Sylvester Stallone-All His Movies Best to Worst -From Rocky to Rambo to Expendables-with inflated box office grosses.
81Sylvester Stallone in his # 1 movie.... Rocky(Movie Score 86.39).
Sylvester Stallone has been appearing in movies since 1970. Playing Rocky Balboa in 1976's Rocky; turned Stallone into a superstar. Rocky was a monster hit(55 million tickets sold) and a critical hit. Rocky received 10 Academy Award nominations......it won three Oscars. Stallone received two of those nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. To date there have been six Rocky movies, the most recent was Rocky Balboa in 2006. Stallone also has had great success playing John Rambo in the First Blood movies. Rambo: First Blood Part 2 is Stallone's 2nd biggest box office hit with a 2011 estimated box office of 337.10 million. To date there have been four Rambo movies, the most recent was Rambo in 2008. Over the course of his career he has had sixteen movies open number one at the box office. His most recent #1 movie is The Expendables in 2010.
Unfortunately for Sylvester Stallone, he is also associated with some really bad movies. To date he has been nominated for twenty-seven Razzie Awards, which includes eight Razzie wins. His most recent Razzie win was Worst Supporting Actor in SpyKids 3D: Game Over in 2004.
Slyvester Stallone movies ranked by Movie Score. Also can be sorted by any category. Some pre-1983 information is not available.
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Opening Weekend
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st
| Rocky (1976)
| $437.20
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 79%
| 86.39
|
2nd
| Rocky II (1979)
| $269.50
| 1
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 71%
| 64.97
|
3rd
| Antz (1998) Voice
| $154.20
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 86%
| 64.38
|
4th
| Rocky III (1982)
| $335.50
| 1
| 8
| 20
| 61%
| 63.83
|
5th
| Rocky IV (1985)
| $286.20
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 52%
| 61.15
|
6th
| Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
| $337.10
| 1
| 8
| 11
| 44%
| 59.11
|
7th
| First Blood (1982)
| $128.00
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 81%
| 58.23
|
8th
| Cliffhanger (1993)
| $161.40
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 63%
| 58.11
|
9th
| Demolition Man (1993)
| $111.30
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 63%
| 47.77
|
10th
| Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003)
| $147.10
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 43%
| 44.77
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Opening Weekend
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
|
11th
| Tango & Cash (1989)
| $127.20
| 2
| 7
| 8
| 39%
| 41.91
|
12th
| The Expendables (2010)
| $103.40
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 50%
| 41.57
|
13th
| Rocky Balboa (2006)
| $85.10
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 75%
| 41.55
|
14th
| Cop Land (1997)
| $77.90
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 70%
| 41.33
|
15th
| The Specialist (1994)
| $112.10
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 27%
| 36.41
|
16th
| Rambo III (1988)
| $104.10
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 43%
| 35.85
|
17th
| Cobra (1986)
| $104.90
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 28%
| 35.61
|
18th
| F.I.S.T. (1978)
| $69.20
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 57%
| 33.79
|
19th
| Death Race 2000 (1975)
| $44.50
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 69%
| 33.17
|
20th
| Nighthawks (1981)
| $42.90
| 2
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 70%
| 32.95
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Opening Weekend
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
|
21st
| The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
| $39.80
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 65%
| 30.83
|
22nd
| Rambo (2008)
| $47.70
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 55%
| 29.87
|
23rd
| Victory (1981)
| $31.00
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 66%
| 29.41
|
24th
| Rocky V (1990)
| $77.10
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 35%
| 28.58
|
25th
| Farewell My Lovely (1975)
| $8.00
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 73%
| 27.27
|
26th
| Daylight (1996)
| $59.60
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 38%
| 27.00
|
27th
| Oscar (1991)
| $44.50
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 36%
| 26.63
|
28th
| Assassins (1995)
| $55.60
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 35%
| 25.63
|
29th
| Zookeeper (2011) Voice Only
| $80.00
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 25%
| 25.27
|
30th
| Driven (2001)
| $46.10
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 28%
| 23.87
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Opening Weekend
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
|
31st
| Judge Dredd (1995)
| $63.60
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 33%
| 23.74
|
32nd
| Over the Top (1987)
| $32.60
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 42%
| 22.36
|
33rd
| Lock Up (1989)
| $44.50
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 39%
| 21.60
|
34th
| Shade (2004)
| $0.00
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 65%
| 21.49
|
35th
| Paradise Alley (1978)
| $24.60
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 44%
| 20.31
|
36th
| Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! (1992)
| $54.10
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 20%
| 20.29
|
37th
| Rhinestone (1984)
| $50.90
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 21%
| 18.01
|
38th
| Get Carter (2000)
| $22.30
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 30%
| 16.18
|
39th
| Capone (1975)
| $8.00
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Unknown
| 33%
| 13.03
|
40th
| Eye See You (a.k.a. D-TOX) (2002)
| $0.00
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 33%
| 10.77
|
The Best of Sylvester Stallone.
#1 Rocky(Movie Score 86.39)...ranks #214 of the greatest movies ever on IMDB....the movie that started the franchise
#2 Rocky II(Movie Score 64.97)....the sequel.....and this time Rocky wins the title
#3 Antz(Movie Score 64.38)......he provides the voice of an army ant....the first DreamWorks computer animated film
#4 Rocky III(Movie Score 63.83).....the one where Mickey the trainer dies .....Hulk Hogan and Mr. T appear as well
#5 Rocky IV(Movie Score 61.15)....the one where Apollo dies in the ring....Dolph Lundgren and Brigitte Nielsen play the bad Russians
#6 Rambo: First Blood Part II(Movie Score 59.11)....the sequel that ruled the box office in 1985
#7 First Blood(Movie Score 58.23)....by far the best of the Rambo movies....was not a huge hit at the box office
#8 Cliffhanger(Movie Score 58.11)...John Lithgowsteals the show as the villain
#9 Demolition Man(Movie Score 47.77)....Wesley Snipes, Denis Leary and Sandra Bullock help make this one of Stallone better movies
#10 Spy Kids 3D: Game Over(Movie Score 44.77)....Stallone plays the Toymaker in this sequel to a sequel that made a ton of money
My guilty pleasure is # 11 Tango & Cash......I know it is not a great movie....but I like it....Kurt Russell and Stallone make a good team.
The Worst of Sylvester Stallone.
The Bronze: Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!(Movie Score 20.29).....I for one am shocked, that a Sylvester Stallone comedy with a gun toting Estelle Getty did not do better
RunnerUp: Rhinestone(Movie Score 18.01)....wait...you are telling me....that the story of a New York city cab driver that gets turned into a country western singer...was not any good...I do not believe it
Winner: Get Carter(Movie Score 16.18)....a remake of the Michael Caine classic, even bringing back Caine did not save this movie.
Eye See You(pretty much a straight to DVD movie) and Capone(an early supporting part)... have lower Movie Scores but where excluded from winning the worst movie medals.
The trailer of Rhinestone starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton.
Movie Score card for Stallone's # 4 movie Rocky III.......which is one of my favorites.
So what the heck are Movie Scores?
There are all kinds of ways to determine if you want to see or skip a movie. You can depend on your favorite critic.My favorites are Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. You might go to Rotten Tomatoes to get the consensus of all the critics. You might watch the viewer ratings at Yahoo Movies and IMDB. You might depend on which movies are doing the best at the box office. You might wait for the end of the year awards. Movie Score takes all of these options and creates a mathematical equation that generates a score from 1 to 100. The higher the score the better the movie.
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I watch Leonard Maltin's critiques"Maltin on Movies" on hulu,as it's syndicated and doesn't show on my TV's line-up.;)
Another fine hub, Cogerson. I have movie night twice monthly with a group of friends. Your hubs have become a constant reference. Thank you.
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Great hub Cogerson:).!
The Rocky Balboa tribute was very good. I am not keen on boxing but the Rocky movies were very good. Also the Rambo series. Enjoyed the Specialist movie - getting the bad guys...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK COGERSON. ENJOY YOUR HUBS - SO INFORMATIVE...
Thanks for including the Doll video! He doesn't "act" like it always but he is a smart cookie! Fine job!
Rob....I agree his comedies are brutal....you have to give him credit, he has been one of the best box office draws for 35 years now.....that is an impressive run.....also I am working on a Bing Crosby hub....it should be done by the end of the week.....finding his early 1930 box office information has been very challenging
mentalist acer....Maltin and Ebert are my two favorites....Ebert is bringing back At The Movies...is should be interesting
thank you RealHousewife for the compliment
Very cool, Fay Paxton I am glad the movie hubs can used as a constant reference....thanks for the compliment
Thank you Bern1960....Rocky Balboa was much better than I thought it would be....glad you liked the video
You are welcome Radioguy.....hard to believe that Rhinestone was 27 years ago...time flies
"Adriaaaan!" Antz is still my favourite Stallone film.
Kidding. I've never really thought about it, looking at your list... probably First Blood. Rocky III was a fave when I was a kid. Tango & Cash was a fun action flick, so was Cliffhanger and Demolition Man. I enjoyed Expendables recently.
Stallone was good as the half deaf cop in Cop Land and more than held his own among co-stars Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel.
Interesting to see Rocky is his no.1 grosser in adjusted dollars, beating Rambo II, one of the biggest hits of the 80's.
Great hub Cogerson, cheers.
Hey Steve....Rocky by far is his biggest hit.....Rocky 3 almost outperformed Rambo First Blood 2 as well....Stallone probably had one of the best years ever in 1985....with Rocky IV and Rambo II selling almost 100 million tickets in one year....I was never impressed with CopLand.....but I give him kudos for trying something different...thanks for commenting
I always loved Rocky and hoped that Stallone could match that quality acting again...it was a great flick!
He is always put down as being not too bright, the tall poppy syndrome. He wrote and starred in Rocky I, one of the best movies ever made. I loved all of the rocky and Rambo movies. I think fame has clouded his judgement but what a great contribution he's made to the movie world. Cheers.
Great hub, I think he should legally change his name to Sylvester Rocky Rambo. I can not believe he has gotten 27 Razzie nominations, that has to be a record. Voted up and useful.
Great hub Cogerson, I love Stallone movies though some have been horrendus. D-Tox jumps to my mind immediatly, I loved the original Rocky 1 and 2 and also First Blood parts one and two.
I love the latest instalments of both those movies two, with Rambo and the Expendables being total guy movies, I think Expendables 2 is being talked about.
Thanks again.
PR Morgan.....Stallone has never received that acting acclaim again.....but I thought he did a really good job in the last Rocky movie....thanks for reading and commenting
Yankees Rule....I will to check to see if the 27 Razzies is a record....it is at least close to the record
attemptedhumour...thanks for reading and commenting....you are correct he has made a great contribution to movies...and I do think fame clouded his judgement...especially when making movies where he kills one thousand guys and does not get a scratch....Cobra comes to mind
Hey Martyv25.....you are right....Stallone wants to bring back Bruce Willis for a bigger part as Mr. Church in Expendables II....could be interesting....and now Arnold probably has more time as well for a bigger part....thanks for commenting
What a great listing of Stallone movies. A lot of work went into the Hub and Stallone fans will appreciate this information. Voted up and Stumbled.
Great hub, I never really liked the Rambo movies, Rocky movies were much better, at least a better story. I saw Rhinestone years ago, that is really bad. Nice job.
Rocky rocks!
I can remember watching the Rocky movies with my mom as a kid. She loved him. Fun hub!
Great hub! stop or my mom will shoot is my guilty pleasure on that one. Sly and i fell out a bit after Judge Dredd - it was the moment he took his helmet off. Judge Dredd is never ever ever seen with his helmet off in the comics! it was sacrilege. But i still love Sly really. ;P
Athlyn Green...thanks for the compliment....Stallone was a hub reader suggestion.....over 25% of the research was on Rocky and Rambo....
Thanks for the compliments....Kirk4ever and Hinton 1966....your reading and complimenting is greatly appreciated
I agree Victoria Trix as a kid the Rocky movies were fun to watch....in my case I was 9 when the first one came out...by the time I reached my 30s....I was done with Rocky....but not Stallone....I can see him making another Rocky movie as he approached 70...thanks for commenting
Hey Clare....well....somebody was bound to like Stop! Or my mom will shoot!..lol...I actually have never seen the entire movie....just bits and pieces on cable over the years....I am sorry that Judge Dredd caused you two some issues....lol....as always thanks for reading and commenting
He has never been one of my favorites, but I enjoyed looking at this article anyway, thanks for posting
I agreed with Kelly, but I do like the guy, and love this hub. Keep up the good work. Voted Up and awesome.
Stallone has had his moments. My favorite Stallone did not do very well on your rankings, The Lords of Flatbush, which not only has Rocky/Rambo but the Fonz as well.
Awesome hub!!! I hope you don't mind that I tweeted it :)
Man, Balboa and Rambo pretty much clear out the top 10. I recently saw the Expendables and thoroughly enjoyed it. Howver probably my favorite is his epic portrayal of John Spartan(Demolition Man), probably because of Bullock and Leary along for the ride. Lets go to TACO BELL.
Thanks for the compliment ShaunBroncoMan.....yep The Lords of Flatbush was two years before Stallone hit it big....and Henry Winkler pretty much got his Happy Days role from this movie
Thanks for reading KellyE.....
Thank you Carlthecritic...as always thanks for reading
Hey Sunshine625.....thanks for tweeting this hub...it is greatly appreciated
Yep BryRog....Rocky/Rambo own his Top 10....but those movies make up over 25% of his movies.....Sandra Bullock was on the verge of becoming a superstar in Demolition Man...and it did beat off a few Rocky/Rambo movies to make it to #9.
Thanks for linking to my Rocky Movies hub Cogerson.
Great hub!
Hopefully over time 'Rocky Balboa' and 'Rambo' will get on the best of Sly list. I'm surprised to see Oscar didn't make the worst film list - that was pretty bad.
Rocky III is a guilty pleasure of mine too.
You have to hand it to Stallone, when he was on fire in the 1980's he knew what audiences wanted. Pure storytelling full of action and emotion.
One of my favourites of his movies was actually Paradise Alley. One of his best or worse? I loved it.
Thanks for the Hub Cogerson
Thanks for stopping by Shinkicker. I agree his 1985 year will probably never be matched ....that was the year of Rocky IV and Rambo II....the peak of his career. I actually have not seen Paradise Alley. I will add it to my list of movies to watch.
Stallones career has always intrigued me. He would make a hit movie followed by a couple flops, then another hit, a couple more flops followed by,.. well you get the picture.
I watched demolishon man for the third time a few weeks ago and wondered about something. When stallones charactor was put in deep freeze L.A. was a lawless mass of rioting and crime, When he was unthawed the whole city was like a giant Candy Land. How did one man create this new city and why should stallone stop him?
Hey ruffridyer....excellent point on Demolition Man.....I think because Sly Stallone would not last long in Candy Land.....taking a line from Cobra.....Candy Land would need a disease so Stallone can provide the cure.
As for his up and down career, I will give him credit he tried to make some different type of movies....after Rocky he made Paradise Alley and FIST....which tried to esablish some acting good will....but the public did not respond so he went back to Rocky 2....looking at his whole career...it almost looks like he makes a Rambo/Rocky movie when his bank account needed a charge...thanks for the great comments.
Intriguing piece of hub which is properly written.
Thank you for the compliment Sun-Girl....it is appreciated.
I watch all the Rocky movies (excluding five, including rocky balboa) at least once a year. I love part one, but part two has super awesome montages.
Hey PDXKarokeGuy....I actually thought Rocky Balboa was the best Rocky movie since Rocky III....you can not think about Stallone without thinking about Rocky...and the do outstanding in his Movie Score table...finishing 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 13th and 24th. Thanks for checking out my Stallone hub.
I like rocky 1, 4, balboa, 3, 2 and, well, I don'r even want to mention the hunk of crasp that is Rocky 5. So glad they didn't end rocky's story with five!
It's like karate, first two movies, awesome. Last two, stupid! "remake" a travesty
Hey PDXKaraokeGuy...I think the fact that part five was so bad....is the main reason Stallone made part 6.....but as he gets close to 70...I do believe that Rocky is retired...and now he has The Expendables to keep him busy.
I think 6 was really good and I agree with u on his probable reasoning for making it. 5 was an embarrassment
Now the hope is he does not make a horrible Rocky 7 and then think he needs to rebound with a Rocky 8.....I imagine Rocky 8...he and Clubber Lang will be in an old folks home and have a big fight in the backyard....hey it has possibilities....lol.
lol. Maybe it could be like Cocoon, only, with boxing
Hey PDXKaraoke Guy....sounds like a great idea for the next Rocky movie....or it could be Real Steel vs Rocky...and Stallone's character will build a Rocky Robot that looks just like Stallone and he beats the evil Iraq robot at the end of the movie...just like Rocky III.
stallone is basically a robot anyway
Good point PDXKaraokeGuy
seriously, he has ceased to be human
I was just watching his new trailer for The Expendables 2...man is he and all the famous action stars getting old....even my man Bruce Willis.
they made a sequel?
Yep...the old men of action films made a ton of money from The Expendables....so the old men found some more new old men for the sequel The Expendables 2....I wonder what they will do for the third Expendables...bring back John Wayne and Steve McQueen?
it's like pirates 3 and 4... quit while you're ahead
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Robwrite Level 7 Commenter 13 months ago
Stallone was a good action star. He, Arnold S. and Harrison Ford were the heirs to guys like John Wayne and Errol Flynn. I enjoyed several of his movies. He should stay away from comedies, though, because some of his comedies were pretty bad.
He is actually a very good writer and his script for the original "Rocky" film was very good.