Top Pauly Shore Movies by Box Office Revenue
The highest-grossing Pauly Shore film is Biodome, which earned approximately $13.4 million domestically on a $15 million budget, according to industry tracking sources. Another major commercial title is Son in Law, which grossed around $36.5 million in the United States during its theatrical run. These figures place both films among the most financially visible projects of Shore's career. Forbes has covered the broader context of 1990s comedy box office performance, including Shore's work. Box Office Mojo provides the primary public data used to compile these rankings.
Following the top two titles, Encino Man and Jury Duty rank as additional high-profile entries in the Pauly Shore filmography. Encino Man earned roughly $38.7 million domestically, while Jury Duty brought in approximately $22.6 million. These numbers reflect the commercial peak of Shore's leading-man era in the mid-to-late 1990s. Rotten Tomatoes aggregates critic and audience scores for these titles, providing a complementary metric to the box office data.
Pauly Shore Movies Ranked by Critical Reception
On the review aggregation platform Rotten Tomatoes, Jury Duty holds a notably higher critic score compared to many of Shore's other starring vehicles. Jury Duty currently sits at a modest critic approval rating, which is higher than the scores typically assigned to Biodome and Son in Law. The platform also tracks audience scores, where Jury Duty has developed a cult following that keeps its viewer rating above many of Shore's other films. This combination of metrics places Jury Duty near the top of most critical rankings for Pauly Shore movies.
Encino Man and Biodome occupy the lower half of critical rankings, with Rotten Tomatoes scores reflecting a consensus that the scripts rely heavily on broad physical comedy and late-1990s teen humor. Encino Man receives a slightly higher critic score than Biodome, though both films are considered among the weaker entries in Shore's filmography. Son in Law sits in the middle of the critical pack, with a score that reflects a more mixed reception from reviewers. These rankings are based on aggregated critic reviews and do not reflect changes in public opinion over time.
Ranking Methodology and Data Sources
How Pauly Shore Movies Are Ranked
The rankings combine domestic box office totals from industry tracking services with critic and audience scores from review aggregation platforms. Each film is scored on a composite scale that weights commercial performance and critical reception equally. This method avoids relying on a single metric, such as opening weekend gross or a single critic's review. The data is drawn from publicly available sources that are updated as new information becomes available.
Key Data Points
Primary data points include total domestic gross, production budget estimates, Rotten Tomatoes critic and audience scores, and Met