The Best Jon Favreau Movies, Ranked
35 credits from 1992 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Alien Xmas (2020) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is The Lion King (2019) with $1.66B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jon Favreau Box Office Hits
Jon Favreau's films have made $4.74B worldwide in total. The Lion King (2019) is the biggest hit at $1.66B, ahead of The Jungle Book (2016) ($968M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Lion King 2019 · Adventure $1.66B $544M dom. - 2
The Jungle Book 2016 · Adventure $968M $364M dom. - 3
Iron Man 2 2010 · Action $624M $312M dom. - 4
Iron Man 2008 · Action $586M $319M dom. - 5
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026 · Action $346M $178M dom. - 6
Elf 2003 · Fantasy $230M $178M dom. - 7
Cowboys & Aliens 2011 · Action $175M $100M dom. - 8
Zathura: A Space Adventure 2005 · Action $65.1M $29.3M dom. - 9
Chef 2014 · Comedy $50.4M $31.4M dom. - 10
Speechless 1994 · Romance $20.7M $20.7M dom.
The Best Jon Favreau Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jon Favreau has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 5 films, and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) is the pick of them.
- Action 5 films Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026 · Director Movie Echo Score: 62
- Comedy 4 films Chef 2014 · Director
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Drama 4 films Made 2001 · Director - Adventure 2 films The Lion King 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 46
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Animation 1 film Alien Xmas 2020 · as Obie (voice) (uncredited) Movie Echo Score: 82 - Fantasy 1 film Elf 2003 · Director
- Romance 1 film Speechless 1994 · as Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)
The Best Jon Favreau Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jon Favreau's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Jon Favreau Movies
Jon Favreau's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Jungle Book (2016) leads with 2 wins from 5 nominations.
The Latest Jon Favreau Movies
The most recent films Jon Favreau is credited on, newest first — starting with Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026 · Director
- Alien Xmas 2020 · Obie (voice) (uncredited)
- The Lion King 2019 · Director
- The Jungle Book 2016 · Director
- Chef 2014 · Director
- Cowboys & Aliens 2011 · Director
- Iron Man 2 2010 · Director
- Iron Man 2008 · Director
- Zathura: A Space Adventure 2005 · Director
- Elf 2003 · Director
- Made 2001 · Director
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Rocky Marciano 1999 · Rocky Marciano
The Best Jon Favreau Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jon Favreau films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jon Favreau movie?
Alien Xmas (2020) is the best-rated Jon Favreau film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) (62) and The Lion King (2019) (46). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Alien Xmas: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jon Favreau movie?
The Lion King (2019) made the most at the box office, with $1.66B worldwide, followed by The Jungle Book (2016) with $968M. Together, Jon Favreau's films with box office figures have made $4.74B.
Which Jon Favreau movie won the most awards?
The Jungle Book (2016) is the most decorated Jon Favreau film, with 2 wins from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jon Favreau action movie?
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) is the best-rated of Jon Favreau's action films, with a score of 62. In other genres: Chef (comedy), Made (drama) and The Lion King (adventure).
What is the newest Jon Favreau movie?
The newest film on Jon Favreau's filmography is Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026), directed by Jon Favreau.
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