The Best Kenny Ortega Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1988 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Descendants 3 (2019) comes out on top with a score of 71. The biggest box office hit is This Is It (2009) with $268M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kenny Ortega Box Office Hits
Kenny Ortega's films have made $573M worldwide in total. This Is It (2009) is the biggest hit at $268M, ahead of High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) ($253M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Kenny Ortega Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kenny Ortega has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Music leads with 4 films, and This Is It (2009) is the pick of them.
The Best Kenny Ortega Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kenny Ortega's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
The Latest Kenny Ortega Movies
The most recent films Kenny Ortega is credited on, newest first — starting with Descendants 3 (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Descendants 3 2019 · Director -
Descendants 2 2017 · Director -
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again 2016 · Director -
Descendants 2015 · Director -
This Is It 2009 · Director -
High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008 · Director -
High School Musical 2 2007 · Director -
The Cheetah Girls 2 2006 · Director -
High School Musical 2006 · Director -
Hocus Pocus 1993 · Director -
Newsies 1992 · Director
The Best Kenny Ortega Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kenny Ortega films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kenny Ortega movie?
Descendants 3 (2019) is the best-rated Kenny Ortega film, with a Movie Echo Score of 71. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Descendants 3: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kenny Ortega movie?
This Is It (2009) made the most at the box office, with $268M worldwide, followed by High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) with $253M. Together, Kenny Ortega's films with box office figures have made $573M.
What is the best Kenny Ortega music movie?
This Is It (2009) is the best-rated of Kenny Ortega's music films. In other genres: Descendants 3 (family), High School Musical 3: Senior Year (drama) and Hocus Pocus (fantasy).
What is the newest Kenny Ortega movie?
The newest film on Kenny Ortega's filmography is Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough (2022), with Kenny Ortega as Self.
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