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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,201 | Takahiko Kyogoku | $34,087,399 | 2 | $17,043,700 |
| 2,202 | Loren Bouchard | $34,074,480 | 1 | $34,074,480 |
| 2,203 | Bernard Derriman | $34,074,480 | 1 | $34,074,480 |
| 2,204 | Brian Pimental | $34,000,000 | 1 | $34,000,000 |
| 2,205 | Bille August | $33,992,142 | 15 | $2,266,143 |
| 2,206 | Tarek Boudali | $33,989,446 | 3 | $11,329,815 |
| 2,207 | George Butler | $33,982,857 | 5 | $6,796,571 |
| 2,208 | James Mather | $33,943,049 | 1 | $33,943,049 |
| 2,209 | Stephen St. Leger | $33,943,049 | 1 | $33,943,049 |
| 2,210 | Craig R. Baxley | $33,933,593 | 3 | $11,311,198 |
| 2,211 | Gosho Aoyama | $33,852,685 | 1 | $33,852,685 |
| 2,212 | Kensaku Sawada | $33,824,181 | 1 | $33,824,181 |
| 2,213 | Fatih Akin | $33,810,799 | 8 | $4,226,350 |
| 2,214 | Josh Ruben | $33,790,541 | 3 | $11,263,514 |
| 2,215 | Xiaolie Wang (王小列) | $33,786,675 | 1 | $33,786,675 |
| 2,216 | Mick Garris | $33,735,705 | 6 | $5,622,618 |
| 2,217 | Guohui Chen (陈国辉) | $33,712,454 | 2 | $16,856,227 |
| 2,218 | Annabel Jankel | $33,702,555 | 3 | $11,234,185 |
| 2,219 | Jessica M. Thompson | $33,689,288 | 2 | $16,844,644 |
| 2,220 | Marius Balchunas | $33,680,418 | 7 | $4,811,488 |
| 2,221 | Arlene Sanford | $33,657,542 | 2 | $16,828,771 |
| 2,222 | David Schwimmer | $33,632,276 | 2 | $16,816,138 |
| 2,223 | Pat Boonnitipat | $33,621,245 | 1 | $33,621,245 |
| 2,224 | Sean McCormack | $33,611,228 | 2 | $16,805,614 |
| 2,225 | Dan Berk | $33,576,381 | 5 | $6,715,276 |
| 2,226 | Matthjs Van Heijnngen | $33,570,841 | 2 | $16,785,421 |
| 2,227 | Zhang Yang | $33,565,666 | 6 | $5,594,278 |
| 2,228 | Cho Ui-seok | $33,551,732 | 1 | $33,551,732 |
| 2,229 | Rocky Morton | $33,551,385 | 2 | $16,775,693 |
| 2,230 | Robert Olsen | $33,541,629 | 4 | $8,385,407 |
| 2,231 | Marcus Raboy | $33,535,904 | 6 | $5,589,317 |
| 2,232 | Clive Donner | $33,482,035 | 5 | $6,696,407 |
| 2,233 | Ishana Night Shyamalan | $33,464,028 | 1 | $33,464,028 |
| 2,234 | Antony Hoffman | $33,463,969 | 1 | $33,463,969 |
| 2,235 | Kinka Usher | $33,462,011 | 1 | $33,462,011 |
| 2,236 | John Stainton | $33,436,931 | 1 | $33,436,931 |
| 2,237 | Sara Sugarman | $33,271,195 | 4 | $8,317,799 |
| 2,238 | Won-Sub Choi | $33,256,433 | 3 | $11,085,478 |
| 2,239 | Nicolas Benamou | $33,249,769 | 4 | $8,312,442 |
| 2,240 | Guo Dalei | $33,237,036 | 5 | $6,647,407 |
| 2,241 | Menahem Golan | $33,202,975 | 5 | $6,640,595 |
| 2,242 | Pablo Trapero | $33,165,501 | 6 | $5,527,584 |
| 2,243 | Park Jung-woo | $33,149,995 | 1 | $33,149,995 |
| 2,244 | Ahmed Khan | $33,148,204 | 4 | $8,287,051 |
| 2,245 | Karel Reisz | $32,999,697 | 8 | $4,124,962 |
| 2,246 | Kai-Kwong Mak (麦启光) | $32,986,540 | 2 | $16,493,270 |
| 2,247 | Joby Harold | $32,968,648 | 1 | $32,968,648 |
| 2,248 | Susan Stroman | $32,952,995 | 1 | $32,952,995 |
| 2,249 | Chen Kuo-fu | $32,887,948 | 1 | $32,887,948 |
| 2,250 | Gianluca Leuzzi | $32,867,435 | 6 | $5,477,906 |
| 2,251 | Mikael Salomon | $32,761,319 | 5 | $6,552,264 |
| 2,252 | Matthew Robinson | $32,714,818 | 1 | $32,714,818 |
| 2,253 | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste | $32,707,392 | 4 | $8,176,848 |
| 2,254 | Dan Cutforth | $32,700,439 | 2 | $16,350,220 |
| 2,255 | Jane Lipsitz | $32,700,439 | 2 | $16,350,220 |
| 2,256 | Lee Jung-jae | $32,687,164 | 1 | $32,687,164 |
| 2,257 | Shakun Batra | $32,673,927 | 2 | $16,336,964 |
| 2,258 | Bonnie Hunt | $32,662,299 | 1 | $32,662,299 |
| 2,259 | Indra Kumar | $32,656,270 | 6 | $5,442,712 |
| 2,260 | Woogie Kim | $32,600,000 | 1 | $32,600,000 |
| 2,261 | Yong-seok Choi | $32,600,000 | 1 | $32,600,000 |
| 2,262 | Xavier Dolan | $32,562,963 | 8 | $4,070,370 |
| 2,263 | Will Koopman | $32,498,950 | 5 | $6,499,790 |
| 2,264 | Ray Mendoza | $32,477,860 | 1 | $32,477,860 |
| 2,265 | Chie Jen-Hao | $32,449,600 | 1 | $32,449,600 |
| 2,266 | David M. Evans | $32,447,340 | 4 | $8,111,835 |
| 2,267 | Jimmy Chin | $32,436,403 | 7 | $4,633,772 |
| 2,268 | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | $32,436,403 | 7 | $4,633,772 |
| 2,269 | Mike Disa | $32,392,166 | 6 | $5,398,694 |
| 2,270 | Rahul Dholakia | $32,334,477 | 1 | $32,334,477 |
| 2,271 | Robert Greenwald | $32,273,154 | 7 | $4,610,451 |
| 2,272 | Byeong Woo Kim (김병우) | $32,230,953 | 2 | $16,115,477 |
| 2,273 | David Wang | $32,227,828 | 1 | $32,227,828 |
| 2,274 | Damien Wayans | $32,224,624 | 1 | $32,224,624 |
| 2,275 | Simon Cellan Jones | $32,213,584 | 3 | $10,737,861 |
| 2,276 | Tae-hwa Eom | $32,203,562 | 2 | $16,101,781 |
| 2,277 | Jack Clayton | $32,189,287 | 3 | $10,729,762 |
| 2,278 | Jonathan Teplitzky | $32,181,613 | 5 | $6,436,323 |
| 2,279 | Aya Matsuki | $32,145,898 | 1 | $32,145,898 |
| 2,280 | Siu Tung | $32,142,621 | 1 | $32,142,621 |
| 2,281 | Li Fei | $32,069,722 | 3 | $10,689,907 |
| 2,282 | Katia Lund | $32,059,295 | 1 | $32,059,295 |
| 2,283 | Tae-ra Shin | $31,956,249 | 1 | $31,956,249 |
| 2,284 | Marjane Satrapi | $31,954,520 | 5 | $6,390,904 |
| 2,285 | David L. Cunningham | $31,943,401 | 4 | $7,985,850 |
| 2,286 | Henry Levin | $31,920,615 | 6 | $5,320,103 |
| 2,287 | Deran Sarafian | $31,873,100 | 3 | $10,624,367 |
| 2,288 | Taichi Ishidate | $31,856,027 | 2 | $15,928,014 |
| 2,289 | Eon-hie Lee | $31,795,699 | 2 | $15,897,850 |
| 2,290 | Felix Van Groeningen | $31,663,138 | 4 | $7,915,785 |
| 2,291 | Matthias Glasner | $31,629,157 | 2 | $15,814,579 |
| 2,292 | Michael Zinberg | $31,559,552 | 1 | $31,559,552 |
| 2,293 | Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | $31,527,467 | 3 | $10,509,156 |
| 2,294 | Norman Taurog | $31,490,453 | 17 | $1,852,380 |
| 2,295 | Anthony Fabian | $31,476,075 | 3 | $10,492,025 |
| 2,296 | Michael Gordon | $31,455,882 | 6 | $5,242,647 |
| 2,297 | Peter Atencio | $31,406,789 | 4 | $7,851,697 |
| 2,298 | Jae Yong Kwak | $31,336,701 | 9 | $3,481,856 |
| 2,299 | Janusz Kaminski | $31,320,293 | 2 | $15,660,147 |
| 2,300 | Stewart Hendler | $31,298,877 | 3 | $10,432,959 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.