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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)BETA


See also: Top Domestic Art Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Editors - 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 Second Unit Directors - Top Domestic Set Decorators - Top Domestic Set Designers - Top Domestic Sound Designers - Top Domestic Sound Editors - 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.

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 Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1,301 Oliver Parker $38,212,093 10 $3,821,209
1,302 Don Roos $38,146,412 3 $12,715,471
1,303 Charles Jarrott $38,010,292 6 $6,335,049
1,304 Herb Freed $37,994,000 3 $12,664,667
1,305 Jerry Schatzberg $37,934,324 5 $7,586,865
1,306 Joel Gallen $37,882,551 2 $18,941,276
1,307 Christian E. Christiansen $37,813,041 3 $12,604,347
1,308 Kerry Conran $37,760,080 1 $37,760,080
1,309 Doug Ellin $37,727,854 3 $12,575,951
1,310 John Hoffman $37,667,746 1 $37,667,746
1,311 Leo McCarey $37,600,000 7 $5,371,429
1,312 Alan Myerson $37,574,851 2 $18,787,426
1,313 Barry W. Blaustein $37,490,596 3 $12,496,865
1,314 Alan Poul $37,490,007 1 $37,490,007
1,315 Steve Williams $37,384,046 1 $37,384,046
1,316 Nicolas Winding Refn $37,305,279 6 $6,217,547
1,317 Ulu Grosbard $37,169,583 6 $6,194,931
1,318 Dean Devlin $37,124,904 2 $18,562,452
1,319 Greg McLean $37,117,194 8 $4,639,649
1,320 John Wayne $37,107,027 3 $12,369,009
1,321 Chris Nahon $37,090,155 3 $12,363,385
1,322 Michael Dowse $36,956,431 8 $4,619,554
1,323 David Lickley $36,951,135 2 $18,475,568
1,324 Jocelyn Moorhouse $36,928,836 5 $7,385,767
1,325 Ilya Naishuller $36,820,073 3 $12,273,358
1,326 Damian Harris $36,787,448 4 $9,196,862
1,327 Chuck Sheetz $36,696,761 1 $36,696,761
1,328 Ti West $36,660,845 11 $3,332,804
1,329 Stephen Kessler $36,509,156 2 $18,254,578
1,330 Ueli Steiger $36,489,888 1 $36,489,888
1,331 Patrick Read Johnson $36,414,766 5 $7,282,953
1,332 Jamie Uys $36,323,227 3 $12,107,742
1,333 Charles Walters $36,170,559 9 $4,018,951
1,334 Todd Graff $36,143,101 2 $18,071,551
1,335 Gene Kelly $36,108,099 2 $18,054,050
1,336 Jeff Pollack $36,093,386 2 $18,046,693
1,337 Barry Cook $36,076,121 1 $36,076,121
1,338 Neil Nightingale $36,076,121 2 $18,038,061
1,339 Don Chaffey $36,000,000 3 $12,000,000
1,340 Peter Landesman $35,941,917 4 $8,985,479
1,341 Clive Barker $35,813,614 3 $11,937,871
1,342 Jim Jarmusch $35,801,275 15 $2,386,752
1,343 Todd Holland $35,782,398 5 $7,156,480
1,344 Dan Mazer $35,627,770 4 $8,906,943
1,345 Willard Huyck $35,561,076 3 $11,853,692
1,346 Justin Chadwick $35,470,348 4 $8,867,587
1,347 Chris Addison $35,417,038 2 $17,708,519
1,348 Bernard Rose $35,355,804 10 $3,535,580
1,349 Dave Filoni $35,161,554 1 $35,161,554
1,350 Daniel Barnz $35,127,901 3 $11,709,300
1,351 J. Blakeson $35,079,962 4 $8,769,991
1,352 Alek Keshishian $35,056,189 3 $11,685,396
1,353 Hans Petter Moland $35,006,735 7 $5,000,962
1,354 Joe Layton $34,970,309 1 $34,970,309
1,355 Martin Lawrence $34,873,513 1 $34,873,513
1,356 Jonathan Hensleigh $34,852,564 4 $8,713,141
1,357 Kelly Fremon Craig $34,804,039 2 $17,402,020
1,358 Liz Friedlander $34,742,066 1 $34,742,066
1,359 Rajkumar Hirani $34,736,990 5 $6,947,398
1,360 Florent-Emilio Siri $34,636,443 3 $11,545,481
1,361 Douglas McGrath $34,604,862 4 $8,651,216
1,362 Lone Scherfig $34,475,396 7 $4,925,057
1,363 Tommy O'Haver $34,473,936 4 $8,618,484
1,364 Elia Kazan $34,400,000 15 $2,293,333
1,365 Bud Yorkin $34,362,438 5 $6,872,488
1,366 Kevin Tancharoen $34,317,908 2 $17,158,954
1,367 James Signorelli $34,309,766 2 $17,154,883
1,368 David Swift $34,223,111 4 $8,555,778
1,369 Richard Pryor $34,190,926 2 $17,095,463
1,370 Mark Cowen $34,126,126 1 $34,126,126
1,371 Peter Sollett $34,107,478 4 $8,526,870
1,372 Ari Sandel $34,030,343 2 $17,015,172
1,373 Seong-Hu Park $33,919,605 1 $33,919,605
1,374 Craig R. Baxley $33,915,875 3 $11,305,292
1,375 Henry King $33,900,000 7 $4,842,857
1,376 Beyoncé Knowles $33,889,684 1 $33,889,684
1,377 Phil Traill $33,864,613 3 $11,288,204
1,378 Matt Williams $33,771,174 1 $33,771,174
1,379 Alan Shapiro $33,689,416 2 $16,844,708
1,380 Mike Hodges $33,667,907 7 $4,809,701
1,381 Arlene Sanford $33,657,542 2 $16,828,771
1,382 Susanna Fogel $33,625,882 4 $8,406,471
1,383 Mick Garris $33,625,870 6 $5,604,312
1,384 Annabel Jankel $33,551,385 3 $11,183,795
1,385 Rocky Morton $33,551,385 2 $16,775,693
1,386 Allen Coulter $33,494,491 2 $16,747,246
1,387 Clive Donner $33,482,035 5 $6,696,407
1,388 Kent Alterman $33,479,698 1 $33,479,698
1,389 Steven E. de Souza $33,423,000 1 $33,423,000
1,390 Robert Pulcini $33,328,116 6 $5,554,686
1,391 Shari Springer Berman $33,328,116 6 $5,554,686
1,392 Steve Bendelack $33,302,167 1 $33,302,167
1,393 Marcus Raboy $33,262,678 6 $5,543,780
1,394 Keith Scholey $33,208,941 8 $4,151,118
1,395 Menahem Golan $33,202,975 5 $6,640,595
1,396 Jason Winer $33,052,700 2 $16,526,350
1,397 John Gatins $33,022,286 1 $33,022,286
1,398 Karel Reisz $32,999,327 8 $4,124,916
1,399 Daisy von Scherler Mayer $32,909,269 3 $10,969,756
1,400 Robert Ben Garant $32,891,920 3 $10,963,973

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.