The Best Kevin James Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1983 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Solo Mio (2026) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) with $542M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kevin James Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Kevin James is credited on. Solo Mio (2026) leads with 76, followed by Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Solo Mio 2026 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Hubie Halloween 2020 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Becky 2020 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Monster Summer 2024 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Playdate 2025 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Home Team 2022 · Sport -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Guns Up 2025 · Action
Biggest Kevin James Box Office Hits
Kevin James's films have made $3.46B worldwide in total. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) is the biggest hit at $542M, ahead of Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) ($475M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure $542M $168M dom.
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Hotel Transylvania 2 2015 · Fantasy $475M $170M dom. - 3
Hitch 2005 · Comedy $372M $179M dom. - 4
Hotel Transylvania 2012 · Comedy $358M $148M dom. - 5
Grown Ups 2010 · Comedy $271M $162M dom. - 6
Grown Ups 2 2013 · Comedy $247M $134M dom. - 7
Pixels 2015 · Action $245M $78.7M dom. - 8
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 2007 · Comedy $187M $120M dom. - 9
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2009 · Action $183M $146M dom. - 10
Zookeeper 2011 · Comedy $170M $80.4M dom.
The Best Kevin James Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kevin James has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 9 films, and Solo Mio (2026) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 9 films Solo Mio 2026 · as Matt Taylor Movie Echo Score: 76
- Action 8 films Becky 2020 · as Dominick Movie Echo Score: 62
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Drama 3 films The Dilemma 2011 - Adventure 2 films Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · as Frankenstein Movie Echo Score: 75
- Fantasy 2 films Hotel Transylvania 2 2015
- Sport 1 film Home Team 2022 · as Sean Payton Movie Echo Score: 45
The Best Kevin James Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kevin James's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kevin James Movies
The most recent films Kevin James is credited on, newest first — starting with Solo Mio (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Solo Mio 2026 · Matt Taylor
- Playdate 2025 · Brian Jennings
- Guns Up 2025 · Ray Hayes
- Monster Summer 2024 · Adventure
- Home Team 2022 · Sean Payton
- Hubie Halloween 2020 · Sgt. Steve Downey
- Becky 2020 · Dominick
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Frankenstein
- Hotel Transylvania 2 2015 · Fantasy
- Pixels 2015 · Action
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Little Boy 2015 · Drama -
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 2015 · Action
The Best Kevin James Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kevin James films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kevin James movie?
Solo Mio (2026) is the best-rated Kevin James film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) (75) and Hubie Halloween (2020) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Solo Mio: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kevin James movie?
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) made the most at the box office, with $542M worldwide, followed by Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) with $475M. Together, Kevin James's films with box office figures have made $3.46B.
Which Kevin James movie won the most awards?
Hubie Halloween (2020) is the most decorated Kevin James film, with 1 win from 3 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Kevin James comedy movie?
Solo Mio (2026) is the best-rated of Kevin James's comedy films, with a score of 76. In other genres: Becky (action), The Dilemma (drama) and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (adventure).
What is the newest Kevin James movie?
The newest film on Kevin James's filmography is Solo Mio (2026), with Kevin James as Matt Taylor.
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