Way (1994) | |
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| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) | |
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| 2004 | Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) Voice Only |
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| 2007 | All Hat (2007) | |
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| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid (1996) HBO Movie |
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| 2000 | Red Letters (2000) | |
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| 2008 | Lonely Street (2008) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) | |
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| 1994 | Speechless (1994) | |
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| 1983 | Going Berserk (1983) | |
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| 1988 | The Wrong Guys (1988) | |
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| 2013 | Doonby (2013) Limited Release |
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| 1997 | Levitation (1997) Limited Release |
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| 1983 | Two of a Kind (1983) | |
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| 2019 | Adventure Force 5 (2019) Vudu Movies |
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| 2016 | Spaceman (2016) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1994 | Airheads (1994) | |
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| 2007 | Nobel Son (2007) | |
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| 2023 | The Retirement Plan (2023) Limited Release |
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| 2015 | Gallows Road (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1998 | Butter (1998) Video On Demand |
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| 2010 | Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010) Video On Demand |
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| 2021 | Redemption Day (2021) Limited Release |
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| 1996 | For Which He Stands (1996) Limited Release |
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| 2012 | The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure (2012) | |
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| 2009 | Dragonball: Evolution (2009) | |
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| 2012 | Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1989 | Collision Course (1989) Video On Demand |
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| 1984 | Joy of Sex (1984) | |
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| 2011 | Game of Death (2011) Video On Demand |
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| 2016 | God's Not Dead 2 (2016) | |
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| 1982 | Penitentiary II (1982) | |
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| 2006 | Hood Of Horror (2006) | |
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| 1981 | Underground Aces (1981) Limited Release |
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| 2009 | Fatal Secrets (2009) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1999 | Stealth Fighter (1999) Video On Demand |
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| 2003 | Anne B. Real (2003) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2010 | Machete Joe (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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Ernie Hudson 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 Ernie Hudson movies by co-stars of his movies.
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- Sort Ernie Hudson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Ernie Hudson 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 Ernie Hudson movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Ernie Hudson movie won.
- Sort Ernie Hudson 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 | Ghostbusters (1984) | Bill Murray & Dan Aykroyd |
239.20 | 890.0 | 1,087.20 | 1 | 85 | 02 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 2 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) | Julianne Moore & Rebecca De Mornay |
88.00 | 265.2 | 388.70 | 12 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 5 | The Crow (1994) | Brandon Lee & Michael Wincott |
50.70 | 155.3 | 155.30 | 24 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 4 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) | Paul Rudd & Dan Aykroyd |
127.10 | 146.8 | 225.40 | 10 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 3 | Ghostbusters II (1989) | Bill Murray & Harold Ramis |
112.50 | 354.2 | 678.20 | 7 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 8 | Ghostbusters (2016) | Melissa McCarthy & Chris Hemsworth |
128.40 | 185.5 | 331.10 | 22 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 6 | Miss Congeniality (2000) | Sandra Bullock & Michael Caine |
106.80 | 247.7 | 493.40 | 21 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 7 | The Main Event (1979) | Barbra Streisand & Ryan O'Neal |
69.50 | 346.0 | 346.00 | 11 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 9 | Congo (1995) | Laura Linney & Tim Curry |
81.00 | 232.8 | 436.80 | 16 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 10 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) | Paul Rudd & Bill Murray |
113.40 | 113.4 | 201.90 | 20 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 12 | The Jazz Singer (1980) | Neil Diamond | 30.20 | 145.3 | 145.30 | 25 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 13 | Sugar Hill (1993) | Wesley Snipes & Michael Wright |
18.20 | 55.0 | 55.00 | 79 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 11 | Champions (2023) | Woody Harrelson | 13.40 | 14.6 | 15.50 | 87 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 15 | The Octagon (1980) | Chuck Norris | 19.00 | 91.2 | 91.20 | 38 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 16 | The Substitute (1996) | Tom Berenger | 14.80 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 99 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 14 | Leadbelly (1976) | Roger E. Mosley | 1.50 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 129 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 17 | Joni (1979) Limited Release |
Joni Eareckson Tada | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 183 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 18 | No Escape (1994) | Ray Liotta & Lance Henriksen |
15.30 | 47.0 | 47.00 | 91 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 19 | The Watcher (2000) | Keanu Reeves & Marisa Tomei |
28.90 | 67.1 | 109.60 | 83 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 19 | Nappily Ever After (2018) Netflix |
Lynn Whitfield | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 286 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 20 | Prisoner's Daughter (2022) Limited Release |
Kate Beckinsale | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.70 | 197 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 21 | October 22nd (1998) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Michael Paré | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 291 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 23 | Fakin' Da Funk (1997) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Pam Grier | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 312 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 24 | High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (2017) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Baseball Movies | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 268 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 25 | The Basketball Diaries (1995) | Leonardo DiCaprio & Mark Wahlberg |
2.40 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 172 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 31 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) | Sandra Bullock | 48.50 | 94.7 | 198.00 | 59 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 36.5 | |
| 28 | Weeds (1987) | Nick Nolte & Rita Taggart |
2.30 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 136 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 26 | A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999) | Martin Sheen | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 341 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 27 | Pastor Brown (2009) | Michael B. Jordan | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 407 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
| 29 | Everything's Jake (2000) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Robin Givens | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 352 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 30 | You're Not You (2014) | Hilary Swank | 0.00 | 0.1 | 1.50 | 387 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 34 | Leviathan (1989) | Peter Weller & Richard Crenna |
15.70 | 49.4 | 59.50 | 63 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 35 | Mr. Magoo (1997) | Leslie Nielsen & Kelly Lynch |
21.40 | 58.4 | 78.80 | 86 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 32 | Halfway Decent (2005) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Finn Carter | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 421 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 33 | The Human Tornado (1976) | Rudy Ray Moore | 0.80 | 4.2 | 4.20 | 145 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.5 | |
| 37 | The Cowboy Way (1994) | Woody Harrelson & Kiefer Sutherland |
20.30 | 62.1 | 62.10 | 68 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 41 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) | Peter Strauss & Molly Ringwald |
16.50 | 65.4 | 65.40 | 43 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 35 | Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) Voice Only |
John Ritter & John Goodman |
2.90 | 5.9 | 6.60 | 179 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 36 | All Hat (2007) | Keith Carradine | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 452 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | |
| 39 | The Cherokee Kid (1996) HBO Movie |
Burt Reynolds | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 330 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.8 | |
| 40 | Red Letters (2000) | Nastassja Kinski | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 371 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 19.7 | |
| 42 | Lonely Street (2008) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jay Mohr | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 443 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 43 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) | Robert Carlyle & Marisa Tomei |
0.30 | 0.7 | 0.80 | 251 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 48 | Speechless (1994) | Michael Keaton & Geena Davis |
20.70 | 63.3 | 63.30 | 67 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 44 | Going Berserk (1983) | John Candy & Eugene Levy |
0.40 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 145 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 44 | The Wrong Guys (1988) | John Goodman & Louie Anderson |
1.20 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 183 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 43 | Doonby (2013) Limited Release |
John Schneider | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 432 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 46 | Levitation (1997) Limited Release |
Jeremy London | 0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 224 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.4 | |
| 51 | Two of a Kind (1983) | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
23.60 | 93.8 | 93.80 | 29 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 14.3 | |
| 47 | Adventure Force 5 (2019) Vudu Movies |
Dylan Arnold | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 263 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 49 | Spaceman (2016) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Josh Duhamel | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 286 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 50 | Airheads (1994) | Brendan Fraser & Steve Buscemi |
5.80 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 141 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 51 | Nobel Son (2007) | Danny DeVito & Alan Rickman |
0.50 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 243 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.8 | |
| 52 | The Retirement Plan (2023) Limited Release |
Nicolas Cage | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 305 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 53 | Gallows Road (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Kevin Sorbo | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 424 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 54 | Butter (1998) Video On Demand |
Terrence Howard | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 287 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
| 56 | Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010) Video On Demand |
Tom Berenger | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 397 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
| 58 | Redemption Day (2021) Limited Release |
Andy Garcia | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 173 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
| 58 | For Which He Stands (1996) Limited Release |
William Forsythe | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 290 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 59 | The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure (2012) | Christopher Lloyd | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 350 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.2 | |
| 62 | Dragonball: Evolution (2009) | Yun-Fat Chow | 9.40 | 15.6 | 95.80 | 141 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 6.2 | |
| 63 | Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Don Swayze | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 404 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 61 | Collision Course (1989) Video On Demand |
Jay Leno | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 244 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 64 | Joy of Sex (1984) | Christopher Lloyd | 4.50 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 116 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 63 | Game of Death (2011) Video On Demand |
Wesley Snipes | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 380 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.5 | |
| 66 | God's Not Dead 2 (2016) | Pat Boone | 20.80 | 30.0 | 34.00 | 111 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 65 | Penitentiary II (1982) | Leon Isaac Kennedy & Glynn Turman |
3.20 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 105 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 67 | Hood Of Horror (2006) | Billy Dee Williams | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 383 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
| 68 | Underground Aces (1981) Limited Release |
Melanie Griffith | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 190 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 2.9 | |
| 70 | Fatal Secrets (2009) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Lea Thompson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 422 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.5 | |
| 70 | Stealth Fighter (1999) Video On Demand |
Ice-T | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 300 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.6 | |
| 71 | Anne B. Real (2003) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Carlos Leon | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 356 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 | |
| 72 | Machete Joe (2010) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Art Evans | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 368 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 0.2 |
Ernie Hudson 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
Ghostbusters (1984)
Bill Murray &
Dan Aykroyd
1,087.20
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Bill Murray &
Harold Ramis
678.20
Miss Congeniality (2000)
Sandra Bullock &
Michael Caine
493.40
Congo (1995)
Laura Linney &
Tim Curry
436.80
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
Julianne Moore &
Rebecca De Mornay
388.70
Ghostbusters (2016)
Melissa McCarthy &
Chris Hemsworth
331.10
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Paul Rudd &
Dan Aykroyd
225.40
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Paul Rudd &
Bill Murray
201.90
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
Sandra Bullock
198.00
The Watcher (2000)
Keanu Reeves &
Marisa Tomei
109.60
Dragonball: Evolution (2009)
Yun-Fat Chow
95.80
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Leslie Nielsen &
Kelly Lynch
78.80
Leviathan (1989)
Peter Weller &
Richard Crenna
59.50
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
Pat Boone
34.00
Champions (2023)
Woody Harrelson
15.50
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
Voice Only
John Ritter &
John Goodman
6.60
You're Not You (2014)
Hilary Swank
1.50
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
Robert Carlyle &
Marisa Tomei
0.80
Prisoner's Daughter (2022)
Limited Release
Kate Beckinsale
0.70
Game of Death (2011)
Video On Demand
Wesley Snipes
0.30
Redemption Day (2021)
Limited Release
Andy Garcia
0.20
| 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 |
| Ghostbusters (1984) | Bill Murray & Dan Aykroyd |
1,087.20 | |
| Ghostbusters II (1989) | Bill Murray & Harold Ramis |
678.20 | |
| Miss Congeniality (2000) | Sandra Bullock & Michael Caine |
493.40 | |
| Congo (1995) | Laura Linney & Tim Curry |
436.80 | |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) | Julianne Moore & Rebecca De Mornay |
388.70 | |
| Ghostbusters (2016) | Melissa McCarthy & Chris Hemsworth |
331.10 | |
| Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) | Paul Rudd & Dan Aykroyd |
225.40 | |
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) | Paul Rudd & Bill Murray |
201.90 | |
| Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) | Sandra Bullock | 198.00 | |
| The Watcher (2000) | Keanu Reeves & Marisa Tomei |
109.60 | |
| Dragonball: Evolution (2009) | Yun-Fat Chow | 95.80 | |
| Mr. Magoo (1997) | Leslie Nielsen & Kelly Lynch |
78.80 | |
| Leviathan (1989) | Peter Weller & Richard Crenna |
59.50 | |
| God's Not Dead 2 (2016) | Pat Boone | 34.00 | |
| Champions (2023) | Woody Harrelson | 15.50 | |
| Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) Voice Only |
John Ritter & John Goodman |
6.60 | |
| You're Not You (2014) | Hilary Swank | 1.50 | |
| Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) | Robert Carlyle & Marisa Tomei |
0.80 | |
| Prisoner's Daughter (2022) Limited Release |
Kate Beckinsale | 0.70 | |
| Game of Death (2011) Video On Demand |
Wesley Snipes | 0.30 | |
| Redemption Day (2021) Limited Release |
Andy Garcia | 0.20 |
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