The Best Dennis Dugan Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1972 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) comes out on top with a score of 50. The biggest box office hit is Grown Ups (2010) with $271M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Dennis Dugan Box Office Hits
Dennis Dugan's films have made $1.8B worldwide in total. Grown Ups (2010) is the biggest hit at $271M, ahead of Grown Ups 2 (2013) ($247M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Grown Ups 2010 · Comedy $271M $162M dom. - 2
Grown Ups 2 2013 · Comedy $247M $134M dom. - 3
Big Daddy 1999 · Drama $235M $163M dom. - 4
Just Go with It 2011 · Comedy $215M $103M dom. - 5
You Don't Mess with the Zohan 2008 · Action $204M $100M dom. - 6
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 2007 · Comedy $187M $120M dom. - 7
Jack and Jill 2011 · Comedy $150M $74.2M dom. - 8
Problem Child 1990 · Comedy $72.3M $53.5M dom. - 9
The Benchwarmers 2006 · Sport $65M $59.8M dom. - 10
National Security 2003 · Action $50.1M $36.4M dom.
The Best Dennis Dugan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dennis Dugan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 13 films, and Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 13 films Happy Gilmore 2 2025 · as Doug Thompson Movie Echo Score: 50 - Action 3 films You Don't Mess with the Zohan 2008 · Director
- Drama 3 films Big Daddy 1999 · Director
- Sport 2 films The Benchwarmers 2006 · Director
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Family 1 film The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking 1988 · as Mr. Settigren
The Best Dennis Dugan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dennis Dugan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Dennis Dugan Movies
The most recent films Dennis Dugan is credited on, newest first — starting with Happy Gilmore 2 (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Happy Gilmore 2 2025 · Doug Thompson
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Love, Weddings & Other Disasters 2020 · Director - Grown Ups 2 2013 · Director
- Jack and Jill 2011 · Director
- Just Go with It 2011 · Director
- Grown Ups 2010 · Director
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan 2008 · Director
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 2007 · Director
- The Benchwarmers 2006 · Director
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Karroll’s Christmas 2004 · Director - National Security 2003 · Director
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Saving Silverman 2001 · Director
The Best Dennis Dugan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dennis Dugan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dennis Dugan movie?
Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) is the best-rated Dennis Dugan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 50, ahead of Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020) (28). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Happy Gilmore 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dennis Dugan movie?
Grown Ups (2010) made the most at the box office, with $271M worldwide, followed by Grown Ups 2 (2013) with $247M. Together, Dennis Dugan's films with box office figures have made $1.8B.
What is the best Dennis Dugan comedy movie?
Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) is the best-rated of Dennis Dugan's comedy films, with a score of 50. In other genres: You Don't Mess with the Zohan (action), Big Daddy (drama) and The Benchwarmers (sport).
What is the newest Dennis Dugan movie?
The newest film on Dennis Dugan's filmography is Happy Gilmore 2 (2025), with Dennis Dugan as Doug Thompson.
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