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Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Lifetime Specific Technical Role > Top Domestic Directors
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Art Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Directors - 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 Set Decorators - Top Domestic Set Designers - Top Domestic Sound Designers - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Michael Dougherty | $42,725,475 | 2 | $21,362,738 |
| 902 | Peter Webber | $42,650,351 | 4 | $10,662,588 |
| 903 | Tim McCanlies | $42,645,777 | 3 | $14,215,259 |
| 904 | Rick Famuyliwa | $42,566,110 | 2 | $21,283,055 |
| 905 | Drew Goddard | $42,073,277 | 2 | $21,036,639 |
| 906 | George C. Wolfe | $41,850,659 | 3 | $13,950,220 |
| 907 | Colin Strause | $41,797,066 | 1 | $41,797,066 |
| 908 | Greg Strause | $41,797,066 | 1 | $41,797,066 |
| 909 | Christian Duguay | $41,603,666 | 6 | $6,933,944 |
| 910 | Morgan Spurlock | $41,479,233 | 7 | $5,925,605 |
| 911 | Michael Schultz | $41,400,000 | 4 | $10,350,000 |
| 912 | Todd Field | $41,393,623 | 2 | $20,696,812 |
| 913 | Ernest Dickerson | $41,342,640 | 3 | $13,780,880 |
| 914 | Robert Clouse | $41,260,248 | 5 | $8,252,050 |
| 915 | Mike Leigh | $41,216,739 | 13 | $3,170,518 |
| 916 | Danial Stamm | $41,034,350 | 1 | $41,034,350 |
| 917 | Timothy Reckart | $40,847,995 | 1 | $40,847,995 |
| 918 | John Sayles | $40,719,215 | 14 | $2,908,515 |
| 919 | Beeban Kidron | $40,486,101 | 3 | $13,495,367 |
| 920 | David Mirkin | $40,334,024 | 1 | $40,334,024 |
| 921 | Aaron Norris | $40,330,481 | 6 | $6,721,747 |
| 922 | Pitof | $40,202,379 | 1 | $40,202,379 |
| 923 | Peter MacDonald | $40,190,000 | 1 | $40,190,000 |
| 924 | Frank Capra | $40,180,000 | 8 | $5,022,500 |
| 925 | Michel Tiddes | $40,041,683 | 1 | $40,041,683 |
| 926 | Billy Bob Thornton | $40,017,377 | 4 | $10,004,344 |
| 927 | Adam Wingard | $39,784,988 | 9 | $4,420,554 |
| 928 | Sean Cunningham | $39,754,601 | 1 | $39,754,601 |
| 929 | Charles Grosvenor | $39,442,871 | 1 | $39,442,871 |
| 930 | Steven Antin | $39,440,655 | 1 | $39,440,655 |
| 931 | John Patrick Shanley | $39,381,963 | 1 | $39,381,963 |
| 932 | James Marsh | $39,367,579 | 6 | $6,561,263 |
| 933 | Mark Pellington | $39,190,348 | 5 | $7,838,070 |
| 934 | Sean Penn | $39,113,115 | 6 | $6,518,853 |
| 935 | Brian Gibson | $39,100,956 | 1 | $39,100,956 |
| 936 | Alan Rudolph | $38,978,035 | 12 | $3,248,170 |
| 937 | Joel Silberg | $38,964,844 | 2 | $19,482,422 |
| 938 | Joan Chen | $38,759,449 | 2 | $19,379,725 |
| 939 | Michael Cuesta | $38,708,345 | 4 | $9,677,086 |
| 940 | Steven Seagal | $38,590,458 | 1 | $38,590,458 |
| 941 | Michael Radford | $38,416,287 | 9 | $4,268,476 |
| 942 | Carl Rinsch | $38,362,475 | 1 | $38,362,475 |
| 943 | Joel Gallen | $37,882,551 | 1 | $37,882,551 |
| 944 | Bryan Spicer | $37,785,198 | 1 | $37,785,198 |
| 945 | Kerry Conran | $37,760,080 | 1 | $37,760,080 |
| 946 | Hayao Miyazaki | $37,426,726 | 10 | $3,742,673 |
| 947 | Steve Williams | $37,384,046 | 1 | $37,384,046 |
| 948 | Christian E. Christiansen | $37,304,346 | 2 | $18,652,173 |
| 949 | Nicolas Winding Refn | $37,274,641 | 4 | $9,318,660 |
| 950 | Dean Devlin | $37,124,904 | 2 | $18,562,452 |
| 951 | Chris Nahon | $37,090,155 | 3 | $12,363,385 |
| 952 | Edward Norton | $37,036,404 | 2 | $18,518,202 |
| 953 | Rob Greenberg | $36,874,428 | 1 | $36,874,428 |
| 954 | Arne Glimcher | $36,853,222 | 1 | $36,853,222 |
| 955 | Don Roos | $36,830,711 | 2 | $18,415,356 |
| 956 | Ueli Steiger | $36,489,888 | 1 | $36,489,888 |
| 957 | Patrick Read Johnson | $36,414,766 | 4 | $9,103,692 |
| 958 | Jamie Uys | $36,323,227 | 2 | $18,161,614 |
| 959 | Neil Nightingale | $36,076,121 | 2 | $18,038,061 |
| 960 | Barry Cook | $36,076,121 | 1 | $36,076,121 |
| 961 | Matthew Robbins | $36,045,797 | 2 | $18,022,899 |
| 962 | Peter Landesman | $35,941,917 | 3 | $11,980,639 |
| 963 | Todd Haynes | $35,793,391 | 7 | $5,113,342 |
| 964 | Robert Lorenz | $35,763,137 | 1 | $35,763,137 |
| 965 | Dan Mazer | $35,627,770 | 2 | $17,813,885 |
| 966 | Jake Schreier | $35,317,772 | 2 | $17,658,886 |
| 967 | Ken Russell | $35,167,697 | 3 | $11,722,566 |
| 968 | Dave Filoni | $35,161,554 | 1 | $35,161,554 |
| 969 | Daniel Barnz | $35,127,901 | 3 | $11,709,300 |
| 970 | J. Blakeson | $35,079,962 | 2 | $17,539,981 |
| 971 | Todd Strauss-Schulson | $35,061,031 | 3 | $11,687,010 |
| 972 | Rachel Talalay | $34,872,033 | 2 | $17,436,017 |
| 973 | Jonathan Hensleigh | $34,852,564 | 2 | $17,426,282 |
| 974 | Liz Friedlander | $34,742,066 | 1 | $34,742,066 |
| 975 | Jeff Nichols | $34,741,555 | 4 | $8,685,389 |
| 976 | Michael Wadleigh | $34,505,110 | 1 | $34,505,110 |
| 977 | R.M. Richards | $34,493,095 | 1 | $34,493,095 |
| 978 | Tommy O'Haver | $34,473,936 | 2 | $17,236,968 |
| 979 | Elia Kazan | $34,400,000 | 6 | $5,733,333 |
| 980 | Brian Henson | $34,327,391 | 2 | $17,163,696 |
| 981 | Mark Cowen | $34,126,126 | 1 | $34,126,126 |
| 982 | Stella Meghie | $34,121,140 | 2 | $17,060,570 |
| 983 | Peter Sollett | $34,107,478 | 3 | $11,369,159 |
| 984 | Ari Sandel | $34,030,343 | 2 | $17,015,172 |
| 985 | Phil Traill | $33,864,613 | 2 | $16,932,307 |
| 986 | Taylor Sheridan | $33,800,859 | 1 | $33,800,859 |
| 987 | Mervyn LeRoy | $33,711,566 | 2 | $16,855,783 |
| 988 | Richard Thorpe | $33,711,566 | 1 | $33,711,566 |
| 989 | Arlene Sanford | $33,657,542 | 2 | $16,828,771 |
| 990 | Jim McBride | $33,601,552 | 2 | $16,800,776 |
| 991 | Rocky Morton | $33,551,385 | 2 | $16,775,693 |
| 992 | Annabel Jankel | $33,551,385 | 2 | $16,775,693 |
| 993 | Kent Alterman | $33,479,698 | 1 | $33,479,698 |
| 994 | Steve Rash | $33,456,374 | 2 | $16,728,187 |
| 995 | Steve Bendelack | $33,302,167 | 1 | $33,302,167 |
| 996 | Keith Scholey | $33,208,941 | 4 | $8,302,235 |
| 997 | Menahem Golan | $33,202,975 | 5 | $6,640,595 |
| 998 | Jason Winer | $33,035,397 | 1 | $33,035,397 |
| 999 | John Gatins | $33,022,286 | 1 | $33,022,286 |
| 1,000 | Robert Ben Garant | $32,891,920 | 2 | $16,445,960 |
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.
