The Best Jay Leno Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1977 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is American Hot Wax (1978) with $7.93M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jay Leno Box Office Hits
Jay Leno's films have made $49.4M worldwide in total. American Hot Wax (1978) is the biggest hit at $7.93M, ahead of Americathon (1979) ($6.17M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Jay Leno Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jay Leno has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 7 films, and Americathon (1979) is the pick of them.
The Best Jay Leno Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jay Leno's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2000s.
The Latest Jay Leno Movies
The most recent films Jay Leno is credited on, newest first — starting with Bug Therapy (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Bug Therapy 2021 · Fly (voice) -
Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas 2014 · Fake Santa #1 (voice) -
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer 2014 · Colonel Contraction (voice) -
The Fairly OddParents: Timmy’s Secret Wish 2011 · Crimson Chin (voice) -
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King 2008 · Jack O'Lantern (voice) -
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare 2008 · Murray Hare (voice) -
Christmas Is Here Again 2007 · The Narrator (voice) -
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! 2006 · Nega-Chin (voice) -
Meet Wally Sparks 1997 · Jay Leno -
We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story 1993 · Vorb (voice) -
Collision Course 1989 · Detective Tony Costas -
Americathon 1979 · Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
The Best Jay Leno Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jay Leno films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Jay Leno movie?
American Hot Wax (1978) made the most at the box office, with $7.93M worldwide, followed by Americathon (1979) with $6.17M. Together, Jay Leno's films with box office figures have made $49.4M.
What is the best Jay Leno comedy movie?
Americathon (1979) is the best-rated of Jay Leno's comedy films. In other genres: Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (animation) and American Hot Wax (drama).
What is the newest Jay Leno movie?
The newest film on Jay Leno's filmography is Spooktacular! (2025), with Jay Leno as Self.
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