The Best Tim Burton Movies, Ranked
53 credits from 1971 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is Alice in Wonderland (2010) with $1.03B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Tim Burton Box Office Hits
Tim Burton's films have made $4.8B worldwide in total. Alice in Wonderland (2010) is the biggest hit at $1.03B, ahead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) ($475M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Alice in Wonderland 2010 · Adventure $1.03B $334M dom. - 2
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 · Adventure $475M $206M dom. - 3
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 · Comedy $452M $294M dom. - 4
Batman 1989 · Thriller $412M $251M dom. - 5
Planet of the Apes 2001 · Action $362M $180M dom. - 6
Dumbo 2019 · Family $353M $115M dom. - 7
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2016 · Adventure $296M $87.2M dom. - 8
Batman Returns 1992 · Action $267M $163M dom. - 9
Dark Shadows 2012 · Drama $246M $79.7M dom. - 10
Sleepy Hollow 1999 · Mystery $206M $101M dom.
The Best Tim Burton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tim Burton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Adventure leads with 6 films, and Alice in Wonderland (2010) is the pick of them.
- Adventure 6 films Alice in Wonderland 2010 · Director
- Drama 4 films Dark Shadows 2012 · Director
- Action 3 films Planet of the Apes 2001 · Director
- Comedy 2 films Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 · Director Movie Echo Score: 68
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Biography 2 films Big Eyes 2014 · Director -
Fantasy 2 films Beetlejuice 1988 · Director - Family 1 film Dumbo 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 53
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Sci-Fi 1 film Frankenweenie 2012 · Director - Mystery 1 film Sleepy Hollow 1999 · Director
The Best Tim Burton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tim Burton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Tim Burton Movies
Tim Burton's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Alice in Wonderland (2010) leads with 6 wins from 15 nominations.
- Awards: 6 wins Alice in Wonderland 2010 · 15 nominations
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Awards: 5 wins Ed Wood 1994 · 8 nominations - Awards: 4 wins Sleepy Hollow 1999 · 10 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007 · 17 nominations - Awards: 2 wins Beetlejuice 1988 · 6 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 · 9 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Big Eyes 2014 · 6 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Mars Attacks! 1996 · 3 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Edward Scissorhands 1990 · 9 nominations - Awards: 1 win Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 · 4 nominations
The Latest Tim Burton Movies
The most recent films Tim Burton is credited on, newest first — starting with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 · Director
- Dumbo 2019 · Director
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2016 · Director
- Big Eyes 2014 · Director
- Frankenweenie 2012 · Director
- Dark Shadows 2012 · Director
- Alice in Wonderland 2010 · Director
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007 · Director
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 · Director
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Big Fish 2003 · Director - Planet of the Apes 2001 · Director
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The World of Stainboy 2000 · Director
The Best Tim Burton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tim Burton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tim Burton movie?
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) is the best-rated Tim Burton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68, ahead of Dumbo (2019) (53). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tim Burton movie?
Alice in Wonderland (2010) made the most at the box office, with $1.03B worldwide, followed by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) with $475M. Together, Tim Burton's films with box office figures have made $4.8B.
Which Tim Burton movie won the most awards?
Alice in Wonderland (2010) is the most decorated Tim Burton film, with 6 wins from 15 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tim Burton adventure movie?
Alice in Wonderland (2010) is the best-rated of Tim Burton's adventure films. In other genres: Dark Shadows (drama), Planet of the Apes (action) and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (comedy).
What is the newest Tim Burton movie?
The newest film on Tim Burton's filmography is The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2025), with Tim Burton as Self.
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