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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,001 | Yong Hwa Kim (김용화) | $92,718 | 3 | $30,906 |
| 5,002 | Vladimir Michalek | $92,490 | 3 | $30,830 |
| 5,003 | Yam Laranas | $92,476 | 3 | $30,825 |
| 5,004 | Dong Luo | $92,377 | 1 | $92,377 |
| 5,005 | Alexandre Moors | $92,336 | 2 | $46,168 |
| 5,006 | Jason Loftus | $92,114 | 2 | $46,057 |
| 5,007 | Lana Wilson | $92,075 | 4 | $23,019 |
| 5,008 | Bethann Hardison | $92,040 | 1 | $92,040 |
| 5,009 | Emeric Pressburger | $91,930 | 5 | $18,386 |
| 5,010 | Michael Powell | $91,930 | 2 | $45,965 |
| 5,011 | Chen Hongyi | $91,884 | 1 | $91,884 |
| 5,012 | Philipp Kadelbach | $91,595 | 1 | $91,595 |
| 5,013 | Kwak Kyung-taek | $91,517 | 3 | $30,506 |
| 5,014 | Chris Kelly | $91,441 | 1 | $91,441 |
| 5,015 | Won Shin-yun | $91,335 | 1 | $91,335 |
| 5,016 | Justin Theroux | $91,164 | 1 | $91,164 |
| 5,017 | Julien Faraut | $90,964 | 2 | $45,482 |
| 5,018 | Moon Hyun-sung | $90,899 | 1 | $90,899 |
| 5,019 | Jason Baffa | $90,679 | 1 | $90,679 |
| 5,020 | Shen Ao | $90,545 | 2 | $45,273 |
| 5,021 | Tom Simes | $90,388 | 1 | $90,388 |
| 5,022 | Bianca Stigter | $90,144 | 1 | $90,144 |
| 5,023 | Prano Bailey-Bond | $90,050 | 1 | $90,050 |
| 5,024 | Nina May | $89,885 | 1 | $89,885 |
| 5,025 | Alan Mak | $89,594 | 4 | $22,399 |
| 5,026 | Katheryne Thomas | $89,543 | 2 | $44,772 |
| 5,027 | Dan Eckman | $89,442 | 1 | $89,442 |
| 5,028 | Kim Jae-Young | $89,408 | 1 | $89,408 |
| 5,029 | Gary Grillo | $89,352 | 1 | $89,352 |
| 5,030 | Pierre-Paul Renders | $89,219 | 1 | $89,219 |
| 5,031 | Jesse Short Bull | $89,101 | 1 | $89,101 |
| 5,032 | Laura Tomaselli | $89,101 | 1 | $89,101 |
| 5,033 | Paul Morrison | $88,560 | 2 | $44,280 |
| 5,034 | Darryl Roberts | $88,539 | 3 | $29,513 |
| 5,035 | Tim Allen | $88,335 | 1 | $88,335 |
| 5,036 | Jonas Carpignano | $88,254 | 3 | $29,418 |
| 5,037 | Marah Strauch | $88,097 | 1 | $88,097 |
| 5,038 | Jin Mo-young | $88,018 | 1 | $88,018 |
| 5,039 | Molly McGlynn | $87,995 | 3 | $29,332 |
| 5,040 | Lina Plioplyte | $87,909 | 1 | $87,909 |
| 5,041 | Barry Andersson | $87,881 | 1 | $87,881 |
| 5,042 | R. Kannan | $87,838 | 2 | $43,919 |
| 5,043 | Colin West | $87,786 | 2 | $43,893 |
| 5,044 | Tomomi Mochizuki | $87,737 | 1 | $87,737 |
| 5,045 | Phil Rosenthal | $87,727 | 1 | $87,727 |
| 5,046 | Marion Vernoux | $87,429 | 3 | $29,143 |
| 5,047 | Sébastien Marnier | $87,344 | 3 | $29,115 |
| 5,048 | Bryce Clark | $87,059 | 1 | $87,059 |
| 5,049 | Rebecca Zlotowski | $87,032 | 3 | $29,011 |
| 5,050 | Gregor Jordan | $86,959 | 4 | $21,740 |
| 5,051 | Benny Medina | $86,858 | 1 | $86,858 |
| 5,052 | Elite Zexer | $86,800 | 1 | $86,800 |
| 5,053 | Matthew Akers | $86,637 | 1 | $86,637 |
| 5,054 | Atsuko Ishizuka | $86,610 | 2 | $43,305 |
| 5,055 | Carlos Saura | $86,601 | 8 | $10,825 |
| 5,056 | Johanna Demetrakas | $86,583 | 1 | $86,583 |
| 5,057 | Michael Pinckney | $86,203 | 2 | $43,102 |
| 5,058 | Chris Menges | $86,115 | 1 | $86,115 |
| 5,059 | Eric Khoo | $86,060 | 2 | $43,030 |
| 5,060 | Richard Levine | $86,014 | 2 | $43,007 |
| 5,061 | Jeff Feuerzeig | $85,999 | 1 | $85,999 |
| 5,062 | Craig Teper | $85,974 | 1 | $85,974 |
| 5,063 | Jeffrey Schwartz | $85,812 | 2 | $42,906 |
| 5,064 | Mélanie Laurent | $85,784 | 6 | $14,297 |
| 5,065 | Ka-Wai Kam | $85,624 | 3 | $28,541 |
| 5,066 | Warwick Thornton | $85,556 | 4 | $21,389 |
| 5,067 | Li Xinyun | $85,172 | 1 | $85,172 |
| 5,068 | Lance Hammer | $84,980 | 1 | $84,980 |
| 5,069 | Ash Mayfair | $84,933 | 2 | $42,467 |
| 5,070 | Michael McGowan | $84,735 | 1 | $84,735 |
| 5,071 | Matthew Hastings | $84,733 | 1 | $84,733 |
| 5,072 | John Butler | $84,703 | 3 | $28,234 |
| 5,073 | Barak Goodman | $84,440 | 3 | $28,147 |
| 5,074 | Seong Sik Kim (김성식) | $84,362 | 2 | $42,181 |
| 5,075 | Jamal Joseph | $84,147 | 1 | $84,147 |
| 5,076 | Diego Echeverria | $83,992 | 1 | $83,992 |
| 5,077 | Xavier Legrand | $83,882 | 2 | $41,941 |
| 5,078 | Mai Thu Huyen | $83,500 | 1 | $83,500 |
| 5,079 | Philippe Lioret | $83,376 | 5 | $16,675 |
| 5,080 | Benjamin Heisenberg | $83,259 | 1 | $83,259 |
| 5,081 | Pier Luigi Pizzi | $83,214 | 1 | $83,214 |
| 5,082 | Jonathan King | $82,987 | 1 | $82,987 |
| 5,083 | Matthew Saville | $82,902 | 3 | $27,634 |
| 5,084 | Baoping Cao | $82,778 | 4 | $20,695 |
| 5,085 | Laura Israel | $82,638 | 2 | $41,319 |
| 5,086 | Andrew Lauer | $82,359 | 2 | $41,180 |
| 5,087 | Danny Jacobs | $82,357 | 1 | $82,357 |
| 5,088 | Darren Grodsky | $82,357 | 1 | $82,357 |
| 5,089 | Ada Ushpiz | $82,143 | 1 | $82,143 |
| 5,090 | Francesco Rosi | $82,126 | 5 | $16,425 |
| 5,091 | K.C. Bokadia | $81,873 | 2 | $40,937 |
| 5,092 | Glenn Ciano | $81,600 | 2 | $40,800 |
| 5,093 | Julia Hart | $81,527 | 5 | $16,305 |
| 5,094 | Lynn Hershman Leeson | $81,492 | 2 | $40,746 |
| 5,095 | Jason Alexander | $81,480 | 2 | $40,740 |
| 5,096 | Mahesh Manjrekar | $81,367 | 3 | $27,122 |
| 5,097 | Richard Dale | $81,345 | 1 | $81,345 |
| 5,098 | Michael Parfit | $81,212 | 1 | $81,212 |
| 5,099 | Suzanne Chisholm | $81,212 | 1 | $81,212 |
| 5,100 | Gabriel Abrantes | $81,161 | 3 | $27,054 |
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.