All Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked

NUMBER OF QUALIFYING MOVIES:

CAREER AVERAGE SCORE:

TOTAL WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE:

TOTAL BUDGETS COMBINED:

TOTAL PROFIT OR LOSS:

AVERAGE PROFIT PER FILM:

CAREER PROFIT RETURN ON INVESTMENT

7.90

$ 559,696,309

$ 239,000,000

$ 320,696,309

$ 32,069,631

x 2.07

10 – Bottle Rocket (1996)

They’re not really criminals, but everyone’s got to have a dream.

7.28 /10

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a hair-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

Critics response: Very Positive

68 Critic reviews: 58 positive (85.3%); 10 negative (14.7%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 560,069

$5,000,000

$ (4,439,931)

X 0.11

9 – The French Dispatch

Don’t Cry In My Office!

7.44 /10

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in “The French Dispatch.”

Critics response: Very Positive

309 Critic reviews: 231 positive (74.8%); 78 negative (25.2%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 46,333,545

$ 25,000,000

$ 21,333,545

X 1.85

8 – The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

I want us to be brothers again, like we used to be.

7.49 /10

Adventure | Drama | Comedy

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other — to become brothers again like they used to be. Their “spiritual quest”, however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).

Critics response: Mostly Positive

192 Critic reviews: 132 positive (68.6%); 460 negative (31.4%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 35,310,019

$ 16,000,000

$ 19,310,019

X 2.21

7 – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

The deeper you go, the weirder life gets.

7.65 /10

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou’s past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.

Critics response: Mixed Reviews

225 Critic reviews: 127 positive (56.4%); 98 negative (43.6%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 34,809,623

$ 50,000,000

$ (15,190,377)

X 0.70

6 – Rushmore (1998)

Love. Expulsion. Revolution.

8.07 /10

Comedy | Drama

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max’s new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Critics response: Extremely Positive

104 Critic reviews: 93 positive (89.4%); 11 negative (10.6%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 19,080,435

$ 9,000,000

$ 10,080,435

X 2.12

5 – Isle of Dogs (2018)

Welcome to the Isle of Dogs.

8.11 /10

Adventure | Comedy | Animation

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that’s a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

Critics response: Overwhelmingly Positive

369 Critic reviews: 332 positive (90%); 37 negative (10%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 64,337,744

$ 32,000,000

$ 32,337,744

X 2.01

4 – Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

A tormenting and surprising story of children and adults during the stormy days of the summer of 1965.

8.13 /10

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

Critics response: Universal Praise

267 Critic reviews: 249 positive (93.3%); 18 negative (6.7%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 68,264,022

$ 16,000,000

$ 52,264,022

X 4.27

3 – The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Family Isn’t A Word … It’s A Sentence.

8.21 /10

Comedy | Drama

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary — all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father’s fault. “The Royal Tenenbaums” is the story of the family’s sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

Critics response: Highly Positive

212 Critic reviews: 171 positive (80.7%); 41 negative (19.3%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 71,444,482

$ 21,000,000

$ 50,444,482

X 3.40

2 – Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Dig the life fantastic!

8.27 /10

Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

Critics response: Very Positive

245 Critic reviews: 227 positive (92.7%); 18 negative (7.3%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 46,474,181

$ 40,000,000

$ 6,474,181

X 1.16

1 – The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

A murder case of Madam D. With enormous wealth and the most outrageous events surrounding her sudden death!

8.38 /10

Comedy | Drama

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Top Billed Cast:

SYNOPSIS:

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

Critics response: Very Positive

314 Critic reviews: 288 positive (91.7%); 26 negative (8.3%)

(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE GROSS:

PRODUCTION BUDGET:

PROFIT OR (LOSS):

PROFIT RETURN (OR LOSS IF FIGURE IS UNDER 1):

$ 173,082,189

$ 25,000,000

$ 148,082,189

X 6.92

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