The Best Prince Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1981 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Purple Rain (1984) with $70.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Prince Box Office Hits
Prince's films have made $87.9M worldwide in total. Purple Rain (1984) is the biggest hit at $70.3M, ahead of Under the Cherry Moon (1986) ($10.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Prince Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Prince has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Music leads with 14 films, and Sign 'o' the Times (1987) is the pick of them.
The Best Prince Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Prince's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Prince Movies
The most recent films Prince is credited on, newest first — starting with Soekarno (2013). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Soekarno 2013 · Guntur -
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Prince : Musicology Live 2004ever (Live in Los Angeles) 2004 · Music -
Prince: Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas 2003 · Music -
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000 1999 · Music -
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor 1994 · Music -
3 Chains o’ Gold 1994 · Music -
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection 1992 · Music -
Graffiti Bridge 1990 · Drama -
Batdance 1989 · Music -
Prince: Lovesexy Live 1988 · Music -
Sign 'o' the Times 1987 · Music -
Under the Cherry Moon 1986 · Drama
The Best Prince Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Prince films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Prince movie?
Purple Rain (1984) made the most at the box office, with $70.3M worldwide, followed by Under the Cherry Moon (1986) with $10.1M. Together, Prince's films with box office figures have made $87.9M.
Which Prince movie won the most awards?
Purple Rain (1984) is the most decorated Prince film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Prince music movie?
Sign 'o' the Times (1987) is the best-rated of Prince's music films. In other genres: Purple Rain (drama) and Soekarno (history).
What is the newest Prince movie?
The newest film on Prince's filmography is They All Came Out to Montreux (2023), with Prince as Self.
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