The Best Winston Chao Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1993 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Meg (2018) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is The Meg (2018) with $529M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Winston Chao Box Office Hits
Winston Chao's films have made $1.06B worldwide in total. The Meg (2018) is the biggest hit at $529M, ahead of Pegasus (2019) ($256M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Meg 2018 · Action $529M $146M dom. - 2
Pegasus 2019 · Action $256M - 3
Be Somebody 2021 · Drama $132M - 4
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 2015 · Romance $64.3M $165K dom. - 5
Surprise 2015 · Comedy $49.6M - 6
Eat Drink Man Woman 1994 · Drama $7.29M $7.29M dom. - 7
The Wedding Banquet 1993 · Romance $7.26M $6.93M dom. - 8
Xuan Zang 2016 · History $5.02M - 9
Kabali 2016 · Crime $4.39M $3.9M dom. - 10
The Touch 2002 · Fantasy $2.26M
The Best Winston Chao Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Winston Chao has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Be Somebody (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Be Somebody 2021
- Romance 5 films Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 2015 · as Zhang Daoxian
- Crime 3 films Kabali 2016 · as Tony Lee
- Action 2 films The Meg 2018 · as Zhang Movie Echo Score: 73
- Comedy 2 films Surprise 2015 · as Murong Hao
- History 1 film Xuan Zang 2016 · as Emperor Taizong of Tang
- Fantasy 1 film The Touch 2002 · as Yin's Father
The Best Winston Chao Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Winston Chao's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Winston Chao Movies
The most recent films Winston Chao is credited on, newest first — starting with Daughter's Daughter (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Daughter's Daughter 2025 · Old Johnny -
Daughter’s Daughter 2024 · Old Johnny - Be Somebody 2021 · Drama
- Pegasus 2019 · Wan Heping
- The Meg 2018 · Zhang
- Kabali 2016 · Tony Lee
- Xuan Zang 2016 · Emperor Taizong of Tang
- Surprise 2015 · Murong Hao
- Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 2015 · Zhang Daoxian
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The Palace 2013 · Kangxi Emperor - The Touch 2002 · Yin's Father
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Island of Greed 1997 · Minister Feng
The Best Winston Chao Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Winston Chao films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Winston Chao movie?
The Meg (2018) is the best-rated Winston Chao film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Pegasus (2019) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Meg: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Winston Chao movie?
The Meg (2018) made the most at the box office, with $529M worldwide, followed by Pegasus (2019) with $256M. Together, Winston Chao's films with box office figures have made $1.06B.
What is the best Winston Chao drama movie?
Be Somebody (2021) is the best-rated of Winston Chao's drama films. In other genres: Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal (romance), Kabali (crime) and The Meg (action).
What is the newest Winston Chao movie?
The newest film on Winston Chao's filmography is Daughter's Daughter (2025), with Winston Chao as Old Johnny.
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