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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,101 | Damian Harris | $32,262,005 | 3 | $10,754,002 |
| 2,102 | David Wang | $32,227,828 | 1 | $32,227,828 |
| 2,103 | Damien Wayans | $32,224,624 | 1 | $32,224,624 |
| 2,104 | Jimmy Chin | $32,210,905 | 6 | $5,368,484 |
| 2,105 | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | $32,210,905 | 6 | $5,368,484 |
| 2,106 | Tae-hwa Eom | $32,203,562 | 2 | $16,101,781 |
| 2,107 | Jack Clayton | $32,189,287 | 3 | $10,729,762 |
| 2,108 | Siu Tung | $32,142,621 | 1 | $32,142,621 |
| 2,109 | Li Fei | $32,069,722 | 3 | $10,689,907 |
| 2,110 | Gianluca Leuzzi | $32,063,357 | 6 | $5,343,893 |
| 2,111 | Katia Lund | $32,059,295 | 1 | $32,059,295 |
| 2,112 | Tae-ra Shin | $31,956,249 | 1 | $31,956,249 |
| 2,113 | David L. Cunningham | $31,943,401 | 4 | $7,985,850 |
| 2,114 | Marjane Satrapi | $31,939,602 | 5 | $6,387,920 |
| 2,115 | Henry Levin | $31,920,615 | 6 | $5,320,103 |
| 2,116 | Ma Yuke | $31,910,932 | 1 | $31,910,932 |
| 2,117 | Deran Sarafian | $31,873,100 | 3 | $10,624,367 |
| 2,118 | Taichi Ishidate | $31,862,575 | 2 | $15,931,288 |
| 2,119 | Eon-hie Lee | $31,795,699 | 2 | $15,897,850 |
| 2,120 | Karel Reisz | $31,700,370 | 7 | $4,528,624 |
| 2,121 | Felix Van Groeningen | $31,663,138 | 4 | $7,915,785 |
| 2,122 | Jesse Peretz | $31,628,407 | 2 | $15,814,204 |
| 2,123 | Matthias Glasner | $31,559,552 | 2 | $15,779,776 |
| 2,124 | Michael Zinberg | $31,559,552 | 1 | $31,559,552 |
| 2,125 | Simon Cellan Jones | $31,542,225 | 2 | $15,771,113 |
| 2,126 | Jonathan Teplitzky | $31,506,285 | 3 | $10,502,095 |
| 2,127 | Michael Gordon | $31,455,882 | 6 | $5,242,647 |
| 2,128 | Anthony Fabian | $31,441,792 | 3 | $10,480,597 |
| 2,129 | Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | $31,367,619 | 3 | $10,455,873 |
| 2,130 | Peter Atencio | $31,345,077 | 3 | $10,448,359 |
| 2,131 | Jae Yong Kwak | $31,328,959 | 9 | $3,480,995 |
| 2,132 | Janusz Kaminski | $31,320,293 | 2 | $15,660,147 |
| 2,133 | Stewart Hendler | $31,298,877 | 3 | $10,432,959 |
| 2,134 | Christopher Erskin | $31,286,759 | 1 | $31,286,759 |
| 2,135 | Oz Scott | $31,261,000 | 2 | $15,630,500 |
| 2,136 | Stacy Title | $31,213,727 | 2 | $15,606,864 |
| 2,137 | Andrew Jay Cohen | $31,192,425 | 1 | $31,192,425 |
| 2,138 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | $31,191,613 | 5 | $6,238,323 |
| 2,139 | Yi'nan Diao | $31,167,845 | 2 | $15,583,923 |
| 2,140 | Will Graham | $31,164,747 | 1 | $31,164,747 |
| 2,141 | Patrik Forsberg | $31,164,747 | 1 | $31,164,747 |
| 2,142 | James Duffy | $31,164,747 | 1 | $31,164,747 |
| 2,143 | Jonathan Van Tulleken | $31,164,747 | 1 | $31,164,747 |
| 2,144 | Jim Drake | $31,138,404 | 2 | $15,569,202 |
| 2,145 | Ismail Fidan | $31,109,013 | 4 | $7,777,253 |
| 2,146 | Phil Nibbelink | $31,055,430 | 3 | $10,351,810 |
| 2,147 | Denys Arcand | $31,046,957 | 5 | $6,209,391 |
| 2,148 | Derek Hui | $30,996,614 | 1 | $30,996,614 |
| 2,149 | Hong-seon Kim | $30,942,053 | 3 | $10,314,018 |
| 2,150 | Vadim Perelman | $30,871,873 | 5 | $6,174,375 |
| 2,151 | John Bruno | $30,861,680 | 2 | $15,430,840 |
| 2,152 | John Waters | $30,819,106 | 10 | $3,081,911 |
| 2,153 | Takehiko Shinjo | $30,812,812 | 4 | $7,703,203 |
| 2,154 | Evan Spiliotopoulos | $30,792,024 | 1 | $30,792,024 |
| 2,155 | R. Balki | $30,783,121 | 5 | $6,156,624 |
| 2,156 | Jon Cassar | $30,768,449 | 2 | $15,384,225 |
| 2,157 | Barnaby Thompson | $30,761,257 | 4 | $7,690,314 |
| 2,158 | Nicolas Bedos | $30,636,530 | 4 | $7,659,133 |
| 2,159 | Tom Ropelewski | $30,610,303 | 2 | $15,305,152 |
| 2,160 | Damien O'Donnell | $30,551,505 | 2 | $15,275,753 |
| 2,161 | Trevor Wall | $30,535,660 | 1 | $30,535,660 |
| 2,162 | Jerome Salle | $30,506,100 | 4 | $7,626,525 |
| 2,163 | Florian David Fitz | $30,479,367 | 3 | $10,159,789 |
| 2,164 | Siddharth Malhotra | $30,444,106 | 1 | $30,444,106 |
| 2,165 | Jessica Bendinger | $30,399,714 | 1 | $30,399,714 |
| 2,166 | Shenyang Xiao | $30,355,804 | 1 | $30,355,804 |
| 2,167 | Mukuan Lai (来牧宽) | $30,350,000 | 1 | $30,350,000 |
| 2,168 | Yann Demange | $30,325,241 | 3 | $10,108,414 |
| 2,169 | Jim Sonzero | $30,241,435 | 1 | $30,241,435 |
| 2,170 | Cedric Jimenez | $30,174,207 | 5 | $6,034,841 |
| 2,171 | Wojciech Smarzowski | $30,013,044 | 3 | $10,004,348 |
| 2,172 | Roger Christian | $30,011,256 | 3 | $10,003,752 |
| 2,173 | Mehmet Ada Öztekin | $29,980,097 | 5 | $5,996,019 |
| 2,174 | Chang | $29,957,334 | 3 | $9,985,778 |
| 2,175 | Jonas Elmer | $29,937,909 | 1 | $29,937,909 |
| 2,176 | Michael Dinner | $29,932,825 | 4 | $7,483,206 |
| 2,177 | Kevin Allen | $29,910,063 | 5 | $5,982,013 |
| 2,178 | Justine Triet | $29,856,843 | 3 | $9,952,281 |
| 2,179 | Julie Taymor | $29,846,418 | 4 | $7,461,605 |
| 2,180 | Greg Beeman | $29,811,382 | 2 | $14,905,691 |
| 2,181 | Motonori Sakakibara | $29,753,435 | 1 | $29,753,435 |
| 2,182 | Jang Chang-won | $29,721,934 | 1 | $29,721,934 |
| 2,183 | Gary Nelson | $29,693,699 | 2 | $14,846,850 |
| 2,184 | Charles Walters | $29,670,559 | 7 | $4,238,651 |
| 2,185 | Mike Slee | $29,649,360 | 3 | $9,883,120 |
| 2,186 | John Curran | $29,624,807 | 4 | $7,406,202 |
| 2,187 | Akiva Goldsman | $29,575,033 | 2 | $14,787,517 |
| 2,188 | Kwak Kyung-taek | $29,566,314 | 3 | $9,855,438 |
| 2,189 | Guo Degang | $29,546,964 | 2 | $14,773,482 |
| 2,190 | Vikram Bhatt | $29,527,492 | 7 | $4,218,213 |
| 2,191 | Eric Lavaine | $29,486,038 | 6 | $4,914,340 |
| 2,192 | Abbas Mustan | $29,479,927 | 2 | $14,739,964 |
| 2,193 | Tae-Gyoon Kim | $29,433,930 | 2 | $14,716,965 |
| 2,194 | Álvaro Fernández Armero | $29,392,562 | 4 | $7,348,141 |
| 2,195 | Julie Delpy | $29,357,457 | 6 | $4,892,910 |
| 2,196 | John Turturro | $29,356,083 | 5 | $5,871,217 |
| 2,197 | Doze Niu | $29,338,638 | 1 | $29,338,638 |
| 2,198 | Yan Han (韩琰) | $29,327,146 | 1 | $29,327,146 |
| 2,199 | James Franco | $29,320,199 | 14 | $2,094,300 |
| 2,200 | Donovan Marsh | $29,312,121 | 4 | $7,328,030 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.