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Jack Black (1969-) is an American actor, comedian, musician and songwriter. His most famous roles are 2000’s High Fidelity, 2003’s School of Rock, 2005’s King Kong, the Kung Fu Panda trilogy, 2008’s Tropic Thunder, 2015’s Goosebumps and 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. His IMDb page shows over 150 acting credits since 1984. This page ranks Jack Black movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts, videos, shorts and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.
Jack Black 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
2005
King Kong (2005)
2008
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Voice Only
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Voice Only
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Voice Only
2017
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017)
2008
Tropic Thunder (2008)
2002
Ice Age (2002)
2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Voice Only
2003
School of Rock (2003)
2019
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
1998
Enemy of the State (1998)
2011
The Muppets (2011)
1995
Dead Man Walking (1995)
2025
A Mindcraft Movie (2025)
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Voice Only
1995
Waterworld (1995)
2004
Shark Tale (2004)
1996
The Cable Guy (1996)
1993
Demolition Man (1993)
2015
Goosebumps (2015)
2001
Shallow Hal (2001)
2000
High Fidelity (2000)
2006
Nacho Libre (2006)
2006
The Holiday (2006)
1996
Mars Attacks! (1996)
2018
The House With A Clock In Its Walls (2018)
2011
Bernie (2011)
1997
The Jackal (1997)
2025
Anaconda (2025)
NP
2002
Orange County (2002)
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
ROKU Originals
1999
Jesus' Son (1999)
1992
Bob Roberts (1992)
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
2022
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
Netflix
Voice Only
1999
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
1998
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
2008
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
1993
Airborne (1993)
2007
Margot at the Wedding (2007)
2017
The Polka King (2017)
Netflix
1995
Bye Bye Love (1995)
1996
The Fan (1996)
1999
The Love Letter (1999)
2009
Year One (2009)
2010
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
2001
Saving Silverman (2001)
2011
The Big Year (2011)
2015
The D Train (2015)
1998
Bongwater (1998)
2024
Dear Santa (2024)
2024
Borderlands (2024)
2004
Envy (2004)
1996
Bio-Dome (1996)
Jack Black Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| 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 | King Kong (2005) | Naomi Watts & Adrien Brody |
218.10 | 425.9 | 1,075.20 | 5 | 78 | 04 / 03 | 98.2 | |
| 2 | Kung Fu Panda (2008) Voice Only |
Seth Rogen & Angelina Jolie |
215.40 | 375.1 | 1,099.80 | 6 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 3 | Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) Voice Only |
Angelina Jolie & Dustin Hoffman |
165.20 | 260.5 | 1,049.30 | 15 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 5 | Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Voice Only |
Seth Rogen & Dustin Hoffman |
143.50 | 207.4 | 753.10 | 20 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 4 | Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017) | Dwayne Johnson & Kevin Hart |
404.50 | 563.7 | 1,340.20 | 4 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 7 | Tropic Thunder (2008) | Ben Stiller & Matthew McConaughey |
110.50 | 192.4 | 327.40 | 24 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 6 | Ice Age (2002) | Denis Leary | 176.40 | 380.1 | 826.00 | 9 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 8 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Voice Only |
Charlie Day & Seth Rogen |
574.90 | 626.7 | 1,483.00 | 2 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 11 | School of Rock (2003) | Joan Cusack | 81.30 | 168.5 | 272.10 | 36 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 9 | Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) | Dwayne Johnson & Kevin Hart |
316.80 | 432.4 | 1,085.80 | 10 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 10 | Enemy of the State (1998) | Will Smith & Gene Hackman |
111.50 | 297.3 | 668.00 | 14 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 12 | The Muppets (2011) | Amy Adams & John Krasinski |
88.60 | 139.7 | 260.40 | 34 | 85 | 01 / 01 | 93.7 | |
| 13 | Dead Man Walking (1995) | Sean Penn & Susan Sarandon |
43.70 | 125.6 | 125.60 | 39 | 86 | 04 / 01 | 93.6 | |
| 14 | A Mindcraft Movie (2025) | Jason Momoa & Video Game Movies |
423.90 | 423.9 | 955.10 | 1 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 15 | Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) Voice Only |
Dustin Hoffman | 193.60 | 193.6 | 546.00 | 12 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 16 | Waterworld (1995) | Kevin Costner | 88.20 | 253.6 | 759.20 | 12 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 17 | Shark Tale (2004) | Robert DeNiro & Will Smith |
160.90 | 323.8 | 739.30 | 11 | 50 | 01 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 18 | The Cable Guy (1996) | Jim Carrey & Owen Wilson |
60.20 | 170.4 | 290.80 | 23 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 19 | Demolition Man (1993) | Sandra Bullock & Sylvester Stallone |
58.10 | 175.3 | 480.20 | 18 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 20 | Goosebumps (2015) | Dylan Minnette | 80.10 | 118.7 | 222.70 | 36 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 22 | Shallow Hal (2001) | Gwyneth Paltrow | 70.80 | 156.7 | 312.10 | 34 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 21 | High Fidelity (2000) | John Cusack | 27.30 | 63.3 | 111.10 | 85 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 23 | Nacho Libre (2006) | Héctor Jiménez | 80.20 | 152.4 | 188.60 | 30 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 24 | The Holiday (2006) | Cameron Diaz & Kate Winslet |
63.20 | 120.1 | 389.70 | 45 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 25 | Mars Attacks! (1996) | Jack Nicholson & Natalie Portman |
37.80 | 106.8 | 286.70 | 39 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 26 | The House With A Clock In Its Walls (2018) | Cate Blanchett | 68.50 | 93.5 | 179.40 | 43 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 27 | Bernie (2011) | Matthew McConaughey & Shirley MacLaine |
9.20 | 14.5 | 15.90 | 145 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | |
| 28 | The Jackal (1997) | Bruce Willis & Richard Gere |
54.90 | 149.6 | 433.90 | 32 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 28 | Anaconda (2025) | Paul Rudd | 64.20 | 64.2 | 131.80 | 33 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | NP |
| 29 | Orange County (2002) | Harold Ramis & Chevy Chase |
41.10 | 88.5 | 88.50 | 61 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 30 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) ROKU Originals |
Daniel Radcliffe | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 325 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 31 | Jesus' Son (1999) | Denis Leary & Holly Hunter |
1.30 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 188 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 33 | Bob Roberts (1992) | Helen Hunt | 4.50 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 127 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 32 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) | Joaquin Phoenix | 1.40 | 2.0 | 3.10 | 194 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 35 | Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) | Madison Iseman | 46.70 | 63.7 | 127.40 | 62 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | |
| 34 | Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) Netflix Voice Only |
Directed by Richard Linklater | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 271 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | |
| 36 | Cradle Will Rock (1999) | Bill Murray & John Cusack |
2.90 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 166 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 37 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) | Kyle Gass | 8.30 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 161 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 39 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) | Jennifer Love Hewitt | 40.00 | 106.6 | 106.60 | 51 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 38 | Be Kind Rewind (2008) | Sigourney Weaver & Danny Glover |
11.20 | 19.5 | 53.20 | 142 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 45.4 | |
| 40 | Airborne (1993) | Shane McDermott & Seth Green |
2.90 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 157 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 41 | Margot at the Wedding (2007) | Nicole Kidman | 2.00 | 3.6 | 5.30 | 198 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 42 | The Polka King (2017) Netflix |
Jason Schwartzman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 278 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 43 | Bye Bye Love (1995) | Matthew Modine & Paul Reiser |
12.10 | 34.8 | 34.80 | 104 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 45 | The Fan (1996) | Robert DeNiro & Wesley Snipes |
18.60 | 52.7 | 119.40 | 87 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
| 44 | The Love Letter (1999) | Kate Capshaw | 8.30 | 20.5 | 22.70 | 134 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 46 | Year One (2009) | Michael Cera & Harold Ramis |
43.30 | 72.2 | 96.00 | 67 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 47 | Gulliver's Travels (2010) | Emily Blunt & Jason Segal |
42.80 | 67.8 | 376.10 | 74 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 48 | Saving Silverman (2001) | Jason Biggs & Steve Zahn |
19.40 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 102 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 49 | The Big Year (2011) | Owen Wilson & Steve Martin |
7.20 | 11.4 | 12.10 | 150 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 50 | The D Train (2015) | James Marsden | 0.70 | 1.0 | 1.10 | 184 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 51 | Bongwater (1998) | Luke Wilson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 331 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | |
| 52 | Dear Santa (2024) | Keegan-Michael Key | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 214 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 53 | Borderlands (2024) | Cate Blanchett & Jamie Lee Curtis |
15.50 | 15.5 | 32.90 | 75 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 54 | Envy (2004) | Ben Stiller & Christopher Walken |
13.60 | 27.3 | 29.30 | 126 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 3.0 | |
| 55 | Bio-Dome (1996) | Pauly Shore | 13.40 | 38.0 | 38.00 | 105 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 1.6 |
Jack Black is the # 69 most connectible actor of the 1990’s.