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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Directors based on the worldwide box office of the movies they worked on.
Since we are still actively researching technical roles, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. The table includes data for movies in The Numbers database. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,001 | Bill Paxton | $35,415,546 | 2 | $17,707,773 |
| 2,002 | Ashutosh Gowariker | $35,408,053 | 4 | $8,852,013 |
| 2,003 | Luis Prieto | $35,371,013 | 4 | $8,842,753 |
| 2,004 | Jie Han | $35,327,718 | 1 | $35,327,718 |
| 2,005 | Ahn Sang-hoon | $35,203,902 | 3 | $11,734,634 |
| 2,006 | Holger Tappe | $35,187,080 | 3 | $11,729,027 |
| 2,007 | Des McAnuff | $35,129,610 | 4 | $8,782,403 |
| 2,008 | Henry King | $35,084,934 | 7 | $5,012,133 |
| 2,009 | Armando Iannucci | $35,062,218 | 2 | $17,531,109 |
| 2,010 | Xu Jizhou | $35,045,171 | 1 | $35,045,171 |
| 2,011 | Shree Narayan Singh | $34,871,893 | 2 | $17,435,947 |
| 2,012 | Mike Hodges | $34,797,126 | 7 | $4,971,018 |
| 2,013 | Joe Cornish | $34,756,166 | 3 | $11,585,389 |
| 2,014 | Giddens Ko | $34,660,432 | 4 | $8,665,108 |
| 2,015 | Atom Egoyan | $34,630,171 | 13 | $2,663,859 |
| 2,016 | Oleg Trofim | $34,618,375 | 3 | $11,539,458 |
| 2,017 | Shin-Yeon Won | $34,518,596 | 1 | $34,518,596 |
| 2,018 | Arthur Benzaquen | $34,510,866 | 1 | $34,510,866 |
| 2,019 | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | $34,452,023 | 3 | $11,484,008 |
| 2,020 | Elia Kazan | $34,447,985 | 13 | $2,649,845 |
| 2,021 | Norihiro Koizumi | $34,440,523 | 3 | $11,480,174 |
| 2,022 | Peng Sanyuan | $34,432,439 | 1 | $34,432,439 |
| 2,023 | Yoshihiro Osugi | $34,395,038 | 1 | $34,395,038 |
| 2,024 | Chi-Leung Law | $34,382,995 | 4 | $8,595,749 |
| 2,025 | Bud Yorkin | $34,362,438 | 5 | $6,872,488 |
| 2,026 | James Signorelli | $34,309,766 | 2 | $17,154,883 |
| 2,027 | Takahiko Kyogoku | $34,232,419 | 2 | $17,116,210 |
| 2,028 | Michael Lockshin | $34,161,384 | 3 | $11,387,128 |
| 2,029 | Jin Mo-young | $34,100,278 | 1 | $34,100,278 |
| 2,030 | Loren Bouchard | $34,074,480 | 1 | $34,074,480 |
| 2,031 | Brian Pimental | $34,000,000 | 1 | $34,000,000 |
| 2,032 | Ahmed Khan | $33,999,739 | 4 | $8,499,935 |
| 2,033 | Bille August | $33,974,036 | 15 | $2,264,936 |
| 2,034 | Stephen St. Leger | $33,943,049 | 1 | $33,943,049 |
| 2,035 | James Mather | $33,943,049 | 1 | $33,943,049 |
| 2,036 | Craig R. Baxley | $33,933,593 | 3 | $11,311,198 |
| 2,037 | Gosho Aoyama | $33,852,685 | 1 | $33,852,685 |
| 2,038 | Tarek Boudali | $33,825,242 | 3 | $11,275,081 |
| 2,039 | Fatih Akin | $33,810,799 | 7 | $4,830,114 |
| 2,040 | Xiaolie Wang (王小列) | $33,786,675 | 1 | $33,786,675 |
| 2,041 | Mick Garris | $33,735,705 | 6 | $5,622,618 |
| 2,042 | Guohui Chen (陈国辉) | $33,712,454 | 2 | $16,856,227 |
| 2,043 | Annabel Jankel | $33,702,555 | 3 | $11,234,185 |
| 2,044 | Jessica M. Thompson | $33,689,288 | 2 | $16,844,644 |
| 2,045 | Marius Balchunas | $33,680,418 | 7 | $4,811,488 |
| 2,046 | Arlene Sanford | $33,657,542 | 2 | $16,828,771 |
| 2,047 | David Schwimmer | $33,632,276 | 2 | $16,816,138 |
| 2,048 | Sean McCormack | $33,611,228 | 2 | $16,805,614 |
| 2,049 | Russell Crowe | $33,575,364 | 2 | $16,787,682 |
| 2,050 | Matthjs Van Heijnngen | $33,570,841 | 2 | $16,785,421 |
| 2,051 | Rocky Morton | $33,551,385 | 2 | $16,775,693 |
| 2,052 | Marcus Raboy | $33,535,904 | 4 | $8,383,976 |
| 2,053 | Zhang Yang | $33,527,224 | 6 | $5,587,871 |
| 2,054 | Clive Donner | $33,482,035 | 5 | $6,696,407 |
| 2,055 | Antony Hoffman | $33,463,969 | 1 | $33,463,969 |
| 2,056 | Kinka Usher | $33,462,011 | 1 | $33,462,011 |
| 2,057 | Sara Sugarman | $33,271,195 | 4 | $8,317,799 |
| 2,058 | Robert Connolly | $33,261,225 | 5 | $6,652,245 |
| 2,059 | Nicolas Benamou | $33,249,769 | 3 | $11,083,256 |
| 2,060 | Guo Dalei | $33,237,036 | 5 | $6,647,407 |
| 2,061 | Menahem Golan | $33,202,975 | 5 | $6,640,595 |
| 2,062 | David Yarovesky | $33,183,640 | 2 | $16,591,820 |
| 2,063 | Pablo Trapero | $33,165,501 | 6 | $5,527,584 |
| 2,064 | Matthieu Delaporte | $33,027,077 | 4 | $8,256,769 |
| 2,065 | Kai-Kwong Mak (麦启光) | $32,972,054 | 1 | $32,972,054 |
| 2,066 | Joby Harold | $32,968,648 | 1 | $32,968,648 |
| 2,067 | Susan Stroman | $32,952,995 | 1 | $32,952,995 |
| 2,068 | Liesl Tommy | $32,878,589 | 1 | $32,878,589 |
| 2,069 | Bruce Robinson | $32,826,224 | 3 | $10,942,075 |
| 2,070 | Franklin J. Schaffner | $32,798,410 | 6 | $5,466,402 |
| 2,071 | Mikael Salomon | $32,761,319 | 5 | $6,552,264 |
| 2,072 | Matthew Robinson | $32,714,818 | 1 | $32,714,818 |
| 2,073 | Dan Cutforth | $32,700,439 | 2 | $16,350,220 |
| 2,074 | Jane Lipsitz | $32,700,439 | 2 | $16,350,220 |
| 2,075 | Lee Jung-jae | $32,687,164 | 1 | $32,687,164 |
| 2,076 | Shakun Batra | $32,673,927 | 2 | $16,336,964 |
| 2,077 | Indra Kumar | $32,656,270 | 6 | $5,442,712 |
| 2,078 | Yong-seok Choi | $32,600,000 | 1 | $32,600,000 |
| 2,079 | Woogie Kim | $32,600,000 | 1 | $32,600,000 |
| 2,080 | Xavier Dolan | $32,562,963 | 8 | $4,070,370 |
| 2,081 | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste | $32,546,447 | 4 | $8,136,612 |
| 2,082 | Will Koopman | $32,498,950 | 5 | $6,499,790 |
| 2,083 | Chie Jen-Hao | $32,449,600 | 1 | $32,449,600 |
| 2,084 | David M. Evans | $32,447,340 | 4 | $8,111,835 |
| 2,085 | Naoko Yamada | $32,422,763 | 3 | $10,807,588 |
| 2,086 | Mike Disa | $32,392,166 | 6 | $5,398,694 |
| 2,087 | Robert Greenwald | $32,273,154 | 7 | $4,610,451 |
| 2,088 | Damian Harris | $32,262,005 | 3 | $10,754,002 |
| 2,089 | James Hawes | $32,230,286 | 2 | $16,115,143 |
| 2,090 | David Wang | $32,227,828 | 1 | $32,227,828 |
| 2,091 | Damien Wayans | $32,224,624 | 1 | $32,224,624 |
| 2,092 | Jimmy Chin | $32,210,905 | 6 | $5,368,484 |
| 2,093 | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | $32,210,905 | 6 | $5,368,484 |
| 2,094 | Tae-hwa Eom | $32,203,562 | 2 | $16,101,781 |
| 2,095 | Jack Clayton | $32,189,287 | 3 | $10,729,762 |
| 2,096 | Siu Tung | $32,142,621 | 1 | $32,142,621 |
| 2,097 | Li Fei | $32,069,722 | 3 | $10,689,907 |
| 2,098 | Katia Lund | $32,059,295 | 1 | $32,059,295 |
| 2,099 | Tae-ra Shin | $31,956,249 | 1 | $31,956,249 |
| 2,100 | David L. Cunningham | $31,943,401 | 4 | $7,985,850 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.