The Best Byron Howard Movies, Ranked
11 credits from 2004 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Zootopia 2 (2025) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Zootopia 2 (2025) with $1.87B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Byron Howard Box Office Hits
Byron Howard's films have made $4.06B worldwide in total. Zootopia 2 (2025) is the biggest hit at $1.87B, ahead of Zootopia (2016) ($1.03B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Byron Howard Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Byron Howard has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Adventure leads with 2 films, and Encanto (2021) is the pick of them.
The Best Byron Howard Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Byron Howard's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Byron Howard Movies
Byron Howard's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Encanto (2021) leads with 5 wins from 11 nominations.
The Latest Byron Howard Movies
The most recent films Byron Howard is credited on, newest first — starting with Zootopia 2 (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
The Best Byron Howard Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Byron Howard films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Byron Howard movie?
Zootopia 2 (2025) is the best-rated Byron Howard film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Encanto (2021) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Zootopia 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Byron Howard movie?
Zootopia 2 (2025) made the most at the box office, with $1.87B worldwide, followed by Zootopia (2016) with $1.03B. Together, Byron Howard's films with box office figures have made $4.06B.
Which Byron Howard movie won the most awards?
Encanto (2021) is the most decorated Byron Howard film, with 5 wins from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Byron Howard adventure movie?
Encanto (2021) is the best-rated of Byron Howard's adventure films, with a score of 79. In other genres: Zootopia 2 (animation), Zootopia (action) and Tangled (comedy).
What is the newest Byron Howard movie?
The newest film on Byron Howard's filmography is Zootopia 2 (2025), directed by Byron Howard.
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