The Best Wayne Wang Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1975 to 2020, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Coming Home Again (2020) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Maid in Manhattan (2002) with $155M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Wayne Wang Box Office Hits
Wayne Wang's films have made $316M worldwide in total. Maid in Manhattan (2002) is the biggest hit at $155M, ahead of Last Holiday (2006) ($43.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Maid in Manhattan 2002 · Drama $155M $94M dom. - 2
Last Holiday 2006 · Adventure $43.5M $38.4M dom. - 3
Because of Winn-Dixie 2005 · Drama $33.6M $32.6M dom. - 4
The Joy Luck Club 1993 · Drama $32.9M $32.9M dom. - 5
Anywhere But Here 1999 · Drama $23.6M $18.7M dom. - 6
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 2011 · Drama $11.3M $1.35M dom. - 7
Smoke 1995 · Drama $8.37M $8.37M dom. - 8
Chinese Box 1997 · Drama $2.18M $2.18M dom. - 9
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers 2008 · Drama $1.67M $76.8K dom. - 10
The Center of the World 2001 · Drama $1.46M $1.1M dom.
The Best Wayne Wang Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Wayne Wang has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and Coming Home Again (2020) is the pick of them.
The Best Wayne Wang Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Wayne Wang's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Wayne Wang Movies
The most recent films Wayne Wang is credited on, newest first — starting with Coming Home Again (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Coming Home Again 2020 · Director -
Coming Home Again 2019 · Director -
While the Women Are Sleeping 2016 · Director - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 2011 · Director
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers 2008 · Director
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The Princess of Nebraska 2007 · Director - Last Holiday 2006 · Director
- Because of Winn-Dixie 2005 · Director
- Maid in Manhattan 2002 · Director
- The Center of the World 2001 · Director
- Anywhere But Here 1999 · Director
- Chinese Box 1997 · Director
The Best Wayne Wang Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Wayne Wang films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Wayne Wang movie?
Coming Home Again (2020) is the best-rated Wayne Wang film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Coming Home Again (2019) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Coming Home Again: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Wayne Wang movie?
Maid in Manhattan (2002) made the most at the box office, with $155M worldwide, followed by Last Holiday (2006) with $43.5M. Together, Wayne Wang's films with box office figures have made $316M.
Which Wayne Wang movie won the most awards?
Smoke (1995) is the most decorated Wayne Wang 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 Wayne Wang drama movie?
Coming Home Again (2020) is the best-rated of Wayne Wang's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: Blue in the Face (comedy), Last Holiday (adventure) and Slam Dance (mystery).
What is the newest Wayne Wang movie?
The newest film on Wayne Wang's filmography is Coming Home Again (2020), directed by Wayne Wang.
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