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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,401 | Walter Murch | $10,618,813 | 1 | $10,618,813 |
| 3,402 | Nils Tavernier | $10,587,432 | 3 | $3,529,144 |
| 3,403 | Michael Patrick Jann | $10,571,408 | 2 | $5,285,704 |
| 3,404 | Damon Santostefano | $10,570,375 | 3 | $3,523,458 |
| 3,405 | Gary Sherman | $10,522,678 | 2 | $5,261,339 |
| 3,406 | Shya Wing | $10,519,963 | 1 | $10,519,963 |
| 3,407 | An Zhujian | $10,517,121 | 2 | $5,258,561 |
| 3,408 | Kim Bong-Joo | $10,510,802 | 1 | $10,510,802 |
| 3,409 | Laszlo Nemes | $10,505,343 | 2 | $5,252,672 |
| 3,410 | Jonathan Baker | $10,499,623 | 2 | $5,249,812 |
| 3,411 | Ira Sachs | $10,488,248 | 7 | $1,498,321 |
| 3,412 | Kim Yong-wan | $10,482,839 | 2 | $5,241,420 |
| 3,413 | Pierre Coré | $10,469,978 | 3 | $3,489,993 |
| 3,414 | Chris Henchy | $10,466,091 | 1 | $10,466,091 |
| 3,415 | Tony Kaye | $10,462,561 | 3 | $3,487,520 |
| 3,416 | Indar Dzhendubaev | $10,453,051 | 1 | $10,453,051 |
| 3,417 | Aniëlle Webster | $10,442,765 | 4 | $2,610,691 |
| 3,418 | Jonathan Prince | $10,442,641 | 2 | $5,221,321 |
| 3,419 | Natalie Portman | $10,442,225 | 3 | $3,480,742 |
| 3,420 | Bertrand Tavernier | $10,431,523 | 7 | $1,490,218 |
| 3,421 | David Foenkinos | $10,416,049 | 3 | $3,472,016 |
| 3,422 | Josh Baker | $10,383,524 | 1 | $10,383,524 |
| 3,423 | Li Xinyun | $10,381,054 | 1 | $10,381,054 |
| 3,424 | Tim Trageser | $10,372,254 | 2 | $5,186,127 |
| 3,425 | Yann Samuell | $10,361,080 | 4 | $2,590,270 |
| 3,426 | Aleksandr Strizhenov | $10,353,412 | 2 | $5,176,706 |
| 3,427 | Stuart McDonald | $10,338,919 | 3 | $3,446,306 |
| 3,428 | Haoling Li | $10,328,244 | 2 | $5,164,122 |
| 3,429 | Jae Sun Yoo (유재선) | $10,325,849 | 1 | $10,325,849 |
| 3,430 | Markus Goller | $10,323,404 | 3 | $3,441,135 |
| 3,431 | Michael Martin | $10,317,779 | 1 | $10,317,779 |
| 3,432 | Charlotte Vandermeersch | $10,306,733 | 1 | $10,306,733 |
| 3,433 | Oleh Malamuzh | $10,290,261 | 2 | $5,145,131 |
| 3,434 | Barbara Wong | $10,281,835 | 2 | $5,140,918 |
| 3,435 | Hanlin Song | $10,270,000 | 1 | $10,270,000 |
| 3,436 | Robin Bissell | $10,268,749 | 2 | $5,134,375 |
| 3,437 | Paco Arango | $10,261,332 | 3 | $3,420,444 |
| 3,438 | Dai Sijie | $10,253,695 | 2 | $5,126,848 |
| 3,439 | Claude Barras | $10,245,743 | 2 | $5,122,872 |
| 3,440 | Dayyan Eng | $10,238,078 | 1 | $10,238,078 |
| 3,441 | Menno Meyjes | $10,235,300 | 3 | $3,411,767 |
| 3,442 | Brian Dannelly | $10,234,929 | 2 | $5,117,465 |
| 3,443 | Ayuko Tsukahara | $10,229,712 | 2 | $5,114,856 |
| 3,444 | Jack Donohue | $10,218,316 | 1 | $10,218,316 |
| 3,445 | Kevin Tenney | $10,217,280 | 8 | $1,277,160 |
| 3,446 | John Duigan | $10,213,523 | 5 | $2,042,705 |
| 3,447 | Hossein Amini | $10,201,340 | 1 | $10,201,340 |
| 3,448 | Venu Sriram | $10,171,278 | 2 | $5,085,639 |
| 3,449 | Mohan Raja | $10,168,984 | 3 | $3,389,661 |
| 3,450 | Lexi Alexander | $10,157,534 | 3 | $3,385,845 |
| 3,451 | Louis Morneau | $10,155,691 | 2 | $5,077,846 |
| 3,452 | Max Joseph | $10,153,415 | 1 | $10,153,415 |
| 3,453 | Patxi Amezcua | $10,145,679 | 2 | $5,072,840 |
| 3,454 | Teruaki Sugihara | $10,140,487 | 2 | $5,070,244 |
| 3,455 | Jean-Paul Rouve | $10,125,717 | 3 | $3,375,239 |
| 3,456 | Alexei Uchitel | $10,121,113 | 3 | $3,373,704 |
| 3,457 | David Hogan | $10,118,967 | 2 | $5,059,484 |
| 3,458 | Shaad Ali | $10,114,215 | 4 | $2,528,554 |
| 3,459 | Nakano Ryota | $10,097,254 | 1 | $10,097,254 |
| 3,460 | Howard Morris | $10,095,200 | 1 | $10,095,200 |
| 3,461 | Richard Martin | $10,093,523 | 1 | $10,093,523 |
| 3,462 | Charlie Kaufman | $10,089,706 | 3 | $3,363,235 |
| 3,463 | Alan Rickman | $10,084,623 | 1 | $10,084,623 |
| 3,464 | Mike Marzuk | $10,076,868 | 6 | $1,679,478 |
| 3,465 | André Rieu | $10,069,442 | 6 | $1,678,240 |
| 3,466 | Akira Kurosawa | $10,060,920 | 12 | $838,410 |
| 3,467 | Dick Zondag | $10,060,067 | 3 | $3,353,356 |
| 3,468 | James B Harris | $10,058,318 | 1 | $10,058,318 |
| 3,469 | Sergio Arau | $10,058,001 | 1 | $10,058,001 |
| 3,470 | Takao Okawara | $10,037,390 | 4 | $2,509,348 |
| 3,471 | Lee Chang-dong | $10,033,474 | 2 | $5,016,737 |
| 3,472 | Dean Wright | $10,026,255 | 1 | $10,026,255 |
| 3,473 | Bob Saget | $10,020,081 | 2 | $5,010,041 |
| 3,474 | Sean Ellis | $10,010,510 | 4 | $2,502,628 |
| 3,475 | Jack Nicholson | $10,005,969 | 2 | $5,002,985 |
| 3,476 | Robert Downey, Sr. | $10,003,620 | 2 | $5,001,810 |
| 3,477 | Merian C. Cooper | $10,001,781 | 1 | $10,001,781 |
| 3,478 | Ernest B. Schoedsack | $10,001,781 | 2 | $5,000,891 |
| 3,479 | Barry Shear | $10,000,000 | 1 | $10,000,000 |
| 3,480 | José Ferrer | $9,996,178 | 1 | $9,996,178 |
| 3,481 | Jason Hall | $9,985,316 | 1 | $9,985,316 |
| 3,482 | Joachim Trier | $9,982,121 | 4 | $2,495,530 |
| 3,483 | Eric Rochant | $9,966,193 | 1 | $9,966,193 |
| 3,484 | Yudai Yamaguchi | $9,956,286 | 3 | $3,318,762 |
| 3,485 | Ivan Calbérac | $9,951,668 | 4 | $2,487,917 |
| 3,486 | Wang Ran | $9,949,926 | 1 | $9,949,926 |
| 3,487 | Qiang Qu | $9,920,000 | 1 | $9,920,000 |
| 3,488 | Howard Storm | $9,917,242 | 1 | $9,917,242 |
| 3,489 | Zelda Williams | $9,896,684 | 2 | $4,948,342 |
| 3,490 | Kim Jeong-hoon II | $9,888,157 | 1 | $9,888,157 |
| 3,491 | Chang-Hee Lee | $9,882,628 | 1 | $9,882,628 |
| 3,492 | Joon-Soo Park | $9,881,954 | 1 | $9,881,954 |
| 3,493 | Nishikanth Kamat | $9,859,993 | 5 | $1,971,999 |
| 3,494 | Oxide Chun Pang | $9,856,059 | 3 | $3,285,353 |
| 3,495 | Robert Dalva | $9,851,679 | 1 | $9,851,679 |
| 3,496 | Haluk Can Dizdaroglu | $9,824,880 | 4 | $2,456,220 |
| 3,497 | Mankyu | $9,823,212 | 1 | $9,823,212 |
| 3,498 | Fabrice Bracq | $9,816,256 | 2 | $4,908,128 |
| 3,499 | Edoardo Maria Falcone | $9,813,857 | 4 | $2,453,464 |
| 3,500 | Tae-yong Kim | $9,801,298 | 3 | $3,267,099 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.