Want to know the best Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movies? How about the worst Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movies? Curious about Gunfight At The O.K. Corral domestic box office grosses or which Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movie the biggest hit in worldwide grosses? Need to know which Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information and more.
There have been many movies both on the big screen and the little screen that have dealt with the Gunfight At The O.K. Corral. This page looks at the ones that were released in theaters in North America and featured Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. That means you will not find 1934’s Frontier Marshall (it featured characters called Michael Wyatt and Doc Warren) or 1955’s Wichita (it has a Wyatt Earp but no Doc Holliday and no Gunfight At The O.K. Corral).
Drivel part of the page: The setup of this page is a little different than our other pages. Yes you still get a table of stats…..but we also gave each major movie stat their own section. Another new item is the result of our Best Wyatt Earp/Doc Holliday portrayal poll. 20 people were nice enough to provide a ranking of their personal favorite Earp and Holliday.
Box Office Grosses
- 4th Place – Frontier Marshall (1939)
- 5th Place – Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die (1942)
- 6th Place – Wyatt Earp (1994)
- 7th Place – Hour of the Gun (1967)
- 8th Place – Doc (1971)
Critic/Audience Ratings
- 3rd Place – Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957)….77.00% critic/audience rating
- 4th Place – Hour of the Gun (1967)… 69.00% critic/audience rating
- 5th Place – Frontier Marshall (1939) …$64.50% critic/audience rating
- 6th Place – Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die (1942) …62.00%
- 7th Place – Doc (1971)…….57.50% critic/audience rating
- 8th Place – Wyatt Earp (1994)….53.50% critic/audience rating
Award Recognition
The other 6 got shut out by the Academy. Though Val Kilmer and Dennis Quiad gave Oscar worthy performances in their movies.
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral 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 Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movies 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 Gunfight At The O.K. Corral movie received.
- Sort Gunfight At The O.K. Corral 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.
Candidates For Best Wyatt Earp:
- Randolph Scott in 1939’s Frontier Marshall
- Richard Dix in 1942’s Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die
- Henry Fonda in 1946’s My Darling Clementine
- Burt Lancaster in 1957’s Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
- James Garner in 1967’s Hour Of The Gun
- Yulin Harris in 1971’s Doc
- Kurt Russell in 1993’s Tombstone
- Kevin Costner in 1994’s Wyatt Earp
Candidates for Best Doc Holliday:
- Cesar Romero in 1939’s Frontier Marshall
- Kent Taylor in 1942’s Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die
- Victor Mature in 1946’s My Darling Clementine
- Kirk Douglas in 1957’s Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
- Jason Robards in 1967’s Hour Of The Gun
- Stacy Keach in 1971’s Doc
- Val Kilmer in 1993’s Tombstone
- Dennis Quaid in 1994’s Wyatt Earp
Results From Our UMR Poll – Which Asked – Who was the Best Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday? 1st place vote got 5 points, 2nd place vote got 4 points, 3rd place vote got 3 points, 4th place vote got 2 points and 5th place vote got 1 point
Want more Wyatt Eap, Doc Holliday, Gunfight At The O.K. Corral and Tombstone information? Then check out Friend To Our Website…..Steve Lensman’s HubPage on Wyatt Earp On The Screen.https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Wyatt-Earp-on-the-Screen
“And with Him Came the West” is a 2019 documentary about Wyatt Earp’s personal involvement in Hollywood and his legacy in film showing excerpts of most of these, plus “Sunset”(1988, James Garner and Bruce Willis) and the StarTrek episode “Spectre of the Gun.”
Well done; googled my question & you answered it AND MANY more. THX!
Thank you Rick. Glad Google and UMR were able to answer your question.
The last two Earp/Holliday movies, Tombstone and Wyatt Earp at least got the location of the gunfight right. Not at the OK Corral but in a vacant lot on Fremont Street down and back of the corral. The participans were only 8 to 10 feet apart an it was a face to face bloody shootout at almost point blank range. No diving behind shed or into ditches. None of the movies are completely accurate to us nerd historians but they are movies for our entertainment and not historical documentaries. I also thought Quaid captured the look of the cadavarous Holliday better but Kilmer had the best script. Quaid reportedly lost 45 lbs to play the part.
Excellently put, sir.
Hey Buggs…we agree 100%. Thanks for stopping by.
Hey Will…great breakdown on Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. I agree with you on Quaid having the more realistic look…..Quaid’s performance is awesome as well…though Kilmer’s gets all the glory. I think a lot has to do with the movie…Tombstone is like a Marvel movie….full of fun….while Wyatt Earp is like a DC movie…filled with doom and gloom with lots of fun sucked out of it. Good feedback.