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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,501 | Roger Mitchell | $21,842,468 | 2 | $10,921,234 |
| 2,502 | James Toback | $21,814,005 | 6 | $3,635,668 |
| 2,503 | Rosalind Ross | $21,799,053 | 1 | $21,799,053 |
| 2,504 | Jamel Aattache | $21,777,401 | 7 | $3,111,057 |
| 2,505 | Han Jaerim | $21,775,622 | 2 | $10,887,811 |
| 2,506 | Siva Koratala | $21,763,650 | 3 | $7,254,550 |
| 2,507 | Martin Davidson | $21,712,845 | 3 | $7,237,615 |
| 2,508 | Ray Kellogg | $21,707,027 | 1 | $21,707,027 |
| 2,509 | Robert M. Young | $21,674,069 | 6 | $3,612,345 |
| 2,510 | Tommy Lee Jones | $21,672,045 | 2 | $10,836,023 |
| 2,511 | Peter Kosminsky | $21,657,770 | 2 | $10,828,885 |
| 2,512 | Lynne Ramsay | $21,656,564 | 2 | $10,828,282 |
| 2,513 | Jean-Claude Van Damme | $21,607,190 | 1 | $21,607,190 |
| 2,514 | Jeff Lowell | $21,596,074 | 1 | $21,596,074 |
| 2,515 | Maksim Sveshnikov | $21,593,623 | 4 | $5,398,406 |
| 2,516 | Joachim Roenning | $21,572,102 | 1 | $21,572,102 |
| 2,517 | Clovis Cornillac | $21,568,424 | 4 | $5,392,106 |
| 2,518 | Franc. Reyes | $21,554,321 | 3 | $7,184,774 |
| 2,519 | Ravi Udyawar | $21,535,056 | 1 | $21,535,056 |
| 2,520 | Na Hyun (나현) | $21,522,551 | 2 | $10,761,276 |
| 2,521 | Jean Pierre Ameris | $21,465,649 | 7 | $3,066,521 |
| 2,522 | Mark Palansky | $21,445,378 | 3 | $7,148,459 |
| 2,523 | Rick Famuyiwa | $21,410,546 | 2 | $10,705,273 |
| 2,524 | Robert Resnikoff | $21,365,321 | 1 | $21,365,321 |
| 2,525 | Matt Ross | $21,359,103 | 2 | $10,679,552 |
| 2,526 | Ritesh Batra | $21,345,529 | 4 | $5,336,382 |
| 2,527 | Louis Malle | $21,313,582 | 12 | $1,776,132 |
| 2,528 | Franck Magnier | $21,294,536 | 2 | $10,647,268 |
| 2,529 | Federico Fellini | $21,264,377 | 21 | $1,012,589 |
| 2,530 | Han-Gyul Kim | $21,253,248 | 2 | $10,626,624 |
| 2,531 | Christopher Zalla | $21,252,431 | 2 | $10,626,216 |
| 2,532 | Ji-Young Chung | $21,244,286 | 2 | $10,622,143 |
| 2,533 | Caner Alper | $21,204,126 | 2 | $10,602,063 |
| 2,534 | Barnet Kellman | $21,202,099 | 1 | $21,202,099 |
| 2,535 | Chris Robinson | $21,170,563 | 3 | $7,056,854 |
| 2,536 | Mehmet Binay | $21,168,216 | 1 | $21,168,216 |
| 2,537 | Thomas K. Avildsen | $21,134,374 | 1 | $21,134,374 |
| 2,538 | Anthony Maras | $21,132,855 | 2 | $10,566,428 |
| 2,539 | Bill Kroyer | $21,111,825 | 1 | $21,111,825 |
| 2,540 | Yoona Eom | $21,099,312 | 1 | $21,099,312 |
| 2,541 | Lawrence Bassoff | $21,058,033 | 1 | $21,058,033 |
| 2,542 | Larry Sher | $21,038,441 | 1 | $21,038,441 |
| 2,543 | Joel Smallbone | $20,998,844 | 1 | $20,998,844 |
| 2,544 | Hyo-jin Kang | $20,995,698 | 2 | $10,497,849 |
| 2,545 | Cris D'Amato | $20,978,901 | 7 | $2,996,986 |
| 2,546 | Yulin Liu | $20,956,697 | 5 | $4,191,339 |
| 2,547 | Harald Siepermann | $20,930,000 | 1 | $20,930,000 |
| 2,548 | Joe Chappelle | $20,914,733 | 3 | $6,971,578 |
| 2,549 | Lee Seok-Geun | $20,901,029 | 1 | $20,901,029 |
| 2,550 | Anthony Silverston | $20,898,221 | 1 | $20,898,221 |
| 2,551 | Paul Flaherty | $20,897,132 | 3 | $6,965,711 |
| 2,552 | Tom George | $20,851,675 | 1 | $20,851,675 |
| 2,553 | Lu Ke | $20,844,884 | 2 | $10,422,442 |
| 2,554 | Nick Hamm | $20,842,665 | 6 | $3,473,778 |
| 2,555 | Vic Armstrong | $20,769,209 | 2 | $10,384,605 |
| 2,556 | Director X | $20,739,323 | 3 | $6,913,108 |
| 2,557 | Louis-Julien Petit | $20,732,676 | 3 | $6,910,892 |
| 2,558 | Jeff Schaffer | $20,718,223 | 1 | $20,718,223 |
| 2,559 | Lisa Azuelos | $20,717,168 | 4 | $5,179,292 |
| 2,560 | Christine Jeffs | $20,686,991 | 3 | $6,895,664 |
| 2,561 | Elliot Silverstein | $20,666,667 | 3 | $6,888,889 |
| 2,562 | Istvan Szabo | $20,661,656 | 7 | $2,951,665 |
| 2,563 | Yuusuke Hirota | $20,643,297 | 1 | $20,643,297 |
| 2,564 | Takashi Shimizu | $20,640,152 | 9 | $2,293,350 |
| 2,565 | Charles Haid | $20,623,071 | 3 | $6,874,357 |
| 2,566 | Elmo Nuganen | $20,615,138 | 1 | $20,615,138 |
| 2,567 | Li Chen | $20,580,000 | 2 | $10,290,000 |
| 2,568 | James Komack | $20,518,000 | 1 | $20,518,000 |
| 2,569 | Aaron Paul | $20,494,316 | 3 | $6,831,439 |
| 2,570 | Bud Townsend | $20,418,789 | 1 | $20,418,789 |
| 2,571 | Soo-Kyung Kwon | $20,392,339 | 1 | $20,392,339 |
| 2,572 | Jamie Blanks | $20,384,136 | 2 | $10,192,068 |
| 2,573 | Jung Bum-Shik | $20,345,580 | 1 | $20,345,580 |
| 2,574 | Danila Kozlovsky | $20,330,979 | 2 | $10,165,490 |
| 2,575 | Blair Simmons | $20,290,215 | 3 | $6,763,405 |
| 2,576 | Kenji Kodama | $20,280,955 | 3 | $6,760,318 |
| 2,577 | Michael Karbeinikoff | $20,246,790 | 1 | $20,246,790 |
| 2,578 | Katt Shea Ruben | $20,214,597 | 4 | $5,053,649 |
| 2,579 | Trivikram Srinivas | $20,211,557 | 6 | $3,368,593 |
| 2,580 | Vilgot Sjöman | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 2,581 | John Farrow | $20,200,000 | 5 | $4,040,000 |
| 2,582 | Sanjay Gupta | $20,175,154 | 4 | $5,043,789 |
| 2,583 | Patrice Leconte | $20,164,206 | 6 | $3,360,701 |
| 2,584 | Mika Ninagawa | $20,125,208 | 2 | $10,062,604 |
| 2,585 | John Erman | $20,062,347 | 2 | $10,031,174 |
| 2,586 | John Berry | $20,000,000 | 2 | $10,000,000 |
| 2,587 | Christopher Jenkins | $19,961,451 | 2 | $9,980,726 |
| 2,588 | Mikkel Norgaard | $19,944,461 | 4 | $4,986,115 |
| 2,589 | Javier Ruiz Caldera | $19,934,835 | 5 | $3,986,967 |
| 2,590 | Julia Rezende | $19,930,115 | 5 | $3,986,023 |
| 2,591 | Brett Morgen | $19,928,990 | 4 | $4,982,248 |
| 2,592 | DJ Pooh | $19,918,431 | 2 | $9,959,216 |
| 2,593 | Bart Freundlich | $19,899,832 | 4 | $4,974,958 |
| 2,594 | Darina Shmidt | $19,879,056 | 3 | $6,626,352 |
| 2,595 | Jack Bender | $19,850,380 | 1 | $19,850,380 |
| 2,596 | Isao Takahata | $19,831,472 | 7 | $2,833,067 |
| 2,597 | Roschdy Zem | $19,828,415 | 4 | $4,957,104 |
| 2,598 | Jason Bateman | $19,808,412 | 4 | $4,952,103 |
| 2,599 | Sunao Katabuchi | $19,794,935 | 1 | $19,794,935 |
| 2,600 | Mauricio Eca | $19,775,492 | 5 | $3,955,098 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.