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Rita Wilson (1956-) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and producer. Wilson’s acting career has spanned 6 different decades. Her IMDb page shows over 81 acting credits since 1972. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television series roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table.
Rita Wilson 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
1993
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
2002
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
1980
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
2009
It's Complicated (2009)
1999
Runaway Bride (1999)
1996
That Thing You Do! (1996)
1995
Now and Then (1995)
1996
Jingle All the Way (1996)
2023
Asteroid City (2023)
1993
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
HBO Movie
2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
1996
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
HBO Movie
2002
Auto Focus (2002)
2018
Gloria Bell (2018)
1985
Volunteers (1985)
2022
Kimi (2022)
HBO Max
2011
The Art of Getting By (2011)
2011
Larry Crowne (2011)
2006
Beautiful Ohio (2006)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1998
Psycho (1998)
1999
The Story of Us (1999)
1989
Teen Witch (1989)
2005
The Chumscrubber (2005)
2018
A Simple Wedding (2018)
2004
Raise Your Voice (2004)
2019
Boy Genius (2019)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
1994
Mixed Nuts (1994)
2009
My Life in Ruins (2009)
2020
Love Is Love Is Love (2020)
2012
Jewtopia (2012)
2016
Brother Nature (2016)
2014
Dawn Patrol (2014)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2009
Old Dogs (2009)
2001
Perfume (2001)
1977
The Day It Came to Earth (1977)
Rita Wilson 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 any way you want.
- Sort Rita Wilson movies by her co-stars
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- Sort Rita Wilson movies by 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 Rita Wilson movie received.
- Sort Rita Wilson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Tom Hanks &
Meg Ryan126.70
329.9
593.20
5
74
02 / 00
96.2
2
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Produced by Rita Wilson
241.40
448.7
685.40
5
68
00 / 00
94.6
3
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Cheech &
Chong50.10
207.9
207.90
13
68
00 / 00
94.6
5
It's Complicated (2009)
Meryl Streep &
Steve Martin112.70
162.0
314.90
27
62
00 / 00
88.7
4
Runaway Bride (1999)
Julia Roberts &
Richard Gere152.30
324.4
659.30
9
47
00 / 00
88.0
6
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Tom Hanks &
Charlize Theron25.90
63.1
84.30
59
75
00 / 00
80.8
7
Now and Then (1995)
Demi Moore &
Melanie Griffith27.10
67.2
93.20
64
67
00 / 00
75.9
8
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Phil Hartman60.60
161.1
345.10
22
32
00 / 00
68.2
8
Asteroid City (2023)
Tom Hanks &
Directed by Wes Anderson28.20
28.2
53.90
68
67
00 / 00
61.8
8
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
HBO MovieJames Garner
0.00
0.1
0.10
277
75
00 / 00
59.8
13
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
Nia Vardalos &
John Corbett59.70
74.4
110.80
56
49
00 / 00
55.8
12
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
HBO MovieDemi Moore &
Directed by Cher0.10
0.1
0.10
268
72
00 / 00
54.5
13
Auto Focus (2002)
Greg Kinnear &
Willem Dafoe2.10
3.8
5.00
186
70
00 / 00
53.7
12
Gloria Bell (2018)
Julianne Moore
5.60
6.6
11.20
152
68
00 / 00
51.8
15
Volunteers (1985)
Tom Hanks &
John Candy19.90
60.4
60.40
45
50
00 / 00
49.4
16
Kimi (2022)
HBO MaxZoë Kravitz
0.10
0.1
0.10
298
65
00 / 00
40.0
17
The Art of Getting By (2011)
Emma Roberts
1.40
1.9
2.50
183
64
00 / 00
39.2
20
Larry Crowne (2011)
Tom Hanks &
Julia Roberts35.60
48.4
97.90
92
47
00 / 00
33.6
18
Beautiful Ohio (2006)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyWilliam Hurt
0.00
0.1
0.10
434
62
00 / 00
33.1
22
Psycho (1998)
Vince Vaughn &
Julianne Moore21.50
49.3
85.40
80
44
00 / 00
30.4
23
The Story of Us (1999)
Bruce Willis &
Michelle Pfeiffer27.10
57.7
125.50
74
42
00 / 00
30.3
22
Teen Witch (1989)
Robyn Lively
0.00
0.1
0.10
245
60
00 / 00
29.6
21
The Chumscrubber (2005)
Glenn Close &
John Heard0.10
0.1
0.10
323
59
00 / 00
27.1
24
A Simple Wedding (2018)
Nina Nayebi
0.10
0.1
0.10
301
58
00 / 00
25.4
25
Raise Your Voice (2004)
Hilary Duff &
John Corbett10.40
18.1
25.70
138
48
00 / 00
18.5
26
Boy Genius (2019)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyMiles Brown
0.10
0.1
0.10
384
51
00 / 00
13.7
27
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Tom Hanks &
Bruce Willis15.70
40.0
71.50
77
37
00 / 00
12.5
30
Mixed Nuts (1994)
Adam Sandler &
Steve Martin6.80
19.6
19.60
134
42
00 / 00
10.8
28
My Life in Ruins (2009)
Nia Vardalos &
Richard Dreyfuss8.70
12.5
29.40
147
44
00 / 00
10.6
29
Love Is Love Is Love (2020)
Rosanna Arquette
0.10
0.1
0.20
86
47
00 / 00
10.1
31
Jewtopia (2012)
Tom Arnold
0.10
0.1
0.20
277
46
00 / 00
8.3
32
Brother Nature (2016)
Bill Pullman
0.10
0.1
0.10
406
44
00 / 00
6.9
33
Dawn Patrol (2014)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyScott Eastwood
0.10
0.1
0.10
276
43
00 / 00
5.9
34
Old Dogs (2009)
John Travolta &
Robin Williams49.50
71.1
139.10
60
20
00 / 00
5.6
35
Perfume (2001)
Michelle Williams
0.00
0.1
0.10
367
39
00 / 00
3.5
36
The Day It Came to Earth (1977)
Wink Roberts
0.00
0.1
0.10
166
39
00 / 00
3.5
Rita Wilson 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 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) | Produced by Rita Wilson | 685.40 | |
Runaway Bride (1999) | Julia Roberts & Richard Gere |
659.30 | |
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) | Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan |
593.20 | |
Jingle All the Way (1996) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Phil Hartman |
345.10 | |
It's Complicated (2009) | Meryl Streep & Steve Martin |
314.90 | |
Old Dogs (2009) | John Travolta & Robin Williams |
139.10 | |
The Story of Us (1999) | Bruce Willis & Michelle Pfeiffer |
125.50 | |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) | Nia Vardalos & John Corbett |
110.80 | |
Larry Crowne (2011) | Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts |
97.90 | |
Now and Then (1995) | Demi Moore & Melanie Griffith |
93.20 | |
Psycho (1998) | Vince Vaughn & Julianne Moore |
85.40 | |
That Thing You Do! (1996) | Tom Hanks & Charlize Theron |
84.30 | |
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) | Tom Hanks & Bruce Willis |
71.50 | |
Asteroid City (2023) | Tom Hanks & Directed by Wes Anderson |
53.90 | |
My Life in Ruins (2009) | Nia Vardalos & Richard Dreyfuss |
29.40 | |
Raise Your Voice (2004) | Hilary Duff & John Corbett |
25.70 | |
Gloria Bell (2018) | Julianne Moore | 11.20 | |
Auto Focus (2002) | Greg Kinnear & Willem Dafoe |
5.00 | |
The Art of Getting By (2011) | Emma Roberts | 2.50 | |
Jewtopia (2012) | Tom Arnold | 0.20 | |
Love Is Love Is Love (2020) | Rosanna Arquette | 0.20 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Rita Wilson
1. Margarita Ibrahimoff was born on October 26, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is Greek and her father is Bulgarian.
2. How did Margarita Ibrahimoff become Rita Wilson? The first name is easy….as Rita is short for Margarita. As for the last name…..Wilson’s father chose to change their last name to Wilson, because that was the name of the street they lived on.
3. Rita Wilson’s first IMDb credit was an appearance on the television show, The Brady Bunch in 1972.
4. Rita Wilson her Broadway debut as a Roxie Hart replacement in “Chicago”.
5. Rita Wilson is credited with landing Nia Vardalos a movie deal for 2002’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding. That is still the top money-making independent film of all time.
6. Rita Wilson has released four country records. The first, AM/FM was released in 2012 while her latest album was 2019’s Halfway To Home.
7. Rita Wilson was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7024 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 29, 2019.
8. Rita Wilson originally met Tom Hanks in 1981 on the set of Bosom Buddies (1980) when she guest-starred. But their relationship wasn’t kindled until they were reunited on the set of Volunteers (1985).
9. Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks have been married since 1988. They have four children and three grandchildren together.
10. Check out Rita Wilson’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
I have seen 25 of Rita’s movies. The highest ranked I haven’t seen is If These Walls Could Talk. Both that film and Barbarian at the Gates were made for HBO.
Damn Dan… I thought I might top you here. I have seen 19 of her movies. Pretty sure I have seen Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie….but all of those movies get put in a blur in my head…and I certainly do not remember her part in the movie…so I did not include it my tally count. Good stuff as always.