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Taika Waititi (1975-) is a New Zealand Oscar® winning writer, actor and director. Waititi’s IMDb page shows over 120 acting, directing, producing and writing credits since 1999. This page will rank Taika Waititi 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.
Taika Waititi 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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| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame (2019) |  |
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| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | |
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| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) |  |
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| 2021 | Free Guy (2021) | |
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| 2022 | Lightyear (2022) Voice Only |
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| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit (2019) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Win |
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| 2021 | The Suicide Squad (2021) | |
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| 2011 | Green Lantern (2011) | |
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| 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) |  |
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| 2010 | Boy (2010) |  |
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| 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows (2014) | |
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| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(2021) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1999 | Scarfies (1999) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark (2007) | |
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| 2023 | Next Goal Wins (2023) Director |
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| 2002 | Tongan Ninja (2002) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2018) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2001 | Snakeskin (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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Taika Waititi 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 Taika Waititi movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Taika Waititi movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Taika Waititi movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Taika Waititi 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 Taika Waititi movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Taika Waititi movie won.
- Sort Taika Waititi 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 | Avengers: Endgame (2019) | Chris Evans & Paul Rudd |
858.40 | 1,010.2 | 3,290.80 | 1 | 89 | 01 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 2 | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | Chris Hemsworth & Cate Blanchett |
315.10 | 378.6 | 1,026.60 | 8 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 5 | Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) | Chris Hemsworth & Christian Bale |
343.30 | 351.4 | 779.00 | 8 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 4 | Free Guy (2021) | Ryan Reynolds & Lil Rel Howery |
121.60 | 128.9 | 343.00 | 11 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 6 | Lightyear (2022) Voice Only |
Chris Evans | 118.30 | 121.1 | 223.80 | 15 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 6 | Jojo Rabbit (2019) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Win |
Scarlett Johansson & Sam Rockwell |
33.40 | 39.3 | 102.70 | 76 | 78 | 06 / 01 | 85.1 | |
| 5 | The Suicide Squad (2021) | Margot Robbie & Idris Elba |
55.80 | 59.1 | 177.40 | 23 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 8 | Green Lantern (2011) | Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively |
116.60 | 158.5 | 298.90 | 24 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 7 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) | Sam Neill & Julian Dennison |
5.20 | 6.5 | 28.70 | 166 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 9 | Boy (2010) | James Rollestone | 0.30 | 0.4 | 59.50 | 224 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 10 | What We Do in the Shadows (2014) | Jemaine Clement | 3.50 | 4.6 | 9.60 | 155 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 11 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(2021) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Benedict Cumberbatch | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.60 | 178 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.6 | |
| 12 | Scarfies (1999) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Neill Rea | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 322 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.1 | |
| 13 | Eagle vs Shark (2007) | Loren Taylor & Jemaine Clement |
0.20 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 274 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.3 | |
| 15 | Next Goal Wins (2023) Director |
Michael Fassbender | 6.70 | 6.7 | 6.90 | 109 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 14 | Tongan Ninja (2002) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jemaine Clement | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 321 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 15 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2018) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Kate Micucci | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 479 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 16 | Snakeskin (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Melanie Lynskey | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 331 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.4 |
Taika Waititi Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| 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 |
| Avengers: Endgame (2019) | Chris Evans & Paul Rudd |
3,290.80 | |
| Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | Chris Hemsworth & Cate Blanchett |
1,026.60 | |
| Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) | Chris Hemsworth & Christian Bale |
779.00 | |
| Free Guy (2021) | Ryan Reynolds & Lil Rel Howery |
343.00 | |
| Green Lantern (2011) | Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively |
298.90 | |
| Lightyear (2022) Voice Only |
Chris Evans | 223.80 | |
| The Suicide Squad (2021) | Margot Robbie & Idris Elba |
177.40 | |
| Jojo Rabbit (2019) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Win |
Scarlett Johansson & Sam Rockwell |
102.70 | |
| Boy (2010) | James Rollestone | 59.50 | |
| Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) | Sam Neill & Julian Dennison |
28.70 | |
| What We Do in the Shadows (2014) | Jemaine Clement | 9.60 | |
| Next Goal Wins (2023) Director |
Michael Fassbender | 6.90 | |
| The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(2021) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Benedict Cumberbatch | 1.60 |
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This a talented filmmaker.
Hey Taylor, I agree with your comment 100%. I imagine next week, when Thor comes out, he will be all over the place. Good comment and good to hear from you.