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Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Directors - Top International Art Directors - Top International Assistant Directors - Top International Assistant Editors - Top International Associate Producers - Top International Casting Directors - Top International Cinematographers - Top International Co-Producers - Top International Composers - Top International Costume Designers - Top International Costume Supervisors - Top International Dialogue Editors - Top International Editors - Top International Executive Producers - Top International Make-up and Hair Designers - Top International Music Editors - Top International Music Supervisors - Top International Producers - Top International Production Designers - Top International Re-recording Mixers - Top International Screenwriters - Top International Second Unit Directors - Top International Set Decorators - Top International Set Designers - Top International Sound Designers - Top International Sound Editors - Top International Sound Effects Editors - Top International Sound Mixers - Top International Story Creators - Top International Stunt Coordinators - Top International Supervising Sound Editors - Top International Unit Production Managers - Top International Visual Effects Supervisors - Top Worldwide Directors
This list shows the highest grossing Directors based on the international box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,901 | David L. Cunningham | $23,058,167 | 4 | $5,764,542 |
| 1,902 | Toichiro Ruto | $23,028,987 | 5 | $4,605,797 |
| 1,903 | Kiyotaka Oshiyama | $23,014,001 | 1 | $23,014,001 |
| 1,904 | Volfango De Biasi | $22,987,056 | 7 | $3,283,865 |
| 1,905 | Rupert Goold | $22,971,813 | 3 | $7,657,271 |
| 1,906 | Richard Glatzer | $22,941,966 | 2 | $11,470,983 |
| 1,907 | Ken-Guan Chiu | $22,930,000 | 1 | $22,930,000 |
| 1,908 | Ao Yu (于奥) | $22,893,016 | 1 | $22,893,016 |
| 1,909 | Tienan Zhou (周铁男) | $22,893,016 | 1 | $22,893,016 |
| 1,910 | Taylor Sheridan | $22,884,120 | 3 | $7,628,040 |
| 1,911 | Mike Bigelow | $22,873,310 | 1 | $22,873,310 |
| 1,912 | Alessandro Genovesi | $22,863,149 | 8 | $2,857,894 |
| 1,913 | Abhinay Deo | $22,853,588 | 5 | $4,570,718 |
| 1,914 | Joaquin Mazon | $22,831,394 | 6 | $3,805,232 |
| 1,915 | Yan Jia | $22,799,838 | 1 | $22,799,838 |
| 1,916 | Channing Tatum | $22,765,563 | 2 | $11,382,782 |
| 1,917 | Reid Carolin | $22,765,563 | 2 | $11,382,782 |
| 1,918 | Philippe Falardeau | $22,738,730 | 5 | $4,547,746 |
| 1,919 | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste | $22,699,420 | 4 | $5,674,855 |
| 1,920 | Roman Prygunov | $22,695,549 | 4 | $5,673,887 |
| 1,921 | Ludovic Bernard | $22,637,519 | 7 | $3,233,931 |
| 1,922 | Jin-gyu Cho | $22,624,185 | 1 | $22,624,185 |
| 1,923 | Peter Rida Michail | $22,600,000 | 2 | $11,300,000 |
| 1,924 | Murat Şeker | $22,574,366 | 7 | $3,224,909 |
| 1,925 | Tomasz Konecki | $22,553,791 | 4 | $5,638,448 |
| 1,926 | Jingle Ma | $22,548,305 | 2 | $11,274,153 |
| 1,927 | Jamel Aattache | $22,544,541 | 8 | $2,818,068 |
| 1,928 | Vincent Paronnaud | $22,468,209 | 5 | $4,493,642 |
| 1,929 | Sidney Lumet | $22,361,047 | 32 | $698,783 |
| 1,930 | Chris Bailey | $22,354,756 | 1 | $22,354,756 |
| 1,931 | Mark Koetsier | $22,354,756 | 1 | $22,354,756 |
| 1,932 | Will Graham | $22,324,294 | 2 | $11,162,147 |
| 1,933 | Patrik Forsberg | $22,324,294 | 1 | $22,324,294 |
| 1,934 | James Duffy | $22,324,294 | 1 | $22,324,294 |
| 1,935 | Jonathan Van Tulleken | $22,324,294 | 2 | $11,162,147 |
| 1,936 | Rod Blackhurst | $22,288,168 | 5 | $4,457,634 |
| 1,937 | Bryce McGuire | $22,287,770 | 2 | $11,143,885 |
| 1,938 | Fei Xing | $22,268,448 | 2 | $11,134,224 |
| 1,939 | Mike Disa | $22,248,387 | 6 | $3,708,065 |
| 1,940 | Greg Gillespie | $22,222,000 | 1 | $22,222,000 |
| 1,941 | Franck Dubosc | $22,208,247 | 3 | $7,402,749 |
| 1,942 | Stephan Elliott | $22,205,527 | 5 | $4,441,105 |
| 1,943 | Cem Yilmaz | $22,203,546 | 5 | $4,440,709 |
| 1,944 | Sidney J. Furie | $22,188,234 | 14 | $1,584,874 |
| 1,945 | Alexs Stadermann | $22,158,664 | 3 | $7,386,221 |
| 1,946 | Jie Liu | $22,139,739 | 4 | $5,534,935 |
| 1,947 | Gabriele Salvatores | $22,134,988 | 8 | $2,766,874 |
| 1,948 | Ricky Gervais | $22,132,457 | 4 | $5,533,114 |
| 1,949 | Bowen Han | $22,114,909 | 1 | $22,114,909 |
| 1,950 | Charles E. Bastien | $22,098,272 | 8 | $2,762,284 |
| 1,951 | Sam Akina | $22,089,631 | 3 | $7,363,210 |
| 1,952 | Paul Bolger | $22,074,786 | 1 | $22,074,786 |
| 1,953 | Yvette Kaplan | $22,074,786 | 1 | $22,074,786 |
| 1,954 | Cheng Zhonghao | $22,070,284 | 2 | $11,035,142 |
| 1,955 | Gaz Alazraki | $22,053,611 | 2 | $11,026,806 |
| 1,956 | Emerald Fennell | $21,993,371 | 3 | $7,331,124 |
| 1,957 | Kim Hyung-Joo | $21,920,589 | 2 | $10,960,295 |
| 1,958 | Ann Hui | $21,803,264 | 4 | $5,450,816 |
| 1,959 | Wayne Blair | $21,761,525 | 5 | $4,352,305 |
| 1,960 | Timothy Reckart | $21,744,143 | 2 | $10,872,072 |
| 1,961 | Mabrouk El Mechri | $21,599,911 | 2 | $10,799,956 |
| 1,962 | Maksim Sveshnikov | $21,593,623 | 4 | $5,398,406 |
| 1,963 | Ravi Udyawar | $21,568,917 | 2 | $10,784,459 |
| 1,964 | Clovis Cornillac | $21,568,424 | 4 | $5,392,106 |
| 1,965 | Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | $21,519,495 | 3 | $7,173,165 |
| 1,966 | Bedran Guzel | $21,498,906 | 7 | $3,071,272 |
| 1,967 | Jean Pierre Ameris | $21,465,500 | 8 | $2,683,188 |
| 1,968 | Robert Lorenz | $21,448,562 | 3 | $7,149,521 |
| 1,969 | Sergei Bodrov | $21,441,588 | 2 | $10,720,794 |
| 1,970 | Abdellatif Kechiche | $21,435,221 | 3 | $7,145,074 |
| 1,971 | Han Jaerim | $21,363,426 | 2 | $10,681,713 |
| 1,972 | Na Hyun (나현) | $21,315,070 | 2 | $10,657,535 |
| 1,973 | Dani de la Orden | $21,281,192 | 10 | $2,128,119 |
| 1,974 | Ji-Young Chung | $21,244,286 | 2 | $10,622,143 |
| 1,975 | Franck Magnier | $21,238,312 | 2 | $10,619,156 |
| 1,976 | Caner Alper | $21,204,126 | 2 | $10,602,063 |
| 1,977 | Mehmet Binay | $21,168,216 | 1 | $21,168,216 |
| 1,978 | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | $21,099,329 | 3 | $7,033,110 |
| 1,979 | Yoona Eom | $21,099,312 | 1 | $21,099,312 |
| 1,980 | Hyo-jin Kang | $20,995,698 | 2 | $10,497,849 |
| 1,981 | Werner Herzog | $20,991,375 | 31 | $677,141 |
| 1,982 | Cris D'Amato | $20,978,901 | 8 | $2,622,363 |
| 1,983 | Yulin Liu | $20,956,697 | 5 | $4,191,339 |
| 1,984 | Harald Siepermann | $20,930,000 | 1 | $20,930,000 |
| 1,985 | Stephen Merchant | $20,902,052 | 2 | $10,451,026 |
| 1,986 | Lee Seok-Geun | $20,901,029 | 1 | $20,901,029 |
| 1,987 | Anthony Silverston | $20,898,221 | 1 | $20,898,221 |
| 1,988 | Lu Ke | $20,844,884 | 2 | $10,422,442 |
| 1,989 | Anthony Fabian | $20,838,855 | 3 | $6,946,285 |
| 1,990 | Fausto Brizzi | $20,829,060 | 9 | $2,314,340 |
| 1,991 | Susanne Bier | $20,811,971 | 7 | $2,973,139 |
| 1,992 | Deyin Zhao (赵德胤) | $20,811,078 | 1 | $20,811,078 |
| 1,993 | Louis-Julien Petit | $20,732,676 | 3 | $6,910,892 |
| 1,994 | Philippe Claudel | $20,713,234 | 3 | $6,904,411 |
| 1,995 | Greg McLean | $20,711,802 | 8 | $2,588,975 |
| 1,996 | Lisa Azuelos | $20,668,251 | 5 | $4,133,650 |
| 1,997 | Mary Harron | $20,663,179 | 7 | $2,951,883 |
| 1,998 | Yuusuke Hirota | $20,643,297 | 1 | $20,643,297 |
| 1,999 | Mark Romanek | $20,626,175 | 1 | $20,626,175 |
| 2,000 | Elmo Nuganen | $20,615,138 | 1 | $20,615,138 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding 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.