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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)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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2,001 | Fred Walton | $14,209,815 | 3 | $4,736,605 |
2,002 | Michel Debats | $14,176,931 | 2 | $7,088,466 |
2,003 | John Bruno | $14,160,569 | 2 | $7,080,285 |
2,004 | Gary Weis | $14,155,617 | 1 | $14,155,617 |
2,005 | John Cherry | $14,143,280 | 1 | $14,143,280 |
2,006 | Jim Isaac | $14,140,520 | 2 | $7,070,260 |
2,007 | David Siegel | $14,123,808 | 4 | $3,530,952 |
2,008 | Scott McGehee | $14,123,808 | 4 | $3,530,952 |
2,009 | Asghar Farhadi | $14,074,901 | 7 | $2,010,700 |
2,010 | Claude Lelouch | $14,072,352 | 11 | $1,279,305 |
2,011 | Charles Sturridge | $14,059,077 | 1 | $14,059,077 |
2,012 | Noel Black | $14,049,540 | 3 | $4,683,180 |
2,013 | Marshall Brickman | $14,043,618 | 2 | $7,021,809 |
2,014 | Michael Rymer | $14,026,509 | 2 | $7,013,255 |
2,015 | Vic Armstrong | $14,019,924 | 2 | $7,009,962 |
2,016 | Lionel Smith Martin | $14,010,363 | 1 | $14,010,363 |
2,017 | Michael Gornick | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
2,018 | Douglas Sirk | $14,000,000 | 14 | $1,000,000 |
2,019 | Jeffrey Bloom | $14,000,000 | 2 | $7,000,000 |
2,020 | Saul Dibb | $13,997,253 | 4 | $3,499,313 |
2,021 | Richard Shepard | $13,989,437 | 5 | $2,797,887 |
2,022 | Miguel Sapochnik | $13,942,007 | 2 | $6,971,004 |
2,023 | Jessy Terrero | $13,922,211 | 2 | $6,961,106 |
2,024 | Emmett Malloy | $13,917,997 | 3 | $4,639,332 |
2,025 | Brendan Malloy | $13,917,997 | 2 | $6,958,999 |
2,026 | Brett Haley | $13,913,268 | 7 | $1,987,610 |
2,027 | Chuan Lu | $13,873,211 | 4 | $3,468,303 |
2,028 | Boaz Davidson | $13,829,781 | 2 | $6,914,891 |
2,029 | John Mackenzie | $13,819,525 | 3 | $4,606,508 |
2,030 | Christine Jeffs | $13,818,317 | 4 | $3,454,579 |
2,031 | Harry Hook | $13,812,230 | 1 | $13,812,230 |
2,032 | John M. Stahl | $13,800,000 | 1 | $13,800,000 |
2,033 | Ate de Jong | $13,772,300 | 4 | $3,443,075 |
2,034 | Andy Morahan | $13,738,574 | 1 | $13,738,574 |
2,035 | Tuck Tucker | $13,684,949 | 1 | $13,684,949 |
2,036 | Zara Hayes | $13,631,124 | 1 | $13,631,124 |
2,037 | Justin Folk | $13,603,112 | 2 | $6,801,556 |
2,038 | Piet Kroon | $13,596,911 | 1 | $13,596,911 |
2,039 | Tom Sito | $13,596,911 | 1 | $13,596,911 |
2,040 | Jonathan Darby | $13,587,246 | 1 | $13,587,246 |
2,041 | Jesse Vaughan | $13,571,817 | 1 | $13,571,817 |
2,042 | Gregory Poirier | $13,558,739 | 1 | $13,558,739 |
2,043 | Bo Burnham | $13,539,710 | 3 | $4,513,237 |
2,044 | Al Silliman, Jr. | $13,500,000 | 1 | $13,500,000 |
2,045 | Michael Caulfield | $13,485,455 | 1 | $13,485,455 |
2,046 | Mike Mills | $13,461,138 | 3 | $4,487,046 |
2,047 | Mickey Liddell | $13,442,412 | 1 | $13,442,412 |
2,048 | William A. Fraker | $13,400,000 | 2 | $6,700,000 |
2,049 | Jacob Schwarz | $13,388,000 | 2 | $6,694,000 |
2,050 | Eric Toledano | $13,333,811 | 4 | $3,333,453 |
2,051 | Olivier Nakache | $13,333,811 | 4 | $3,333,453 |
2,052 | Campbell Scott | $13,327,437 | 3 | $4,442,479 |
2,053 | Kon Ichikawa | $13,319,764 | 4 | $3,329,941 |
2,054 | Vadim Perelman | $13,308,924 | 6 | $2,218,154 |
2,055 | Mel Damski | $13,300,393 | 10 | $1,330,039 |
2,056 | Masanori Hata | $13,299,749 | 1 | $13,299,749 |
2,057 | Jason Bloom | $13,294,762 | 2 | $6,647,381 |
2,058 | Francine McDougall | $13,276,953 | 1 | $13,276,953 |
2,059 | Scott Silver | $13,260,050 | 1 | $13,260,050 |
2,060 | Fred Savage | $13,235,267 | 1 | $13,235,267 |
2,061 | Sebastian Lelio | $13,221,736 | 6 | $2,203,623 |
2,062 | Darrell Roodt | $13,146,765 | 8 | $1,643,346 |
2,063 | Jean-Claude Lord | $13,121,713 | 3 | $4,373,904 |
2,064 | Jim Kouf | $13,116,922 | 2 | $6,558,461 |
2,065 | John Hough | $13,110,874 | 4 | $3,277,719 |
2,066 | Drew Barrymore | $13,077,184 | 1 | $13,077,184 |
2,067 | Alan S. Johnson | $13,030,214 | 1 | $13,030,214 |
2,068 | Joel Oliansky | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
2,069 | Sukumar | $13,000,000 | 4 | $3,250,000 |
2,070 | Lee Philips | $13,000,000 | 4 | $3,250,000 |
2,071 | John Trent | $13,000,000 | 2 | $6,500,000 |
2,072 | David Lowell Rich | $13,000,000 | 5 | $2,600,000 |
2,073 | Kar-wai Wong (王家卫) | $12,991,667 | 15 | $866,111 |
2,074 | Burt Kennedy | $12,950,596 | 4 | $3,237,649 |
2,075 | Kabir Khan | $12,943,254 | 7 | $1,849,036 |
2,076 | Benh Zeitlin | $12,939,264 | 2 | $6,469,632 |
2,077 | Kim Jee-woon | $12,920,325 | 8 | $1,615,041 |
2,078 | Catherine Owens | $12,898,847 | 1 | $12,898,847 |
2,079 | Adele Lim | $12,897,789 | 1 | $12,897,789 |
2,080 | Lance Hool | $12,896,229 | 4 | $3,224,057 |
2,081 | Bill Pohlad | $12,854,195 | 3 | $4,284,732 |
2,082 | Mort Nathan | $12,847,726 | 2 | $6,423,863 |
2,083 | Sarah Polley | $12,846,714 | 4 | $3,211,679 |
2,084 | Istvan Szabo | $12,837,387 | 7 | $1,833,912 |
2,085 | Doug Aarniokoski | $12,822,174 | 4 | $3,205,544 |
2,086 | Jerry Zaks | $12,803,305 | 1 | $12,803,305 |
2,087 | Michael Davis | $12,796,824 | 1 | $12,796,824 |
2,088 | Taniguchi Goro | $12,768,073 | 5 | $2,553,615 |
2,089 | Robert Harling | $12,767,815 | 1 | $12,767,815 |
2,090 | Laura Lau | $12,739,737 | 1 | $12,739,737 |
2,091 | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | $12,737,089 | 4 | $3,184,272 |
2,092 | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | $12,716,953 | 6 | $2,119,492 |
2,093 | Bryan Barber | $12,669,914 | 2 | $6,334,957 |
2,094 | Rob Marcarelli | $12,610,552 | 1 | $12,610,552 |
2,095 | Debra Granik | $12,607,430 | 5 | $2,521,486 |
2,096 | Akiva Goldsman | $12,600,231 | 2 | $6,300,116 |
2,097 | Lee David Zlotoff | $12,592,203 | 1 | $12,592,203 |
2,098 | Theodore Witcher | $12,554,569 | 1 | $12,554,569 |
2,099 | Zalman King | $12,547,397 | 4 | $3,136,849 |
2,100 | Alex Scharfman | $12,519,487 | 1 | $12,519,487 |
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.