Want to know the best Elvis Presley movies? How about the worst Elvis Presley movies? Curious about Elvis Presley box office grosses or which Elvis Presley movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Elvis Presley movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences…and which Elvis movie got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place …. because we have all of that information.
Elvis Presley (1935-1977) the singer was the “King of Rock and Roll”. The “King” has sold over 2.5 billion in worldwide records. Following in the footsteps of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, Presley went from singing to acting in movies. Elvis Presley’s first number one song, Heartbreak Hotel, was released in January 1956. By the end of 1957 he had appeared in three movies (Love Me Tender, Loving You, and Jailhouse Rock) and they were all box office hits. After Presley finished filming King Creole he was drafted. He would return to movies with G.I. Blues in 1960. For the rest of the 1960s he averaged nearly three movies a year.
When looking at his IMDb page you find some pretty interesting Elvis Presley credits. Presley has 31 acting credits. His music has been featured in 397 movies and television shows. And he appeared as himself in 23 projects…including many documentaries. This page will rank 31 Elvis Presley movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings….I did include two of his most famous documentaries in the rankings.
Elvis Presley 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
1957
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
1964
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
1957
Loving You (1957)
1960
G.I. Blues (1960)
1961
Blue Hawaii (1961)
1956
Love Me Tender (1956)
1962
Follow That Dream (1962)
1960
Flaming Star (1960)
1958
King Creole (1958)
1965
Girl Happy (1965)
1964
Roustabout (1964)
1962
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
1962
Kid Galahad (1962)
1963
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
1965
Tickle Me (1965)
1970
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
1961
Wild in the Country (1961)
1968
Speedway (1968)
1964
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
1966
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
1966
Spinout (1966)
1981
This Is Elvis (1981)
1966
Frankie and Johnny (1966)
1972
Elvis On Tour (1972)
1969
Charro! (1969)
1968
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
1963
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
1967
Double Trouble (1967)
1967
Clambake (1967)
1969
The Trouble with Girls (1969)
1967
Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
1968
Stay Away, Joe (1968)
1965
Harum Scarum (1965)
1969
Change of Habit (1969)
Elvis Presley 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 by Elvis Presley movie titles…link takes you to that movie’s trailer
- Sort by Elvis Presley’s co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Elvis Presley movies by actual domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Elvis Presley movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Elvis Presley movies by movie’s domestic yearly box office rank
- Sort Elvis Presley movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort Elvis Presley 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 | Jailhouse Rock (1957) | Judy Taylor | 11.10 | 233.8 | 233.80 | 13 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 4 | Viva Las Vegas (1964) | Ann-Margret | 14.70 | 184.0 | 184.00 | 10 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 3 | Loving You (1957) | Lizabeth Scott | 10.60 | 221.8 | 221.80 | 16 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 5 | G.I. Blues (1960) | Juliet Prowse | 12.30 | 209.2 | 209.20 | 16 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 3 | Blue Hawaii (1961) | Angela Lansbury | 13.40 | 213.2 | 213.20 | 11 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 6 | Love Me Tender (1956) | Richard Egan | 12.00 | 256.4 | 256.40 | 20 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 9 | Follow That Dream (1962) | Arthur O'Connell | 7.70 | 120.9 | 120.90 | 30 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 8 | Flaming Star (1960) | Barbara Eden | 5.70 | 97.3 | 97.30 | 49 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 9 | King Creole (1958) | Walter Matthau | 3.40 | 67.1 | 67.10 | 65 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 10 | Girl Happy (1965) | Shelly Fabares | 8.60 | 98.9 | 98.90 | 33 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 11 | Roustabout (1964) | Barbara Stanwyck | 9.00 | 112.5 | 112.50 | 29 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 12 | Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) | Stella Stevens | 9.40 | 147.7 | 147.70 | 27 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 14 | Kid Galahad (1962) | Charles Bronson | 6.10 | 95.1 | 95.10 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 16 | Fun in Acapulco (1963) | Ursula Andress | 8.00 | 109.3 | 109.30 | 35 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 15 | Tickle Me (1965) | Julie Adams | 8.10 | 93.4 | 93.40 | 38 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 16 | Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) | Elvis Documentary | 3.00 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 81 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 17 | Wild in the Country (1961) | Tuesday Weld | 6.10 | 96.9 | 96.90 | 39 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 18 | Speedway (1968) | Nancy Sinatra | 8.60 | 76.9 | 76.90 | 42 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 20 | Kissin' Cousins (1964) | Arthur O'Connell | 8.30 | 103.6 | 103.60 | 33 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 19 | Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) | Suzanne Leigh | 7.10 | 76.1 | 76.10 | 40 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 67.4 | |
| 21 | Spinout (1966) | Shelly Fabares | 6.00 | 63.7 | 63.70 | 47 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 63.8 | |
| 22 | This Is Elvis (1981) | Elvis Presley & David Scott |
2.00 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 115 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 23 | Frankie and Johnny (1966) | Harry Morgan | 6.00 | 64.1 | 64.10 | 46 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | |
| 23 | Elvis On Tour (1972) | Elvis Documentary | 2.70 | 18.9 | 18.90 | 97 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 24 | Charro! (1969) | Victor French | 3.90 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 59 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 25 | Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) | Dick Sargent | 2.70 | 24.3 | 24.30 | 102 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 27 | It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) | Kurt Russell | 6.80 | 92.7 | 92.70 | 42 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | |
| 28 | Double Trouble (1967) | Annette Day | 4.00 | 38.8 | 38.80 | 61 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 37.6 | |
| 29 | Clambake (1967) | Shelly Fabares | 2.20 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 90 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 30 | The Trouble with Girls (1969) | Marlyn Mason | 2.70 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 79 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 36.2 | |
| 31 | Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) | Elsa Lanchester | 4.80 | 46.7 | 46.70 | 52 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 32 | Stay Away, Joe (1968) | Burgess Meredith | 4.30 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 69 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 32 | Harum Scarum (1965) | Mary Ann Mobley | 4.10 | 46.7 | 46.70 | 65 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 34 | Change of Habit (1969) | Mary Tyler Moore | 1.60 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 115 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 |
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Elvis Presley Table
- Seven Elvis Presley movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 21.21% of his movies listed. Love Me Tender (1956) was his biggest box office hit.
- An average Elvis Presley movie grosses $68.70 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 14 of Elvis Presley’s movies are rated as good movies…or 42.42% of his movies. King Creole (1958) is his highest rated movie* while Change of Habit (1969) was his lowest rated movie. *Documentaries excluded.
- Zero Elvis Presley movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 0.00% of his movies.
- A “good movie” Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 60. 12 Elvis Presley movies scored higher that average….or 36.36% of his movies. Jailhouse Rock (1957) got the the highest UMR Score while Change of Habit (1969) got the lowest UMR Score.
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Not only have I seen them all I own them all, he proudly proclaimed. I was an Elvis nut back in the 70’s not so much now in me old age. King Creole and Jailhouse Rock are my two favorites, and from his 60’s output I have a soft spot for Viva Las Vegas and Blue Hawaii. Harmless, relaxing entertainment, colourful locations, pretty girls and great songs.
From his concert movies, ‘Thats The Way It Is’ tops them all. I must have watched that a hundred times on video during the 80’s when I taped it off the BBC.
Nice work Bruce. “Elvis has left the building”
Hey Steve….so not only did you buy all of his movies…but you watched them too…..you my friend are one serious Elvis fan. Some of the movies near the end of his movie career are pretty bad…for example Clambake….he literally only made that movie for the million dollar payday….but then again….it was a million dollars back in the 1960s….that would be about 7.11 million dollars in today money. Current tally count Steve 33, Flora 24 and me 8. Thanks for the return visit.
Hi, Bruce.
I thought I would look at another music star on your list of stars to do.
Although I’m a fan of Elvis singing ballads (I have a cd of them) and certain faster-paced songs, I am not the fan of him that Steve is. I’m not big on car races, either. Any of his films with car races I have seen I have seen but once. So I’m not going to beat Steve by any means.
Jailhouse Rock is the Elvis film I’ve seen most recently for the first time-sometime last year. At Number 1, it is the highest ranked film of his I’ve seen.
The lowest ranked film I have seen is #29, The Trouble with Girls.
The highest ranking film I have yet to see is loving You at number 2 with Lizabeth Scott who died earlier this year – a favourite of mine since I love film noir. That film is at the top of my to-see list of Elvis.
The number of films of Elvis I have seen by your ranking is:
I have seen 4 of his top 5
I have seen 9 of his top 10
I have seen 13 of his top 15
I have seen 16 of his top 20
I have seen 20 of his top 25
I have seen 24 overall.
My favourite films of Elvis is based a combination of the number of songs I enjoy in a film and the amount of time there isn’t a car race. Also, I have a love of documentaries, so your inclusion of them at Steve’s suggestion bumbs up my total and is a factor in my preferences. There a number of his films I have seen only once.
My top 5 Elvis films are:
Love Me Tender
Blue Hawaii
Elvis on Tour
Viva Las Vegas
Jailhouse Rock
Cheers,
Flora Breen Robison
Hey Flora…first of all you and Steve destroyed me in this tally count. Although he did not mention it I think it is safe to say his tally count is 33 or 100%…..with you at 24 movies…my tally used to be 0 but with Steve’s encourage I watched 8 Elvis movies these last few years.
80% of his Top 25 is impressive to me….though Steve might think you are slacking…lol. I think Steve was shocked that I did not include the documentaries. Of your Top 5 I have seen Blue Hawaii, Jailhouse Rock and Viva Las Vegas. I enjoyed Viva Las Vegas the most with Blue Hawaii coming in a close second. As for Jailhouse Rock….great dance sequences but the acting is pretty weak. The last Elvis movie I watched was Clambake…Elvis looked bored….and a lot of the movie was filmed in Florida….yet else never left California….so we see lots of people standing in for Elvis in long shots.
You are knocking out these classic stars at a pretty good rate…..I need to get busy and get some more published. Thanks again for checking out all of these pages.