The Best Paul W.S. Anderson Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 1995 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Monster Hunter (2020) comes out on top with a score of 38. The biggest box office hit is Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) with $312M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Paul W.S. Anderson Box Office Hits
Paul W.S. Anderson's films have made $1.66B worldwide in total. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) is the biggest hit at $312M, ahead of Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) ($300M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2017 · Action $312M $26.8M dom. - 2
Resident Evil: Afterlife 2010 · Action $300M $60.1M dom. - 3
Resident Evil: Retribution 2012 · Action $240M $42.3M dom. - 4
AVP: Alien vs. Predator 2004 · Action $177M $80.3M dom. - 5
The Three Musketeers 2011 · Action $132M $20.4M dom. - 6
Mortal Kombat 1995 · Action $122M $70.5M dom. - 7
Pompeii 2014 · Action $118M $23.2M dom. - 8
Resident Evil 2002 · Action $103M $40.1M dom. - 9
Death Race 2008 · Action $76M $36.3M dom. - 10
Monster Hunter 2020 · Action $42.1M $15.2M dom.
The Best Paul W.S. Anderson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul W.S. Anderson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Paul W.S. Anderson Movies
The most recent films Paul W.S. Anderson is credited on, newest first — starting with In the Lost Lands (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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In the Lost Lands 2025 · Director - Monster Hunter 2020 · Director
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2017 · Director
- Pompeii 2014 · Director
- Resident Evil: Retribution 2012 · Director
- The Three Musketeers 2011 · Director
- Resident Evil: Afterlife 2010 · Director
- Death Race 2008 · Director
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator 2004 · Director
- Resident Evil 2002 · Director
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Event Horizon 1997 · Director - Mortal Kombat 1995 · Director
The Best Paul W.S. Anderson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul W.S. Anderson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul W.S. Anderson movie?
Monster Hunter (2020) is the best-rated Paul W.S. Anderson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 38, ahead of In the Lost Lands (2025) (30). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Monster Hunter: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul W.S. Anderson movie?
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) made the most at the box office, with $312M worldwide, followed by Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) with $300M. Together, Paul W.S. Anderson's films with box office figures have made $1.66B.
What is the best Paul W.S. Anderson action movie?
Monster Hunter (2020) is the best-rated of Paul W.S. Anderson's action films, with a score of 38. In other genres: Event Horizon (adventure).
What is the newest Paul W.S. Anderson movie?
The newest film on Paul W.S. Anderson's filmography is In the Lost Lands (2025), directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
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