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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,901 | Vikram K Kumar | $49,043 | 6 | $8,174 |
| 5,902 | Liz Canner | $49,001 | 1 | $49,001 |
| 5,903 | Megan Griffiths | $48,995 | 4 | $12,249 |
| 5,904 | Chantal Akerman | $48,990 | 4 | $12,248 |
| 5,905 | Lisa Azuelos | $48,917 | 5 | $9,783 |
| 5,906 | Shalini Kantayya | $48,849 | 3 | $16,283 |
| 5,907 | Chip Baker | $48,815 | 1 | $48,815 |
| 5,908 | Travis Irvine | $48,787 | 1 | $48,787 |
| 5,909 | Josh Aronson | $48,748 | 3 | $16,249 |
| 5,910 | Karan Anshuman | $48,694 | 1 | $48,694 |
| 5,911 | Jed Rothstein | $48,650 | 3 | $16,217 |
| 5,912 | Celeste Bell | $48,544 | 1 | $48,544 |
| 5,913 | Paul Sng | $48,544 | 4 | $12,136 |
| 5,914 | Dustin Guy Defa | $48,499 | 2 | $24,250 |
| 5,915 | Jonathan Berman | $48,470 | 2 | $24,235 |
| 5,916 | Xavier Gens | $48,342 | 7 | $6,906 |
| 5,917 | Jan Svankmajer | $48,324 | 3 | $16,108 |
| 5,918 | Monty Miranda | $48,218 | 2 | $24,109 |
| 5,919 | Paolo Pilladi | $48,144 | 1 | $48,144 |
| 5,920 | Colin Day | $47,965 | 1 | $47,965 |
| 5,921 | Marc Silver | $47,915 | 4 | $11,979 |
| 5,922 | Brett Story | $47,883 | 2 | $23,942 |
| 5,923 | Frank Simon | $47,818 | 3 | $15,939 |
| 5,924 | Jonathan Olshefski | $47,807 | 1 | $47,807 |
| 5,925 | Varda Bar-Kar | $47,749 | 1 | $47,749 |
| 5,926 | Susanne Rostock | $47,718 | 1 | $47,718 |
| 5,927 | Nabil Ayouch | $47,607 | 5 | $9,521 |
| 5,928 | Tim Sutton | $47,570 | 8 | $5,946 |
| 5,929 | Jessica Hausner | $47,566 | 4 | $11,892 |
| 5,930 | Bruce LaBruce | $47,401 | 4 | $11,850 |
| 5,931 | Hubert Davis | $47,362 | 1 | $47,362 |
| 5,932 | Jacques Rivette | $47,355 | 9 | $5,262 |
| 5,933 | Asia Argento | $47,120 | 3 | $15,707 |
| 5,934 | Jack Henry Robbins | $47,037 | 2 | $23,519 |
| 5,935 | John Cassavetes | $47,019 | 8 | $5,877 |
| 5,936 | Monica Sorelle | $46,954 | 1 | $46,954 |
| 5,937 | Marc Evans | $46,947 | 3 | $15,649 |
| 5,938 | Adrien Beau | $46,937 | 1 | $46,937 |
| 5,939 | Kenji Tanigaki | $46,855 | 1 | $46,855 |
| 5,940 | Tiffany Shlain | $46,782 | 1 | $46,782 |
| 5,941 | Lea Mysius | $46,666 | 1 | $46,666 |
| 5,942 | C. Scott Willis | $46,623 | 1 | $46,623 |
| 5,943 | Steve Stockman | $46,605 | 1 | $46,605 |
| 5,944 | Yony Leyser | $46,380 | 2 | $23,190 |
| 5,945 | Eva Vitija | $46,172 | 1 | $46,172 |
| 5,946 | Tetsuya Nakashima | $46,127 | 3 | $15,376 |
| 5,947 | Joel Potrykus | $46,093 | 4 | $11,523 |
| 5,948 | Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt | $46,002 | 1 | $46,002 |
| 5,949 | Tina Mascara | $45,938 | 1 | $45,938 |
| 5,950 | Guido Santi | $45,938 | 1 | $45,938 |
| 5,951 | Jean-Baptiste Leonetti | $45,895 | 2 | $22,948 |
| 5,952 | Amy Scott | $45,889 | 1 | $45,889 |
| 5,953 | Sven Unterwaldt Jr | $45,860 | 7 | $6,551 |
| 5,954 | Alan Smithee | $45,779 | 3 | $15,260 |
| 5,955 | Tony Wash | $45,599 | 2 | $22,800 |
| 5,956 | Ami Canaan Mann | $45,470 | 3 | $15,157 |
| 5,957 | Richard Day | $45,463 | 1 | $45,463 |
| 5,958 | Ryan Gosling | $45,431 | 1 | $45,431 |
| 5,959 | Nitin Kakkar | $45,406 | 3 | $15,135 |
| 5,960 | Georges Méliès | $45,353 | 1 | $45,353 |
| 5,961 | Ivan Sen | $45,272 | 4 | $11,318 |
| 5,962 | Stephen Kijak | $45,270 | 6 | $7,545 |
| 5,963 | Safy Nebbou | $45,265 | 2 | $22,633 |
| 5,964 | Joel Gilbert | $45,254 | 4 | $11,314 |
| 5,965 | Nathaniel Thomas McGill | $45,175 | 1 | $45,175 |
| 5,966 | Vincent Vittorio | $45,175 | 1 | $45,175 |
| 5,967 | Anne Sewitsky | $45,154 | 2 | $22,577 |
| 5,968 | Jill Magid | $45,149 | 1 | $45,149 |
| 5,969 | Neil Armfield | $45,128 | 4 | $11,282 |
| 5,970 | Lance Oppenheim | $45,068 | 1 | $45,068 |
| 5,971 | Kate Dolan | $45,040 | 2 | $22,520 |
| 5,972 | Dasha Nekrasova | $45,005 | 1 | $45,005 |
| 5,973 | Craig Scott Rosebraugh | $45,000 | 1 | $45,000 |
| 5,974 | Vikram Bhatt | $44,995 | 7 | $6,428 |
| 5,975 | Mona Achache | $44,958 | 2 | $22,479 |
| 5,976 | Sally El Hosaini | $44,906 | 3 | $14,969 |
| 5,977 | Chad Freidrichs | $44,883 | 2 | $22,442 |
| 5,978 | Glen Danzig | $44,736 | 2 | $22,368 |
| 5,979 | Trevor Martin | $44,689 | 1 | $44,689 |
| 5,980 | Jon Paley | $44,689 | 1 | $44,689 |
| 5,981 | Ross Finkel | $44,689 | 1 | $44,689 |
| 5,982 | Allison Berg | $44,582 | 1 | $44,582 |
| 5,983 | Caitlin Cronenberg | $44,509 | 1 | $44,509 |
| 5,984 | Astra Taylor | $44,502 | 1 | $44,502 |
| 5,985 | Bela Tarr | $44,462 | 4 | $11,116 |
| 5,986 | Sherry Hormann | $44,348 | 2 | $22,174 |
| 5,987 | Ron Mann | $44,253 | 1 | $44,253 |
| 5,988 | Brendan Toller | $44,213 | 1 | $44,213 |
| 5,989 | Shoshannah Stern | $44,199 | 1 | $44,199 |
| 5,990 | Iram Haq | $44,156 | 1 | $44,156 |
| 5,991 | Scott Hamilton Kennedy | $44,112 | 3 | $14,704 |
| 5,992 | Aaron Kopp | $44,045 | 1 | $44,045 |
| 5,993 | Amanda Kopp | $44,045 | 1 | $44,045 |
| 5,994 | Nick Efteriades | $44,025 | 1 | $44,025 |
| 5,995 | Oualid Mouaness | $43,829 | 1 | $43,829 |
| 5,996 | Waad Al-Khateab | $43,796 | 2 | $21,898 |
| 5,997 | Edward Watts | $43,796 | 1 | $43,796 |
| 5,998 | Rudiger Suchsland | $43,766 | 1 | $43,766 |
| 5,999 | René Laloux | $43,686 | 2 | $21,843 |
| 6,000 | Simon Barrett | $43,665 | 4 | $10,916 |
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.