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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,301 | Prakash Jha | $27,200,937 | 5 | $5,440,187 |
| 2,302 | Gonzolo Lopez-Gallego | $27,186,988 | 2 | $13,593,494 |
| 2,303 | Gary Wang | $27,158,021 | 3 | $9,052,674 |
| 2,304 | Bruce Hunt | $27,147,991 | 1 | $27,147,991 |
| 2,305 | Sergei Bodrov | $27,147,349 | 1 | $27,147,349 |
| 2,306 | David Dhawan | $27,093,318 | 3 | $9,031,106 |
| 2,307 | Al Giddings | $27,089,842 | 1 | $27,089,842 |
| 2,308 | Che-Kirk Wong | $27,073,371 | 1 | $27,073,371 |
| 2,309 | Lesli Linka Glatter | $27,067,247 | 1 | $27,067,247 |
| 2,310 | Susanne Bier | $27,051,071 | 7 | $3,864,439 |
| 2,311 | Michael Miller | $27,041,518 | 2 | $13,520,759 |
| 2,312 | Robert Aldrich | $27,026,983 | 12 | $2,252,249 |
| 2,313 | Hitoshi Ohne | $27,022,313 | 4 | $6,755,578 |
| 2,314 | Milan Luthria | $27,015,236 | 6 | $4,502,539 |
| 2,315 | Michael Bully Herbig | $26,975,510 | 4 | $6,743,878 |
| 2,316 | Mike Mills | $26,967,566 | 3 | $8,989,189 |
| 2,317 | Rick Friedberg | $26,936,265 | 1 | $26,936,265 |
| 2,318 | Paul Hunter | $26,922,492 | 1 | $26,922,492 |
| 2,319 | Steven Lisberger | $26,919,100 | 2 | $13,459,550 |
| 2,320 | Richard Shepard | $26,887,848 | 5 | $5,377,570 |
| 2,321 | Dave Meyers | $26,882,554 | 3 | $8,960,851 |
| 2,322 | Wu Bai | $26,878,894 | 2 | $13,439,447 |
| 2,323 | Vincent Paronnaud | $26,830,476 | 5 | $5,366,095 |
| 2,324 | Andy Lau | $26,822,441 | 1 | $26,822,441 |
| 2,325 | Michael Davis | $26,796,824 | 1 | $26,796,824 |
| 2,326 | Zhou Sun | $26,774,338 | 4 | $6,693,585 |
| 2,327 | Luv Ranjan | $26,725,471 | 4 | $6,681,368 |
| 2,328 | Shin'ichirô Ueda | $26,720,722 | 3 | $8,906,907 |
| 2,329 | Fraser Clarke Heston | $26,695,272 | 2 | $13,347,636 |
| 2,330 | Tae Jin Ahn (안태진) | $26,668,156 | 1 | $26,668,156 |
| 2,331 | Shashank Khaitan | $26,642,189 | 3 | $8,880,730 |
| 2,332 | Howard Franklin | $26,623,974 | 3 | $8,874,658 |
| 2,333 | Kan Eguchi | $26,510,458 | 3 | $8,836,819 |
| 2,334 | Ka-Wai Kam | $26,481,528 | 3 | $8,827,176 |
| 2,335 | Juan Diego Solanas | $26,432,470 | 2 | $13,216,235 |
| 2,336 | Zhao Fei | $26,420,000 | 1 | $26,420,000 |
| 2,337 | Paul Bogart | $26,404,847 | 5 | $5,280,969 |
| 2,338 | Fernando León de Aranoa | $26,341,417 | 5 | $5,268,283 |
| 2,339 | Leon Ichaso | $26,282,243 | 4 | $6,570,561 |
| 2,340 | Tony Cervone | $26,276,211 | 4 | $6,569,053 |
| 2,341 | Raj Kumar Gupta | $26,220,265 | 5 | $5,244,053 |
| 2,342 | Eva Jin | $26,212,188 | 2 | $13,106,094 |
| 2,343 | Yvan Attal | $26,176,197 | 7 | $3,739,457 |
| 2,344 | Catherine Owens | $26,170,402 | 1 | $26,170,402 |
| 2,345 | Afonso Poyart | $26,161,035 | 3 | $8,720,345 |
| 2,346 | Koichiro Miki | $26,117,176 | 7 | $3,731,025 |
| 2,347 | Nils Gaup | $26,109,846 | 4 | $6,527,462 |
| 2,348 | Andrew Sipes | $26,097,497 | 1 | $26,097,497 |
| 2,349 | David Robert Mitchell | $26,081,483 | 5 | $5,216,297 |
| 2,350 | Egor Baranov | $26,027,536 | 7 | $3,718,219 |
| 2,351 | Sukumar | $26,017,905 | 4 | $6,504,476 |
| 2,352 | René Cardona, Jr. | $25,998,102 | 2 | $12,999,051 |
| 2,353 | Jon Long | $25,956,582 | 1 | $25,956,582 |
| 2,354 | Dominic Cooke | $25,949,118 | 4 | $6,487,280 |
| 2,355 | Scott Mann | $25,919,022 | 4 | $6,479,756 |
| 2,356 | Melville Shavelson | $25,912,624 | 3 | $8,637,541 |
| 2,357 | Zheng Laizhi | $25,910,816 | 4 | $6,477,704 |
| 2,358 | Harald Reinl | $25,900,000 | 3 | $8,633,333 |
| 2,359 | Litao Qiu (邱礼涛) | $25,865,104 | 2 | $12,932,552 |
| 2,360 | Chris Appelhans | $25,860,000 | 2 | $12,930,000 |
| 2,361 | Sacha Gervasi | $25,828,712 | 5 | $5,165,742 |
| 2,362 | Reema Kagti | $25,795,917 | 3 | $8,598,639 |
| 2,363 | Matthias Schweighofer | $25,753,763 | 4 | $6,438,441 |
| 2,364 | Tim Fywell | $25,732,334 | 2 | $12,866,167 |
| 2,365 | Aki Kaurismaki | $25,654,311 | 4 | $6,413,578 |
| 2,366 | David Douglas | $25,649,010 | 3 | $8,549,670 |
| 2,367 | Hiroshi Akabane | $25,644,943 | 10 | $2,564,494 |
| 2,368 | Phil Vischer | $25,608,779 | 1 | $25,608,779 |
| 2,369 | Vasiliy Rovenskiy | $25,569,233 | 10 | $2,556,923 |
| 2,370 | Ed Gass-Donnelly | $25,525,097 | 4 | $6,381,274 |
| 2,371 | Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | $25,515,605 | 2 | $12,757,803 |
| 2,372 | Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla | $25,515,605 | 2 | $12,757,803 |
| 2,373 | Lulu Wang | $25,484,104 | 3 | $8,494,701 |
| 2,374 | Wayne Kramer | $25,482,975 | 4 | $6,370,744 |
| 2,375 | Michael Crichton | $25,473,174 | 6 | $4,245,529 |
| 2,376 | Maria Loohufvud | $25,462,153 | 1 | $25,462,153 |
| 2,377 | Love Martinsen | $25,462,153 | 1 | $25,462,153 |
| 2,378 | J.D. Dillard | $25,453,616 | 4 | $6,363,404 |
| 2,379 | Claude Lelouch | $25,448,813 | 11 | $2,313,528 |
| 2,380 | Matthew Chow Hoi-Kwong | $25,441,760 | 1 | $25,441,760 |
| 2,381 | David Charhon | $25,385,741 | 3 | $8,461,914 |
| 2,382 | Mabrouk El Mechri | $25,363,494 | 2 | $12,681,747 |
| 2,383 | Doug Lefler | $25,357,771 | 2 | $12,678,886 |
| 2,384 | David Wnendt | $25,344,264 | 4 | $6,336,066 |
| 2,385 | Hart Bochner | $25,328,592 | 2 | $12,664,296 |
| 2,386 | Steve Loter | $25,320,246 | 1 | $25,320,246 |
| 2,387 | Je Kyun Yoon (윤제균) | $25,304,092 | 1 | $25,304,092 |
| 2,388 | Timur Vermes | $25,283,394 | 1 | $25,283,394 |
| 2,389 | Peter Mullan | $25,218,290 | 2 | $12,609,145 |
| 2,390 | Rob Pritts | $25,116,103 | 1 | $25,116,103 |
| 2,391 | Michael Mohan | $25,052,619 | 3 | $8,350,873 |
| 2,392 | Clarence Fok Yiu-leung | $25,040,000 | 1 | $25,040,000 |
| 2,393 | Hajime Hashimoto | $25,023,863 | 3 | $8,341,288 |
| 2,394 | William Peter Blatty | $25,011,739 | 2 | $12,505,870 |
| 2,395 | Al Silliman, Jr. | $25,000,000 | 1 | $25,000,000 |
| 2,396 | Izuru Narushima | $24,995,444 | 8 | $3,124,431 |
| 2,397 | Ulu Grosbard | $24,972,788 | 5 | $4,994,558 |
| 2,398 | Park Noo-ri | $24,945,222 | 1 | $24,945,222 |
| 2,399 | Don Michael Paul | $24,927,588 | 14 | $1,780,542 |
| 2,400 | Sergio Leone | $24,899,900 | 8 | $3,112,488 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.