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Tobe Hooper (1943-2017) was an American director. Hooper is best remembered for his horror movies The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist. His IMDb page shows over 46 directing credits from 1959 to 2013. This page will rank Tobe Hooper 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.
Tobe Hopper 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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| 1982 | Poltergeist (1982) Director |
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| 1974 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Director |
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| 1985 | Lifeforce (1985) |  |
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| 1981 | The Funhouse (1981) |  |
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| 1993 | Body Bags (1993) Showtime Movies Director |
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| 1986 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) | |
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| 1976 | Eaten Alive (1976) Director |
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| 2009 | Destiny Express Redux (2009) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
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| 2004 | Toolbox Murders (2004) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
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| 1986 | Invaders From Mars (1986) | |
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| 1989 | Spontaneous Combustion (1989) |  |
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| 2013 | Djinn (2013) Limited Release Director |
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| 2005 | Mortuary (2005) Director |
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| 1993 | Night Terrors (1993) Video On Demand Director |
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| 1995 | The Mangler (1995) | |
Tobe Hooper 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 Tobe Hooper movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Tobe Hooper movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Tobe Hooper movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Tobe Hooper 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 Tobe Hooper movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Tobe Hooper movie won.
- Sort Tobe Hooper 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 | Poltergeist (1982) Director |
Craig T. Nelson & Beatrice Straight |
76.60 | 280.9 | 453.20 | 8 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 2 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Director |
Marilyn Burns & Edwin Neal |
12.10 | 69.9 | 69.90 | 41 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 3 | Lifeforce (1985) | Steve Railsback & Mathilda May |
11.60 | 35.2 | 35.20 | 73 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 4 | The Funhouse (1981) | Elizabeth Berridge & Shawn Carson |
7.90 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 83 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 47.6 | |
| 5 | Body Bags (1993) Showtime Movies Director |
John Carpenter | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 237 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.9 | |
| 6 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) | Dennis Hopper & Caroline Williams |
8.00 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 78 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 7 | Eaten Alive (1976) Director |
Mel Ferrer | 0.20 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 162 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 8 | Destiny Express Redux (2009) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
Claire Craft | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 298 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | |
| 9 | Toolbox Murders (2004) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
Angela Bettis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 299 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 10 | Invaders From Mars (1986) | Karen Black & Hunter Carson |
4.90 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 104 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
| 11 | Spontaneous Combustion (1989) | Brad Dourif & Cynthia Bain |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 226 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.3 | |
| 12 | Djinn (2013) Limited Release Director |
Razane Jammal | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 263 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.7 | |
| 13 | Mortuary (2005) Director |
Dan Byrd | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.60 | 320 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.3 | |
| 14 | Night Terrors (1993) Video On Demand Director |
Robert Englund | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 233 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 | |
| 15 | The Mangler (1995) | Robert Englund & Ted Levine |
1.80 | 4.4 | 4.40 | 179 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.4 |
Tobe Hooper 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
Poltergeist (1982)
Director
Craig T. Nelson &
Beatrice Straight
453.20
Mortuary (2005)
Director
Dan Byrd
1.60
| 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 |
| Poltergeist (1982) Director |
Craig T. Nelson & Beatrice Straight |
453.20 | |
| Mortuary (2005) Director |
Dan Byrd | 1.60 |
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