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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 | Jeffrey Bloom | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 3,002 | Shu Huan | $13,994,187 | 1 | $13,994,187 |
| 3,003 | Dan Shao | $13,994,187 | 1 | $13,994,187 |
| 3,004 | Jie Liu | $13,935,305 | 3 | $4,645,102 |
| 3,005 | Yang Jin | $13,929,490 | 2 | $6,964,745 |
| 3,006 | Tomoyuki Takimoto | $13,912,906 | 2 | $6,956,453 |
| 3,007 | Regis Roinsard | $13,895,789 | 3 | $4,631,930 |
| 3,008 | Sang-Hyo Yook | $13,885,780 | 3 | $4,628,593 |
| 3,009 | Mani Ratnam | $13,864,260 | 6 | $2,310,710 |
| 3,010 | Ben Lewin | $13,851,847 | 7 | $1,978,835 |
| 3,011 | Trevor Nunn | $13,838,206 | 4 | $3,459,552 |
| 3,012 | Boaz Davidson | $13,829,781 | 2 | $6,914,891 |
| 3,013 | John Mackenzie | $13,819,525 | 2 | $6,909,763 |
| 3,014 | Harry Hook | $13,812,230 | 1 | $13,812,230 |
| 3,015 | Ricardo de Montreuil | $13,810,449 | 3 | $4,603,483 |
| 3,016 | John M. Stahl | $13,800,000 | 1 | $13,800,000 |
| 3,017 | Santiago Limón | $13,780,889 | 4 | $3,445,222 |
| 3,018 | Craig Zobel | $13,780,658 | 3 | $4,593,553 |
| 3,019 | Sophie Hyde | $13,776,704 | 4 | $3,444,176 |
| 3,020 | Jesse Vaughan | $13,771,817 | 1 | $13,771,817 |
| 3,021 | Michael Gottlieb | $13,747,279 | 1 | $13,747,279 |
| 3,022 | Andy Morahan | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
| 3,023 | Xavier Giannoli | $13,723,092 | 3 | $4,574,364 |
| 3,024 | Michel Leclerc | $13,718,666 | 4 | $3,429,667 |
| 3,025 | Joann Sfar | $13,711,694 | 4 | $3,427,924 |
| 3,026 | Kankurô Kudô | $13,699,654 | 1 | $13,699,654 |
| 3,027 | Audrey Dana | $13,690,904 | 3 | $4,563,635 |
| 3,028 | Werner Boote | $13,689,039 | 2 | $6,844,520 |
| 3,029 | Tuck Tucker | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
| 3,030 | Adam Rifkin | $13,676,212 | 7 | $1,953,745 |
| 3,031 | Martin Provost | $13,655,451 | 4 | $3,413,863 |
| 3,032 | Tatsuyuki Nagai | $13,640,711 | 3 | $4,546,904 |
| 3,033 | Tom Sito | $13,596,911 | 1 | $13,596,911 |
| 3,034 | Piet Kroon | $13,596,911 | 1 | $13,596,911 |
| 3,035 | Jonathan Darby | $13,587,246 | 1 | $13,587,246 |
| 3,036 | Sang-il Lee | $13,584,919 | 2 | $6,792,460 |
| 3,037 | Vladimir Kott | $13,580,124 | 8 | $1,697,516 |
| 3,038 | Steve James | $13,577,227 | 7 | $1,939,604 |
| 3,039 | Dae-gyu Kang | $13,566,238 | 1 | $13,566,238 |
| 3,040 | Gregory Poirier | $13,558,739 | 1 | $13,558,739 |
| 3,041 | Matt Brown | $13,542,203 | 2 | $6,771,102 |
| 3,042 | Sylvia Chang | $13,535,278 | 3 | $4,511,759 |
| 3,043 | David Helling | $13,506,715 | 1 | $13,506,715 |
| 3,044 | Pascal Bourdiaux | $13,490,197 | 4 | $3,372,549 |
| 3,045 | Luis Eduardo Reyes | $13,485,868 | 6 | $2,247,645 |
| 3,046 | Michael Caulfield | $13,485,455 | 1 | $13,485,455 |
| 3,047 | Jeremy Sims | $13,476,063 | 4 | $3,369,016 |
| 3,048 | Il-hyeong Cho | $13,450,193 | 1 | $13,450,193 |
| 3,049 | William A. Fraker | $13,400,000 | 2 | $6,700,000 |
| 3,050 | Cheng Zhang | $13,400,000 | 2 | $6,700,000 |
| 3,051 | Jacob Schwarz | $13,388,000 | 2 | $6,694,000 |
| 3,052 | Margarethe Von Trotta | $13,371,582 | 6 | $2,228,597 |
| 3,053 | Tim Wardle | $13,367,948 | 1 | $13,367,948 |
| 3,054 | Ye Lou | $13,365,309 | 4 | $3,341,327 |
| 3,055 | Li Shaohong | $13,355,086 | 2 | $6,677,543 |
| 3,056 | Masanori Hata | $13,349,107 | 1 | $13,349,107 |
| 3,057 | Kon Ichikawa | $13,349,107 | 4 | $3,337,277 |
| 3,058 | Emma Seligman | $13,316,840 | 2 | $6,658,420 |
| 3,059 | Drew Pearce | $13,316,627 | 1 | $13,316,627 |
| 3,060 | Mel Damski | $13,300,393 | 10 | $1,330,039 |
| 3,061 | Jason Bloom | $13,294,762 | 2 | $6,647,381 |
| 3,062 | Gauri Shinde | $13,263,054 | 2 | $6,631,527 |
| 3,063 | Hing Fan Wong | $13,235,014 | 2 | $6,617,507 |
| 3,064 | Doug Aarniokoski | $13,205,460 | 4 | $3,301,365 |
| 3,065 | Pil Kam sung | $13,188,333 | 1 | $13,188,333 |
| 3,066 | Jeffery Scott Lando | $13,159,201 | 2 | $6,579,601 |
| 3,067 | Alexandre Castagnetti | $13,145,736 | 4 | $3,286,434 |
| 3,068 | Kordian Piwowarski | $13,133,367 | 1 | $13,133,367 |
| 3,069 | Jean-Claude Lord | $13,121,713 | 3 | $4,373,904 |
| 3,070 | Jim Kouf | $13,116,922 | 2 | $6,558,461 |
| 3,071 | Sergey Mokritsky | $13,114,945 | 3 | $4,371,648 |
| 3,072 | John Hough | $13,110,874 | 4 | $3,277,719 |
| 3,073 | Hu Yang | $13,104,352 | 3 | $4,368,117 |
| 3,074 | Ron Maxwell | $13,095,676 | 2 | $6,547,838 |
| 3,075 | Viktor Shamirov | $13,083,774 | 3 | $4,361,258 |
| 3,076 | Lajos Koltai | $13,076,825 | 2 | $6,538,413 |
| 3,077 | Lucien Jean-Baptiste | $13,075,771 | 2 | $6,537,886 |
| 3,078 | Toru Murakawa | $13,074,758 | 1 | $13,074,758 |
| 3,079 | Cagan Irmak | $13,070,411 | 6 | $2,178,402 |
| 3,080 | Lu Jinming | $13,061,075 | 2 | $6,530,538 |
| 3,081 | Tsutomu Mizushima | $13,059,901 | 6 | $2,176,650 |
| 3,082 | Wenchao He (何文超) | $13,045,730 | 1 | $13,045,730 |
| 3,083 | François Desagnat | $13,017,756 | 3 | $4,339,252 |
| 3,084 | Joel Oliansky | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 3,085 | Svyatoslav Podgayevskiy | $12,971,246 | 5 | $2,594,249 |
| 3,086 | Chayanop Boonprakob | $12,964,399 | 2 | $6,482,200 |
| 3,087 | Burt Kennedy | $12,950,596 | 4 | $3,237,649 |
| 3,088 | Jong-ho Huh | $12,926,371 | 2 | $6,463,186 |
| 3,089 | Mike Schaerer | $12,923,668 | 1 | $12,923,668 |
| 3,090 | Malik Bendjelloul | $12,902,501 | 1 | $12,902,501 |
| 3,091 | Lance Hool | $12,896,229 | 4 | $3,224,057 |
| 3,092 | Scott Christian Sava | $12,877,422 | 1 | $12,877,422 |
| 3,093 | Tony Bancroft | $12,877,422 | 2 | $6,438,711 |
| 3,094 | Marcel Langereger | $12,850,033 | 1 | $12,850,033 |
| 3,095 | Hiroyuki Imaishi | $12,845,911 | 2 | $6,422,956 |
| 3,096 | Gaspar Noe | $12,841,811 | 8 | $1,605,226 |
| 3,097 | Jerry Zaks | $12,803,305 | 1 | $12,803,305 |
| 3,098 | Konstantin Biryukov | $12,799,769 | 1 | $12,799,769 |
| 3,099 | Jeffrey Blitz | $12,790,500 | 3 | $4,263,500 |
| 3,100 | Li Xiao Feng | $12,770,000 | 1 | $12,770,000 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.