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The Best Whoopi Goldberg Movies, Ranked

179 credits from 1985 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Babes (2024) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Lion King (1994) with $979M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Whoopi Goldberg Movies

The 10 highest-rated films Whoopi Goldberg is credited on. Babes (2024) leads with 75, followed by My Father's Dragon (2022) at 74. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

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Biggest Whoopi Goldberg Box Office Hits

Whoopi Goldberg's films have made $2.39B worldwide in total. The Lion King (1994) is the biggest hit at $979M, ahead of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) ($485M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Lion King (1994) movie poster The Lion King 1994 · Adventure $979M $425M dom.
  2. 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) movie poster Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 · Action $485M $191M dom.
  3. 3 Sister Act (1992) movie poster Sister Act 1992 · Comedy $232M $140M dom.
  4. 4 Made in America (1993) movie poster Made in America 1993 · Comedy $105M $44.9M dom.
  5. 5 The Color Purple (1985) movie poster The Color Purple 1985 · Drama $98.5M $98.5M dom.
  6. 6 Rat Race (2001) movie poster Rat Race 2001 · Adventure $85.5M $56.6M dom.
  7. 7 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) movie poster Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993 · Comedy $57.3M $57.3M dom.
  8. 8 For Colored Girls (2010) movie poster For Colored Girls 2010 · Drama $38M $37.7M dom.
  9. 9 Nobody's Fool (2018) movie poster Nobody's Fool 2018 · Drama $33.7M $31.7M dom.
  10. 10 Eddie (1996) movie poster Eddie 1996 · Comedy $31.4M $31.4M dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Whoopi Goldberg Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Whoopi Goldberg has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 28 films, and Babes (2024) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Whoopi Goldberg Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Whoopi Goldberg's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.

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The Latest Whoopi Goldberg Movies

The most recent films Whoopi Goldberg is credited on, newest first — starting with Atrabilious (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Whoopi Goldberg Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Whoopi Goldberg films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Whoopi Goldberg movie?

Babes (2024) is the best-rated Whoopi Goldberg film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of My Father's Dragon (2022) (74) and Outlaw Posse (2024) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Babes: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Whoopi Goldberg movie?

The Lion King (1994) made the most at the box office, with $979M worldwide, followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) with $485M. Together, Whoopi Goldberg's films with box office figures have made $2.39B.

Which Whoopi Goldberg movie won the most awards?

The Lion King (1994) is the most decorated Whoopi Goldberg film, with 8 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Whoopi Goldberg comedy movie?

Babes (2024) is the best-rated of Whoopi Goldberg's comedy films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Nobody's Fool (drama), My Father's Dragon (adventure) and Corrina, Corrina (family).

What is the newest Whoopi Goldberg movie?

The newest film on Whoopi Goldberg's filmography is Atrabilious (2025), with Whoopi Goldberg as Andrea Hart.

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