Want to know the best Will Ferrell movies? How about the worst Will Ferrell movies? Curious about Will Ferrell’s box office grosses or which Will Ferrell movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Will Ferrell movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which ones got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Will Ferrell (1967-) has been sitting on my request list for over two years now. So Hinton66, finally after being bumped many many times…here is your Will Ferrell Movie Ranking Page. Many people have tried to go from fame on Saturday Night Live to a successful movie career. Will Ferrell joins Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy and Chevy Chase as one the few that have succeeded. When looking at adjusted box office grosses, Ferrell’s movies have grossed over $2 billion.
His IMDb page shows over 110 acting credits since 1995. This page will rank Will Ferrell movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, his many cameos and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Will Ferrell Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Will Ferrell 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.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Will Ferrell movie received.
- Sort Will Ferrell 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.
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| 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 | Barbie (2023) AA Best Picture Nom |
Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling |
636.20 | 636.2 | 1,435.90 | 1 | 85 | 08 / 01 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | The LEGO Movie (2014) | Chris Pratt & Morgan Freeman |
257.80 | 340.1 | 619.00 | 5 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 3 | MegaMind (2010) Voice Only |
Brad Pitt & Tina Fey |
148.40 | 202.8 | 439.80 | 17 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 4 | Elf (2003) | Zooey Deschanel & James Caan |
173.40 | 310.0 | 394.10 | 7 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 5 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) | John C. Reilly & Amy Adams |
148.20 | 242.8 | 267.00 | 13 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 6 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) | Paul Rudd & Steve Carell |
127.40 | 168.9 | 230.30 | 23 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 7 | Despicable Me 4 (2024) Voice Only |
Steve Carell & Kristen Wigg |
361.00 | 361.0 | 968.30 | 3 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 7 | The Other Guys (2010) | Mark Wahlberg & Dwayne Johnson |
119.20 | 162.9 | 232.90 | 21 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 8 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) | Paul Rudd & Steve Carell |
85.30 | 148.1 | 157.20 | 30 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 9 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) | Chris Pratt & Elizabeth Banks |
105.80 | 124.5 | 224.70 | 28 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 10 | Step Brothers (2008) | John C. Reilly & Mary Steenburgen |
100.50 | 150.8 | 192.30 | 29 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 11 | Daddy's Home (2015) | Mark Wahlberg | 150.40 | 192.3 | 310.50 | 22 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 12 | Blades of Glory (2007) | Jon Heder & Will Arnett |
91.00 | 142.6 | 185.10 | 31 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 13 | The Campaign (2012) | Zach Galifianakis | 86.90 | 117.7 | 142.10 | 35 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 14 | Old School (2003) | Vince Vaughn & Luke Wilson |
75.60 | 135.1 | 155.60 | 39 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 15 | Curious George (2006) | Drew Barrymore & Dick Van Dyke |
58.40 | 95.6 | 114.40 | 54 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 17 | Stranger Than Fiction (2006) | Dustin Hoffman & Emma Thompson |
40.70 | 66.6 | 87.90 | 73 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 18 | Zoolander (2001) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
45.20 | 86.2 | 116.00 | 55 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 19 | Daddy's Home 2 (2017) | Mark Wahlberg & Mel Gibson |
104.00 | 125.0 | 217.10 | 30 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 20 | Get Hard (2015) | Kevin Hart | 90.40 | 115.6 | 143.00 | 30 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 21 | Kicking & Screaming (2005) | Robert Duvall | 52.80 | 89.0 | 94.40 | 52 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 22 | Quiz Lady (2023) | Awkwafina | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 267 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 23 | Everything Must Go (2010) | Rebecca Hall & Laura Dern |
2.70 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 154 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 24 | Dick (1999) | Kirsten Dunst & Michele Williams |
6.30 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 139 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 25 | Spirited (2022) Apple TV |
Ryan Reynolds | 1.00 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 122 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 27 | Bewitched (2005) | Nicole Kidman & Michael Caine |
63.30 | 106.6 | 221.40 | 41 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 26 | Strays (2023) Voice Only |
Jamie Foxx & Josh Gae |
24.00 | 24.0 | 35.50 | 69 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.5 | |
| 28 | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) Netflix |
Rachel McAdams & Pierce Brosnan |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 166 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 29 | The Producers (2005) | Matthew Broderick & Nathan Lane |
19.40 | 32.7 | 64.10 | 120 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 30 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) Netflix |
Matthew McConaughey & Zach Galifianakis |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 291 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 31 | Superstar (1999) | Molly Shannon & Harland Williams |
30.60 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 67 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 32 | Melinda and Melinda (2004) | Written & Directed by Woody Allen |
3.80 | 6.6 | 34.90 | 173 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 33 | Semi-Pro (2008) | Woody Harrelson & Jackie Earle Haley |
33.50 | 50.3 | 65.90 | 83 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 34 | Land of the Lost (2009) | Danny McBride & Anna Friel |
49.40 | 71.1 | 98.90 | 61 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 36 | A Night at the Roxbury (1998) | Chris Kattan & Jennifer Coolidge |
30.30 | 69.7 | 69.70 | 61 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 35 | Winter Passing (2005) | Ed Harris & Zooey Deschanel |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.30 | 292 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 37 | Casa De Mi Padre (2012) | Gael García Bernal | 5.90 | 8.0 | 10.90 | 145 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | |
| 38 | Zoolander 2 (2016) | Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson |
28.80 | 36.0 | 69.80 | 95 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 39 | The House (2017) | Amy Poehler | 25.60 | 30.7 | 41.00 | 88 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 16.1 | |
| 40 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) | John C. Reilly | 0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 248 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 41 | Downhill (2020) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 8.30 | 9.7 | 10.40 | 33 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 42 | Zeroville (2019) | James Franco & Seth Rogen |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 275 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.4 | |
| 43 | Holmes & Watson (2018) | John C. Reilly | 30.60 | 36.2 | 47.90 | 89 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 44 | The Ladies Man (2000) | Tim Meadows & Billy Dee Williams |
13.60 | 27.2 | 27.50 | 116 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 45 | The Suburbans (1999) | Craig Bierko & Ben Stiller |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 304 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.3 |
Will Ferrell Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Possibly Interesting Facts About Will Ferrell
1. John William Ferrell was born in Irvine, California in 1967.
2. Will Ferrell’s path to stardom…Cliff Notes Style. In high school he does the daily morning announcements in disguised voices. After attending USC he joins a comedy/improvisation group called The Groundlings. Ferrell lands a spot as a Saturday Night Live cast member in 1995. His Steve Butabi character on SNL gets Ferrell his first starring role in the movie A Night at the Roxbury (1998). In 2003 he starred in this box office hits Old School and Elf. Since then he has appeared in one box office hit after another.
3. Will Ferrell was chosen over Steve Carell in 1995 to join Saturday Night Live. I think it is safe to say that Carell was able to rebound from that.
4. Will Ferrell has been married one time. He married actress Viveca Paulin in 2000. They have 3 children.
5. Will Ferrell and his many cameo roles. Not sure but it is probably a safe bet that Ferrell has done more cameo roles than anybody else over the last 20 years.
6. Will Ferrell so far has NOT received an Oscar® nomination. He does have two Golden Globe® nominations. He got a Best Supporting Actor nomination for The Producers (2005) and a Best Actor nomination for Stranger Than Fiction (2006).
7. Will Ferrell refused an offer of $29 million to star in the sequel to Elf (2003). His concern was that the script was not worthy. Now that is sticking by your guns.
8. Check out Will Ferrell‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Funnyman Will Ferrell finally gets ranked and moviescored. Let me just check if Austin Powers is at the top of the box office table.. whaaat? Oh dear lord no… I’m keeding. I suppose his role in those comedies were too brief to be included.
I’m a big fan of Anchorman, not so much the sequel, which had it’s moments. The first movie should be higher than the sequel on the critics chart, I don’t think the critics liked the sequel much, or did they? I also enjoyed Megamind, The Lego Movie and The Other Guys. I wasn’t impressed with Get Hard. Let’s see I’ve seen… 15 of the 29 films you’ve listed. Not bad, could be better. Nice work as usual Bruce.
Hey Steve….yep his Austin Power appearances are funny but way to brief to be considered anything other than a cameo….his part in The Wedding Crashers was harder to leave off. Anchorman2 actually got better reviews that part 1. I am at 25….with The Producers being the only missing one that I want to watch. I have not heard a single person that liked Get Hard….makes you wonder how it earned so much money at the box office. As always thanks for stopping by….you will like my next current performer….MJ is coming soon.
Will Ferrell is not on my list of actors to see. Interesting that he was born in 1967. THANKS FOR THE INTERESTING FACTS THOUGH.
Thanks as always for stopping by BERN1960.
Where is Walter Matthau? Pretty sure I have had that request in for awhile too. As for Will, not a huge fan but I will watch one of his movies before I watch a Chevy Chase or Adam Sandler movie. The one Ferrell movie I liked got very low marks. I never understood why Everything Must Go did nothing at the box office.
Hey Timlin….Walter is coming soon. Not sure he will be the next classic performer….but he is grabbing his bat and getting ready to hit. I liked Everything Must Go too….but it was a small little movie…with few laughs….Ferrell’s fan base did not respond to it all. Thanks for stopping by…I will let you know when I get Walter published.
I think that most of Will Ferrell’s movies are on the stupid side of funny, and the Academy usually doesn’t pay a lot of attention to those. But that’s the kind of actor he is, and it seems to be working for him at the box office.
Good points Katie. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Thanks for the page and the e-mail notice of the page. I like the new site. Ok now that I am done kissing your ass. It is about damn time you got this page done! Old School only 10th? Are you crazy? I do not even consider Megamind and Lego Movie as Ferrell movies. My final complaint is that Anchorman 2 is ahead of Anchorman. Ok now that I am done complaining I have to admit that I enjoyed checking out the Will table. Hopefully there are many more Ferrell movies coming. He seems to make better movies than Sandler so maybe there is hope.
Hey Hinton….have you never heard of the saying…Better late than never? Old School is a great movie that has developed a cult following….but the reviews from critics and audiences actually have it falling below the 60% rating line….that hurt its score….but it still finished in the Top 10.
As for Anchorman….part 2 out grossed part 1….and it got better reviews….that makes it higher ranked….and the box office numbers are adjusted. Megamind is all about Will. LEGO Movie Ferrell is the only actor to appear in the movie…plus he does the voice of the bad guy. Ferrell seems to have a humor that will have a longer shelf life than Sandler’s. People seem to be really down on Sandler these days….but the man has had one heck of a 20 year run.
Glad you found your page….lots of new pages here…..you should stick around and check out some of the newer pages.
Yes this was better late than never.
Cool.