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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)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.
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| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Mike Tollin | $72,027,629 | 2 | $36,013,815 |
| 902 | Steve Beck | $71,981,451 | 2 | $35,990,726 |
| 903 | Marielle Heller | $71,977,303 | 4 | $17,994,326 |
| 904 | Albert Magnoli | $71,964,601 | 2 | $35,982,301 |
| 905 | Sean Cunningham | $71,750,222 | 4 | $17,937,556 |
| 906 | Kevin Bray | $71,696,755 | 2 | $35,848,378 |
| 907 | Alfonso Arau | $71,664,677 | 2 | $35,832,339 |
| 908 | Pedro Almodovar | $71,413,014 | 27 | $2,644,926 |
| 909 | Steven Zaillian | $71,197,832 | 3 | $23,732,611 |
| 910 | Rick Rosenthal | $71,091,553 | 8 | $8,886,444 |
| 911 | Daniel Petrie | $70,703,881 | 7 | $10,100,554 |
| 912 | Gilbert Lewis | $70,300,000 | 1 | $70,300,000 |
| 913 | Robert Eggers | $70,238,919 | 4 | $17,559,730 |
| 914 | John Flynn | $70,051,158 | 6 | $11,675,193 |
| 915 | Mike "Mouse" McCoy | $70,012,847 | 1 | $70,012,847 |
| 916 | Graeme Ferguson | $70,000,000 | 1 | $70,000,000 |
| 917 | Andrew V. McLaglen | $69,787,676 | 13 | $5,368,283 |
| 918 | Paul Brickman | $69,591,795 | 2 | $34,795,898 |
| 919 | David Mirkin | $69,569,377 | 2 | $34,784,689 |
| 920 | Gerard McMurray | $69,488,745 | 2 | $34,744,373 |
| 921 | Sarah Smith | $69,471,739 | 2 | $34,735,870 |
| 922 | George Nolfi | $69,397,610 | 4 | $17,349,403 |
| 923 | Terrence Malick | $69,189,848 | 11 | $6,289,986 |
| 924 | Nima Nourizadeh | $69,171,850 | 2 | $34,585,925 |
| 925 | Peter Howitt | $68,738,240 | 5 | $13,747,648 |
| 926 | John Dahl | $68,509,788 | 8 | $8,563,724 |
| 927 | Ash Brannon | $68,288,240 | 2 | $34,144,120 |
| 928 | Steve Shill | $68,261,644 | 1 | $68,261,644 |
| 929 | Dinesh D'Souza | $68,245,767 | 6 | $11,374,295 |
| 930 | Camille Delamarre | $68,141,561 | 4 | $17,035,390 |
| 931 | Olivia Wilde | $67,990,365 | 3 | $22,663,455 |
| 932 | Angela Robinson | $67,692,837 | 3 | $22,564,279 |
| 933 | Lee Cronin | $67,377,444 | 2 | $33,688,722 |
| 934 | Richard Pearce | $66,788,289 | 6 | $11,131,382 |
| 935 | Troy Quane | $66,757,013 | 2 | $33,378,507 |
| 936 | Nick Bruno | $66,757,013 | 2 | $33,378,507 |
| 937 | Chris Noonan | $66,664,515 | 2 | $33,332,258 |
| 938 | Shekhar Kapur | $66,661,940 | 8 | $8,332,743 |
| 939 | Larry Peerce | $66,516,151 | 6 | $11,086,025 |
| 940 | Nigel Cole | $66,138,388 | 6 | $11,023,065 |
| 941 | Greg Jacobs | $66,013,057 | 2 | $33,006,529 |
| 942 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | $65,400,000 | 6 | $10,900,000 |
| 943 | Andrew Douglas | $65,233,369 | 2 | $32,616,685 |
| 944 | Ted Berman | $65,187,923 | 2 | $32,593,962 |
| 945 | David Newman | $65,028,687 | 1 | $65,028,687 |
| 946 | Keith Merryman | $65,028,687 | 1 | $65,028,687 |
| 947 | John Weiley | $65,000,000 | 3 | $21,666,667 |
| 948 | Harve Foster | $65,000,000 | 1 | $65,000,000 |
| 949 | Brad Anderson | $64,662,298 | 13 | $4,974,023 |
| 950 | Richard Franklin | $64,516,233 | 5 | $12,903,247 |
| 951 | Jeremy Garelick | $64,460,211 | 4 | $16,115,053 |
| 952 | Peter Lepeniotis | $64,251,538 | 4 | $16,062,885 |
| 953 | Kevin Munroe | $64,149,046 | 4 | $16,037,262 |
| 954 | John Irvin | $64,110,994 | 11 | $5,828,272 |
| 955 | Mike Thurmeier | $64,063,008 | 1 | $64,063,008 |
| 956 | Fawn Veerasunthorn | $63,973,821 | 1 | $63,973,821 |
| 957 | Mark Neveldine | $63,842,327 | 6 | $10,640,388 |
| 958 | Gary David Goldberg | $63,632,878 | 2 | $31,816,439 |
| 959 | Charles Crichton | $63,509,361 | 3 | $21,169,787 |
| 960 | Doug McHenry | $63,474,907 | 3 | $21,158,302 |
| 961 | Frank Pierson | $63,129,898 | 1 | $63,129,898 |
| 962 | Samuel Bayer | $63,075,011 | 1 | $63,075,011 |
| 963 | Stuart Gillard | $62,777,798 | 5 | $12,555,560 |
| 964 | Preston A. Whitmore II | $62,469,109 | 6 | $10,411,518 |
| 965 | Frank Perry | $62,459,512 | 6 | $10,409,919 |
| 966 | Mans Marlind | $62,321,039 | 3 | $20,773,680 |
| 967 | Björn Stein | $62,321,039 | 2 | $31,160,520 |
| 968 | Brian Gibson | $62,309,783 | 3 | $20,769,928 |
| 969 | Tom Mankiewicz | $62,142,853 | 2 | $31,071,427 |
| 970 | Brian Taylor | $62,057,564 | 5 | $12,411,513 |
| 971 | Jose Padilha | $61,928,328 | 4 | $15,482,082 |
| 972 | Roberto Benigni | $61,860,126 | 4 | $15,465,032 |
| 973 | Reid Carolin | $61,778,069 | 2 | $30,889,035 |
| 974 | Channing Tatum | $61,778,069 | 2 | $30,889,035 |
| 975 | George Sidney | $61,772,379 | 13 | $4,751,721 |
| 976 | Stephen Kay | $61,732,400 | 4 | $15,433,100 |
| 977 | Salim Akil | $61,692,863 | 2 | $30,846,432 |
| 978 | Vincente Minnelli | $61,682,111 | 18 | $3,426,784 |
| 979 | Dan Scanlan | $61,555,145 | 1 | $61,555,145 |
| 980 | Tom Hanks | $61,465,661 | 2 | $30,732,831 |
| 981 | Robert Lieberman | $61,354,486 | 7 | $8,764,927 |
| 982 | Geoff Murphy | $61,330,316 | 6 | $10,221,719 |
| 983 | Michael Showalter | $61,287,468 | 7 | $8,755,353 |
| 984 | Thea Sharrock | $61,253,254 | 4 | $15,313,314 |
| 985 | Duwayne Dunham | $61,139,686 | 4 | $15,284,922 |
| 986 | Sir Carol Reed | $61,035,345 | 8 | $7,629,418 |
| 987 | Troy Miller | $60,860,220 | 3 | $20,286,740 |
| 988 | Eddie Murphy | $60,857,262 | 1 | $60,857,262 |
| 989 | Jeremy Paul Kagan | $60,820,285 | 7 | $8,688,612 |
| 990 | Joon-ho Bong | $60,700,337 | 8 | $7,587,542 |
| 991 | Blitz Bazawule | $60,619,191 | 3 | $20,206,397 |
| 992 | Don Hahn | $60,587,969 | 4 | $15,146,992 |
| 993 | Gregory Nava | $60,581,364 | 6 | $10,096,894 |
| 994 | David Mamet | $60,536,904 | 11 | $5,503,355 |
| 995 | Kay Cannon | $60,311,495 | 4 | $15,077,874 |
| 996 | Christopher Koch | $60,008,303 | 1 | $60,008,303 |
| 997 | Drew Goddard | $59,912,392 | 2 | $29,956,196 |
| 998 | Steven S. DeKnight | $59,874,525 | 1 | $59,874,525 |
| 999 | Christopher Spencer | $59,700,064 | 1 | $59,700,064 |
| 1,000 | Pat O’Connor | $59,298,268 | 6 | $9,883,045 |
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.