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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Art Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Editors - Top Domestic Associate Producers - Top Domestic Casting Directors - Top Domestic Cinematographers - Top Domestic Co-Producers - Top Domestic Composers - Top Domestic Costume Designers - Top Domestic Costume Supervisors - Top Domestic Dialogue Editors - Top Domestic Editors - Top Domestic Executive Producers - Top Domestic Make-up and Hair Designers - Top Domestic Music Editors - Top Domestic Music Supervisors - Top Domestic Producers - Top Domestic Production Designers - Top Domestic Re-recording Mixers - Top Domestic Screenwriters - Top Domestic Second Unit Directors - Top Domestic Set Decorators - Top Domestic Set Designers - Top Domestic Sound Designers - Top Domestic Sound Editors - Top Domestic Sound Effects Editors - Top Domestic Sound Mixers - Top Domestic Story Creators - Top Domestic Stunt Coordinators - Top Domestic Supervising Sound Editors - Top Domestic Unit Production Managers - Top Domestic Visual Effects Supervisors - Top International Directors - Top Worldwide Directors
This list shows the highest grossing Directors based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
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1,401 | Peter Rida Michail | $29,790,236 | 2 | $14,895,118 |
1,402 | Nat Faxon | $29,789,751 | 3 | $9,929,917 |
1,403 | Jim Rash | $29,789,751 | 3 | $9,929,917 |
1,404 | Kinka Usher | $29,762,011 | 1 | $29,762,011 |
1,405 | Jon Cassar | $29,747,603 | 2 | $14,873,802 |
1,406 | Gary Nelson | $29,693,699 | 2 | $14,846,850 |
1,407 | Charles Walters | $29,670,559 | 7 | $4,238,651 |
1,408 | Phil Nibbelink | $29,534,240 | 3 | $9,844,747 |
1,409 | Gregory Plotkin | $29,404,555 | 2 | $14,702,278 |
1,410 | Sara Sugarman | $29,366,452 | 4 | $7,341,613 |
1,411 | David Seltzer | $29,232,000 | 2 | $14,616,000 |
1,412 | Lars Klevberg | $29,208,403 | 3 | $9,736,134 |
1,413 | Nelson McCormick | $29,062,561 | 2 | $14,531,281 |
1,414 | Eric Karson | $29,055,810 | 5 | $5,811,162 |
1,415 | Rupert Goold | $29,039,656 | 3 | $9,679,885 |
1,416 | Mike Tiddes | $29,016,427 | 3 | $9,672,142 |
1,417 | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | $28,989,957 | 4 | $7,247,489 |
1,418 | Ed Decter | $28,972,187 | 1 | $28,972,187 |
1,419 | Phillip Borsos | $28,959,748 | 4 | $7,239,937 |
1,420 | Don Taylor | $28,947,800 | 4 | $7,236,950 |
1,421 | Joe Charbanic | $28,946,615 | 1 | $28,946,615 |
1,422 | Noah Baumbach | $28,887,697 | 12 | $2,407,308 |
1,423 | John Carney | $28,853,607 | 5 | $5,770,721 |
1,424 | Ed Harris | $28,808,308 | 2 | $14,404,154 |
1,425 | Aaron Sorkin | $28,780,744 | 3 | $9,593,581 |
1,426 | Kenji Nagasaki | $28,749,064 | 3 | $9,583,021 |
1,427 | Lewis John Carlino | $28,667,789 | 3 | $9,555,930 |
1,428 | Mark DiSalle | $28,595,042 | 2 | $14,297,521 |
1,429 | Brian Kirk | $28,539,757 | 2 | $14,269,879 |
1,430 | Nia Vardalos | $28,496,030 | 1 | $28,496,030 |
1,431 | Brian Gilbert | $28,453,173 | 2 | $14,226,587 |
1,432 | Greg Coolidge | $28,444,855 | 2 | $14,222,428 |
1,433 | Bill Paxton | $28,441,737 | 2 | $14,220,869 |
1,434 | Ken Finkleman | $28,403,301 | 2 | $14,201,651 |
1,435 | David Gelb | $28,354,048 | 5 | $5,670,810 |
1,436 | Jesse Peretz | $28,259,725 | 2 | $14,129,863 |
1,437 | Corey Yuen | $28,233,665 | 6 | $4,705,611 |
1,438 | Whit Stillman | $28,210,622 | 5 | $5,642,124 |
1,439 | Rusty Cundieff | $28,178,127 | 8 | $3,522,266 |
1,440 | Tom Harper | $28,136,441 | 5 | $5,627,288 |
1,441 | Norman Taurog | $27,990,453 | 16 | $1,749,403 |
1,442 | Gene Quintano | $27,979,399 | 1 | $27,979,399 |
1,443 | Hendel Butoy | $27,931,461 | 1 | $27,931,461 |
1,444 | Siddharth Anand | $27,918,969 | 4 | $6,979,742 |
1,445 | Joe Berlinger | $27,903,392 | 11 | $2,536,672 |
1,446 | Robert Townsend | $27,868,133 | 8 | $3,483,517 |
1,447 | James L. Conway | $27,800,000 | 3 | $9,266,667 |
1,448 | Javier Gutierrez | $27,793,018 | 1 | $27,793,018 |
1,449 | Uli Edel | $27,766,297 | 5 | $5,553,259 |
1,450 | Ciaran Foy | $27,754,332 | 3 | $9,251,444 |
1,451 | John Waters | $27,633,484 | 10 | $2,763,348 |
1,452 | Steve Kloves | $27,610,295 | 2 | $13,805,148 |
1,453 | Jeffrey Nachmanoff | $27,577,260 | 2 | $13,788,630 |
1,454 | Bruce Joel Rubin | $27,484,464 | 1 | $27,484,464 |
1,455 | Jason Zada | $27,469,261 | 2 | $13,734,631 |
1,456 | Gilbert Cates | $27,339,821 | 3 | $9,113,274 |
1,457 | John Roberts | $27,084,499 | 3 | $9,028,166 |
1,458 | David Mackenzie | $27,068,647 | 7 | $3,866,950 |
1,459 | Lesli Linka Glatter | $27,067,247 | 1 | $27,067,247 |
1,460 | Che-Kirk Wong | $27,066,941 | 1 | $27,066,941 |
1,461 | Michael Miller | $27,041,518 | 2 | $13,520,759 |
1,462 | Hallie Meyers-Shyer | $27,020,284 | 3 | $9,006,761 |
1,463 | Robert Aldrich | $27,000,000 | 12 | $2,250,000 |
1,464 | Rick Friedberg | $26,936,265 | 1 | $26,936,265 |
1,465 | Steven Lisberger | $26,918,576 | 2 | $13,459,288 |
1,466 | Jessica Bendinger | $26,910,736 | 1 | $26,910,736 |
1,467 | Diane English | $26,902,075 | 1 | $26,902,075 |
1,468 | Eric Valette | $26,890,041 | 1 | $26,890,041 |
1,469 | Fraser Clarke Heston | $26,695,272 | 2 | $13,347,636 |
1,470 | Craig Mazin | $26,651,516 | 2 | $13,325,758 |
1,471 | Howard Franklin | $26,623,974 | 3 | $8,874,658 |
1,472 | Ethan Maniquis | $26,593,646 | 1 | $26,593,646 |
1,473 | Nicole Holofcener | $26,592,039 | 4 | $6,648,010 |
1,474 | George Butler | $26,574,554 | 4 | $6,643,639 |
1,475 | Anthony Waller | $26,570,463 | 1 | $26,570,463 |
1,476 | Patrick Gilmore | $26,483,452 | 1 | $26,483,452 |
1,477 | Paul Bogart | $26,404,847 | 5 | $5,280,969 |
1,478 | Olatunde Osunsanmi | $26,218,170 | 2 | $13,109,085 |
1,479 | Leon Ichaso | $26,130,776 | 4 | $6,532,694 |
1,480 | Aneesh Chaganty | $26,015,149 | 3 | $8,671,716 |
1,481 | Des McAnuff | $26,000,610 | 4 | $6,500,153 |
1,482 | René Cardona, Jr. | $25,998,102 | 2 | $12,999,051 |
1,483 | Masayuki Ochiai | $25,928,550 | 3 | $8,642,850 |
1,484 | Melville Shavelson | $25,912,624 | 3 | $8,637,541 |
1,485 | Harald Reinl | $25,900,000 | 3 | $8,633,333 |
1,486 | Damien Wayans | $25,794,018 | 1 | $25,794,018 |
1,487 | Justin Dec | $25,621,766 | 1 | $25,621,766 |
1,488 | Andrew Jay Cohen | $25,584,504 | 1 | $25,584,504 |
1,489 | Phil Vischer | $25,571,351 | 1 | $25,571,351 |
1,490 | Michael Crichton | $25,473,174 | 6 | $4,245,529 |
1,491 | Richard Eyre | $25,467,930 | 8 | $3,183,491 |
1,492 | Hart Bochner | $25,328,592 | 2 | $12,664,296 |
1,493 | Jane Lipsitz | $25,326,071 | 2 | $12,663,036 |
1,494 | Dan Cutforth | $25,326,071 | 2 | $12,663,036 |
1,495 | Yann Demange | $25,275,680 | 3 | $8,425,227 |
1,496 | Gary McKendry | $25,124,986 | 1 | $25,124,986 |
1,497 | Anthony Bell | $25,107,267 | 4 | $6,276,817 |
1,498 | Jessica M. Thompson | $25,100,080 | 2 | $12,550,040 |
1,499 | Harmony Korine | $25,039,102 | 3 | $8,346,367 |
1,500 | William Peter Blatty | $25,011,739 | 2 | $12,505,870 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.