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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Directors based on the worldwide box office of the movies they worked on.
Since we are still actively researching technical roles, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. The table includes data for movies in The Numbers database. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,001 | Benoit Philippon | $14,534,046 | 2 | $7,267,023 |
| 3,002 | Caroline Thompson | $14,495,934 | 2 | $7,247,967 |
| 3,003 | Anthony Perkins | $14,481,606 | 1 | $14,481,606 |
| 3,004 | Aanand Rai | $14,474,271 | 5 | $2,894,854 |
| 3,005 | Fred Dekker | $14,466,200 | 2 | $7,233,100 |
| 3,006 | Oxide Pang | $14,455,808 | 3 | $4,818,603 |
| 3,007 | Gyu-tae Park | $14,453,138 | 1 | $14,453,138 |
| 3,008 | Juan Pablo Buscarini | $14,414,391 | 5 | $2,882,878 |
| 3,009 | Fei Long (龙飞) | $14,411,877 | 2 | $7,205,939 |
| 3,010 | Elaine May | $14,375,181 | 2 | $7,187,591 |
| 3,011 | Peter Glenville | $14,364,370 | 3 | $4,788,123 |
| 3,012 | Jennifer Westfeldt | $14,357,752 | 1 | $14,357,752 |
| 3,013 | Bo Burnham | $14,348,020 | 3 | $4,782,673 |
| 3,014 | Todd Solondz | $14,346,301 | 8 | $1,793,288 |
| 3,015 | Im Sang-soo | $14,345,219 | 4 | $3,586,305 |
| 3,016 | Koji Shintoku | $14,303,699 | 3 | $4,767,900 |
| 3,017 | Tom Green | $14,301,755 | 3 | $4,767,252 |
| 3,018 | Stuart Heisler | $14,300,000 | 4 | $3,575,000 |
| 3,019 | Ate de Jong | $14,298,777 | 4 | $3,574,694 |
| 3,020 | Patricia Birch | $14,297,083 | 1 | $14,297,083 |
| 3,021 | Wych Kaosayananda | $14,294,842 | 5 | $2,858,968 |
| 3,022 | Sally Potter | $14,293,366 | 6 | $2,382,228 |
| 3,023 | Seong Sik Kim (김성식) | $14,280,419 | 2 | $7,140,210 |
| 3,024 | Fran Rubel Kuzui | $14,269,504 | 2 | $7,134,752 |
| 3,025 | Dan O’Bannon | $14,238,828 | 2 | $7,119,414 |
| 3,026 | Ali Zafar | $14,233,249 | 1 | $14,233,249 |
| 3,027 | Fred Walton | $14,209,815 | 3 | $4,736,605 |
| 3,028 | Raoul Peck | $14,195,984 | 5 | $2,839,197 |
| 3,029 | Mehdi Idir | $14,178,920 | 2 | $7,089,460 |
| 3,030 | Grand Corps Malade | $14,178,920 | 1 | $14,178,920 |
| 3,031 | Jonathan Kasdan | $14,163,238 | 2 | $7,081,619 |
| 3,032 | Arnaud Bouron | $14,163,162 | 1 | $14,163,162 |
| 3,033 | Antoon Krings | $14,163,162 | 1 | $14,163,162 |
| 3,034 | Meng A (阿猛) | $14,162,404 | 1 | $14,162,404 |
| 3,035 | Gary Weis | $14,155,617 | 1 | $14,155,617 |
| 3,036 | John Cherry | $14,143,280 | 1 | $14,143,280 |
| 3,037 | Jin-ho Heo | $14,137,398 | 4 | $3,534,350 |
| 3,038 | Sean Baker | $14,126,525 | 7 | $2,018,075 |
| 3,039 | Vikas Bahl | $14,125,545 | 7 | $2,017,935 |
| 3,040 | Marco Bellocchio | $14,086,767 | 8 | $1,760,846 |
| 3,041 | Charles Sturridge | $14,059,077 | 1 | $14,059,077 |
| 3,042 | Wenchao He (何文超) | $14,056,192 | 1 | $14,056,192 |
| 3,043 | Noel Black | $14,049,706 | 3 | $4,683,235 |
| 3,044 | Brett Haley | $14,046,644 | 6 | $2,341,107 |
| 3,045 | Marshall Brickman | $14,043,618 | 2 | $7,021,809 |
| 3,046 | Yasuo Tsuruhashi | $14,028,357 | 2 | $7,014,179 |
| 3,047 | Lionel Smith Martin | $14,010,363 | 1 | $14,010,363 |
| 3,048 | Douglas Sirk | $14,001,150 | 13 | $1,077,012 |
| 3,049 | Jeffrey Bloom | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 3,050 | Michael Gornick | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 3,051 | Shu Huan | $13,994,187 | 1 | $13,994,187 |
| 3,052 | Dan Shao | $13,994,187 | 1 | $13,994,187 |
| 3,053 | Jie Liu | $13,935,305 | 3 | $4,645,102 |
| 3,054 | Tomoyuki Takimoto | $13,912,906 | 2 | $6,956,453 |
| 3,055 | Regis Roinsard | $13,895,789 | 3 | $4,631,930 |
| 3,056 | Martin Provost | $13,878,981 | 4 | $3,469,745 |
| 3,057 | Mani Ratnam | $13,864,260 | 6 | $2,310,710 |
| 3,058 | Yang Jin | $13,854,936 | 2 | $6,927,468 |
| 3,059 | Ben Lewin | $13,851,847 | 7 | $1,978,835 |
| 3,060 | Trevor Nunn | $13,838,206 | 4 | $3,459,552 |
| 3,061 | Boaz Davidson | $13,829,781 | 2 | $6,914,891 |
| 3,062 | John Mackenzie | $13,819,525 | 2 | $6,909,763 |
| 3,063 | Harry Hook | $13,812,230 | 1 | $13,812,230 |
| 3,064 | Ricardo de Montreuil | $13,810,449 | 2 | $6,905,225 |
| 3,065 | John M. Stahl | $13,800,619 | 1 | $13,800,619 |
| 3,066 | Santiago Limón | $13,780,889 | 4 | $3,445,222 |
| 3,067 | Craig Zobel | $13,780,658 | 3 | $4,593,553 |
| 3,068 | Sang-Hyo Yook | $13,777,776 | 3 | $4,592,592 |
| 3,069 | Sophie Hyde | $13,776,704 | 4 | $3,444,176 |
| 3,070 | Jesse Vaughan | $13,771,817 | 1 | $13,771,817 |
| 3,071 | Michael Gottlieb | $13,747,279 | 1 | $13,747,279 |
| 3,072 | Andy Morahan | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
| 3,073 | Xavier Giannoli | $13,723,092 | 3 | $4,574,364 |
| 3,074 | Michel Leclerc | $13,718,666 | 4 | $3,429,667 |
| 3,075 | Joann Sfar | $13,711,694 | 4 | $3,427,924 |
| 3,076 | Kankurô Kudô | $13,699,654 | 1 | $13,699,654 |
| 3,077 | Audrey Dana | $13,690,904 | 3 | $4,563,635 |
| 3,078 | Werner Boote | $13,689,039 | 2 | $6,844,520 |
| 3,079 | Tuck Tucker | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
| 3,080 | Adam Rifkin | $13,676,212 | 7 | $1,953,745 |
| 3,081 | Zhong Yu | $13,659,515 | 3 | $4,553,172 |
| 3,082 | Tatsuyuki Nagai | $13,640,711 | 3 | $4,546,904 |
| 3,083 | Piet Kroon | $13,596,911 | 1 | $13,596,911 |
| 3,084 | Tom Sito | $13,596,911 | 1 | $13,596,911 |
| 3,085 | Jonathan Darby | $13,587,246 | 1 | $13,587,246 |
| 3,086 | Sang-il Lee | $13,584,919 | 2 | $6,792,460 |
| 3,087 | Steve James | $13,577,227 | 7 | $1,939,604 |
| 3,088 | Dae-gyu Kang | $13,566,238 | 1 | $13,566,238 |
| 3,089 | Gregory Poirier | $13,558,739 | 1 | $13,558,739 |
| 3,090 | Sylvia Chang | $13,535,278 | 3 | $4,511,759 |
| 3,091 | David Helling | $13,506,715 | 1 | $13,506,715 |
| 3,092 | Pascal Bourdiaux | $13,490,197 | 4 | $3,372,549 |
| 3,093 | Luis Eduardo Reyes | $13,485,868 | 6 | $2,247,645 |
| 3,094 | Michael Caulfield | $13,485,455 | 1 | $13,485,455 |
| 3,095 | Jeremy Sims | $13,476,063 | 4 | $3,369,016 |
| 3,096 | Il-hyeong Cho | $13,450,193 | 1 | $13,450,193 |
| 3,097 | Cheng Zhang | $13,400,000 | 2 | $6,700,000 |
| 3,098 | William A. Fraker | $13,400,000 | 2 | $6,700,000 |
| 3,099 | Jacob Schwarz | $13,388,000 | 2 | $6,694,000 |
| 3,100 | Margarethe Von Trotta | $13,371,582 | 6 | $2,228,597 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.