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Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Directors - Top International Art Directors - Top International Assistant Directors - Top International Assistant Editors - Top International Associate Producers - Top International Casting Directors - Top International Cinematographers - Top International Co-Producers - Top International Composers - Top International Costume Designers - Top International Costume Supervisors - Top International Dialogue Editors - Top International Editors - Top International Executive Producers - Top International Make-up and Hair Designers - Top International Music Editors - Top International Music Supervisors - Top International Producers - Top International Production Designers - Top International Re-recording Mixers - Top International Screenwriters - Top International Second Unit Directors - Top International Set Decorators - Top International Set Designers - Top International Sound Designers - Top International Sound Editors - Top International Sound Effects Editors - Top International Sound Mixers - Top International Story Creators - Top International Stunt Coordinators - Top International Supervising Sound Editors - Top International Unit Production Managers - Top International Visual Effects Supervisors - Top Worldwide Directors
This list shows the highest grossing Directors based on the international box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,301 | Sean Penn | $49,376,212 | 7 | $7,053,745 |
| 1,302 | Fred Cavaye | $49,374,051 | 7 | $7,053,436 |
| 1,303 | Siddique | $49,329,245 | 4 | $12,332,311 |
| 1,304 | Brett Leonard | $49,288,879 | 9 | $5,476,542 |
| 1,305 | Chaoxian Lin (林超贤) | $49,286,339 | 1 | $49,286,339 |
| 1,306 | Guang Fu Yang | $49,272,573 | 3 | $16,424,191 |
| 1,307 | Karan Malhotra | $49,200,567 | 3 | $16,400,189 |
| 1,308 | Nicholas Hytner | $49,072,706 | 8 | $6,134,088 |
| 1,309 | Adam Green | $49,072,350 | 6 | $8,178,725 |
| 1,310 | Bill Holderman | $48,927,399 | 2 | $24,463,700 |
| 1,311 | Zhou Tuo Ru | $48,905,977 | 1 | $48,905,977 |
| 1,312 | Walt Dohrn | $48,866,407 | 2 | $24,433,204 |
| 1,313 | Christian Duguay | $48,738,695 | 8 | $6,092,337 |
| 1,314 | Michael Hoffman | $48,658,267 | 8 | $6,082,283 |
| 1,315 | Paul Schrader | $48,646,851 | 22 | $2,211,221 |
| 1,316 | Paola Cortellesi | $48,595,182 | 1 | $48,595,182 |
| 1,317 | Sarik Andreasyan | $48,550,421 | 16 | $3,034,401 |
| 1,318 | Andrew Dominik | $48,359,554 | 7 | $6,908,508 |
| 1,319 | John R. Lee | $48,173,812 | 1 | $48,173,812 |
| 1,320 | Leo Zhang | $48,021,928 | 2 | $24,010,964 |
| 1,321 | Will Becher | $47,862,290 | 1 | $47,862,290 |
| 1,322 | Ayan Mukherjee | $47,832,959 | 2 | $23,916,480 |
| 1,323 | Liu Jiang | $47,691,771 | 2 | $23,845,886 |
| 1,324 | Sriram Raghavan | $47,656,875 | 3 | $15,885,625 |
| 1,325 | Peter Hastings | $47,574,391 | 2 | $23,787,196 |
| 1,326 | Jorge R. Gutierrez | $47,500,000 | 1 | $47,500,000 |
| 1,327 | Ava Duvernay | $47,475,125 | 7 | $6,782,161 |
| 1,328 | Sooraj R. Barjatya | $47,469,042 | 3 | $15,823,014 |
| 1,329 | Cheng He | $47,404,207 | 4 | $11,851,052 |
| 1,330 | James Ivory | $47,391,415 | 20 | $2,369,571 |
| 1,331 | Fuyuan Liu | $47,269,723 | 3 | $15,756,574 |
| 1,332 | Tobe Hooper | $47,231,850 | 9 | $5,247,983 |
| 1,333 | Xavier Beauvois | $47,221,473 | 5 | $9,444,295 |
| 1,334 | Chris Carter | $47,188,314 | 1 | $47,188,314 |
| 1,335 | Mutou MTJJ | $47,151,157 | 1 | $47,151,157 |
| 1,336 | Ayan Mukerji | $47,000,000 | 2 | $23,500,000 |
| 1,337 | Shusuke Kaneko | $47,000,000 | 2 | $23,500,000 |
| 1,338 | Ding Leang | $46,998,773 | 1 | $46,998,773 |
| 1,339 | Miguel Arteta | $46,965,930 | 8 | $5,870,741 |
| 1,340 | Rupert Wainwright | $46,937,414 | 3 | $15,645,805 |
| 1,341 | Alessandro Siani | $46,892,678 | 6 | $7,815,446 |
| 1,342 | Brothers Strause | $46,848,618 | 1 | $46,848,618 |
| 1,343 | Randall Wallace | $46,742,259 | 4 | $11,685,565 |
| 1,344 | Boaz Yakin | $46,705,065 | 10 | $4,670,507 |
| 1,345 | Michael Philippou | $46,687,478 | 3 | $15,562,493 |
| 1,346 | Danny Philippou | $46,687,478 | 3 | $15,562,493 |
| 1,347 | Katsuhide Motoki | $46,581,772 | 5 | $9,316,354 |
| 1,348 | Xu Hongyu | $46,389,109 | 1 | $46,389,109 |
| 1,349 | Craig Mazin | $46,387,782 | 2 | $23,193,891 |
| 1,350 | Patrick Tatopoulos | $46,339,571 | 1 | $46,339,571 |
| 1,351 | Aleksey Sidorov | $46,266,605 | 2 | $23,133,303 |
| 1,352 | Eichiro Hasumi | $46,117,323 | 5 | $9,223,465 |
| 1,353 | A.R. Murugadoss | $45,972,490 | 9 | $5,108,054 |
| 1,354 | John Stockwell | $45,933,076 | 12 | $3,827,756 |
| 1,355 | Chin Kar Lok | $45,879,283 | 1 | $45,879,283 |
| 1,356 | Jenny Gage | $45,800,194 | 2 | $22,900,097 |
| 1,357 | Susanna Fogel | $45,790,952 | 4 | $11,447,738 |
| 1,358 | Abhinav Singh Kashyap | $45,728,469 | 2 | $22,864,235 |
| 1,359 | Jung Huh | $45,724,301 | 2 | $22,862,151 |
| 1,360 | Xie Dongshen | $45,698,504 | 1 | $45,698,504 |
| 1,361 | Ilya Kulikov | $45,614,296 | 4 | $11,403,574 |
| 1,362 | He Nian | $45,533,735 | 2 | $22,766,868 |
| 1,363 | Takumi Doyama | $45,525,160 | 1 | $45,525,160 |
| 1,364 | Siva Koratala | $45,487,382 | 3 | $15,162,461 |
| 1,365 | Chul-soo Jang | $45,286,922 | 2 | $22,643,461 |
| 1,366 | Ang Xu | $45,195,641 | 2 | $22,597,821 |
| 1,367 | Wei Gu Chang | $45,060,000 | 1 | $45,060,000 |
| 1,368 | Wei Shujun | $45,029,234 | 4 | $11,257,309 |
| 1,369 | Sajid Nadiadwala | $45,020,835 | 1 | $45,020,835 |
| 1,370 | Riccardo Milani | $45,017,440 | 10 | $4,501,744 |
| 1,371 | Mary Haverstick | $44,777,735 | 1 | $44,777,735 |
| 1,372 | Florent-Emilio Siri | $44,726,990 | 3 | $14,908,997 |
| 1,373 | Gary Chapman | $44,710,281 | 1 | $44,710,281 |
| 1,374 | Zhuqing Ji (季竹青) | $44,570,000 | 1 | $44,570,000 |
| 1,375 | Olivia Wilde | $44,567,179 | 3 | $14,855,726 |
| 1,376 | Ben Falcone | $44,456,870 | 5 | $8,891,374 |
| 1,377 | Matthieu Delaporte | $44,396,010 | 4 | $11,099,003 |
| 1,378 | David Carson | $44,328,738 | 3 | $14,776,246 |
| 1,379 | Teddy Chan | $44,195,779 | 2 | $22,097,890 |
| 1,380 | Sven Unterwaldt Jr | $44,154,204 | 7 | $6,307,743 |
| 1,381 | Igor Voloshin | $44,150,421 | 6 | $7,358,404 |
| 1,382 | Celine Song | $44,044,360 | 2 | $22,022,180 |
| 1,383 | Andrew Douglas | $43,942,304 | 2 | $21,971,152 |
| 1,384 | Akira Nagai | $43,780,309 | 4 | $10,945,077 |
| 1,385 | Tim Robbins | $43,701,011 | 3 | $14,567,004 |
| 1,386 | Remo D'Souza | $43,624,845 | 5 | $8,724,969 |
| 1,387 | David Dhawan | $43,585,740 | 5 | $8,717,148 |
| 1,388 | Woo-suk Kang | $43,580,557 | 4 | $10,895,139 |
| 1,389 | Vernie Yeung | $43,272,557 | 1 | $43,272,557 |
| 1,390 | Koan Hui | $43,272,557 | 1 | $43,272,557 |
| 1,391 | Chris Gorak | $43,183,292 | 1 | $43,183,292 |
| 1,392 | Matthew Warchus | $43,041,833 | 3 | $14,347,278 |
| 1,393 | Saket Chaudhary | $42,732,776 | 3 | $14,244,259 |
| 1,394 | Julie Anne Robinson | $42,691,737 | 2 | $21,345,869 |
| 1,395 | Marc Silverstein | $42,648,494 | 2 | $21,324,247 |
| 1,396 | Abby Kohn | $42,648,494 | 2 | $21,324,247 |
| 1,397 | Madeline Sharafian | $42,612,535 | 2 | $21,306,268 |
| 1,398 | Adrian Molina | $42,612,535 | 1 | $42,612,535 |
| 1,399 | Daniel Monzon | $42,600,011 | 4 | $10,650,003 |
| 1,400 | Oleg Stepchenko | $42,557,124 | 2 | $21,278,562 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding 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.