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Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,601 | Won-Sub Choi | $33,256,433 | 3 | $11,085,478 |
| 1,602 | Akiva Schaffer | $33,251,267 | 5 | $6,650,253 |
| 1,603 | Nicolas Benamou | $33,249,769 | 4 | $8,312,442 |
| 1,604 | Guo Dalei | $33,237,036 | 5 | $6,647,407 |
| 1,605 | Imtiaz Ali | $33,204,411 | 6 | $5,534,069 |
| 1,606 | Kai-Kwong Mak (麦启光) | $32,986,540 | 2 | $16,493,270 |
| 1,607 | Danny Leiner | $32,944,699 | 3 | $10,981,566 |
| 1,608 | Everado Gout | $32,878,852 | 2 | $16,439,426 |
| 1,609 | Pablo Trapero | $32,869,885 | 6 | $5,478,314 |
| 1,610 | Gianluca Leuzzi | $32,867,435 | 6 | $5,477,906 |
| 1,611 | Bo Welch | $32,800,000 | 1 | $32,800,000 |
| 1,612 | Etan Cohen | $32,757,862 | 2 | $16,378,931 |
| 1,613 | Neil LaBute | $32,694,615 | 13 | $2,514,970 |
| 1,614 | Jon S. Baird | $32,672,292 | 6 | $5,445,382 |
| 1,615 | Lee Jung-jae | $32,661,170 | 1 | $32,661,170 |
| 1,616 | Will Koopman | $32,498,950 | 5 | $6,499,790 |
| 1,617 | Chie Jen-Hao | $32,449,600 | 1 | $32,449,600 |
| 1,618 | Arthur Hiller | $32,400,000 | 18 | $1,800,000 |
| 1,619 | Hans Petter Moland | $32,329,186 | 7 | $4,618,455 |
| 1,620 | Kenneth Lonergan | $32,248,544 | 3 | $10,749,515 |
| 1,621 | David Wang | $32,227,828 | 1 | $32,227,828 |
| 1,622 | Tae-hwa Eom | $32,203,562 | 2 | $16,101,781 |
| 1,623 | Joe Berlinger | $32,199,586 | 11 | $2,927,235 |
| 1,624 | Aya Matsuki | $32,145,898 | 1 | $32,145,898 |
| 1,625 | Siu Tung | $32,123,862 | 1 | $32,123,862 |
| 1,626 | Li Fei | $32,069,722 | 3 | $10,689,907 |
| 1,627 | Arturo Perez | $32,000,000 | 1 | $32,000,000 |
| 1,628 | Samantha Jayne | $32,000,000 | 1 | $32,000,000 |
| 1,629 | Bob Rafelson | $32,000,000 | 8 | $4,000,000 |
| 1,630 | Paweł Pawlikowski | $31,996,043 | 3 | $10,665,348 |
| 1,631 | Celine Song | $31,962,518 | 2 | $15,981,259 |
| 1,632 | Tae-ra Shin | $31,956,249 | 1 | $31,956,249 |
| 1,633 | Taichi Ishidate | $31,856,027 | 2 | $15,928,014 |
| 1,634 | Eon-hie Lee | $31,795,699 | 2 | $15,897,850 |
| 1,635 | Levan Gabriadze | $31,652,606 | 2 | $15,826,303 |
| 1,636 | Laurent Cantet | $31,505,789 | 5 | $6,301,158 |
| 1,637 | Fatih Akin | $31,432,277 | 8 | $3,929,035 |
| 1,638 | Peter Hedges | $31,378,149 | 5 | $6,275,630 |
| 1,639 | Stefano Solima | $31,335,263 | 2 | $15,667,632 |
| 1,640 | Seth Rogen | $31,306,372 | 2 | $15,653,186 |
| 1,641 | Evan Goldberg | $31,306,372 | 2 | $15,653,186 |
| 1,642 | Jae Yong Kwak | $31,278,012 | 9 | $3,475,335 |
| 1,643 | Yi'nan Diao | $31,155,272 | 2 | $15,577,636 |
| 1,644 | R.J. Cutler | $31,143,798 | 6 | $5,190,633 |
| 1,645 | Joseph Sargent | $31,118,353 | 7 | $4,445,479 |
| 1,646 | Bryan Bertino | $31,114,249 | 5 | $6,222,850 |
| 1,647 | Harmony Korine | $31,048,429 | 5 | $6,209,686 |
| 1,648 | Johan Nijenhuis | $31,030,888 | 13 | $2,386,991 |
| 1,649 | Anselm Chan | $31,013,860 | 2 | $15,506,930 |
| 1,650 | Asger Leth | $31,001,440 | 1 | $31,001,440 |
| 1,651 | Ahmed Khan | $30,992,186 | 4 | $7,748,047 |
| 1,652 | Ashutosh Gowariker | $30,988,614 | 5 | $6,197,723 |
| 1,653 | Hong-seon Kim | $30,942,053 | 3 | $10,314,018 |
| 1,654 | Howard Deutch | $30,889,806 | 10 | $3,088,981 |
| 1,655 | John Michael McDonagh | $30,863,941 | 4 | $7,715,985 |
| 1,656 | Takehiko Shinjo | $30,812,812 | 5 | $6,162,562 |
| 1,657 | Barnaby Thompson | $30,749,187 | 4 | $7,687,297 |
| 1,658 | Farhan Akhtar | $30,695,064 | 4 | $7,673,766 |
| 1,659 | Derek Hui | $30,658,944 | 1 | $30,658,944 |
| 1,660 | Liz Friedlander | $30,648,427 | 1 | $30,648,427 |
| 1,661 | Nicolas Bedos | $30,636,530 | 4 | $7,659,133 |
| 1,662 | Jerome Salle | $30,495,748 | 4 | $7,623,937 |
| 1,663 | Florian David Fitz | $30,479,367 | 3 | $10,159,789 |
| 1,664 | Siddharth Malhotra | $30,444,106 | 1 | $30,444,106 |
| 1,665 | Shenyang Xiao | $30,355,804 | 1 | $30,355,804 |
| 1,666 | Mukuan Lai (来牧宽) | $30,350,000 | 2 | $15,175,000 |
| 1,667 | Anna Halberg | $30,333,741 | 1 | $30,333,741 |
| 1,668 | Spenser Cohen | $30,333,741 | 1 | $30,333,741 |
| 1,669 | Tom Harper | $30,326,792 | 6 | $5,054,465 |
| 1,670 | Giuseppe Tornatore | $30,086,267 | 7 | $4,298,038 |
| 1,671 | Wojciech Smarzowski | $30,013,044 | 3 | $10,004,348 |
| 1,672 | Cedric Jimenez | $29,993,448 | 6 | $4,998,908 |
| 1,673 | Mehmet Ada Öztekin | $29,980,097 | 5 | $5,996,019 |
| 1,674 | Rahul Dholakia | $29,965,008 | 1 | $29,965,008 |
| 1,675 | Indra Kumar | $29,944,992 | 6 | $4,990,832 |
| 1,676 | Jake Szymanski | $29,888,427 | 2 | $14,944,214 |
| 1,677 | Chang | $29,848,364 | 3 | $9,949,455 |
| 1,678 | Motonori Sakakibara | $29,753,435 | 1 | $29,753,435 |
| 1,679 | David Moreau | $29,652,633 | 6 | $4,942,106 |
| 1,680 | Sean McNamara | $29,647,320 | 31 | $956,365 |
| 1,681 | Julian Schnabel | $29,646,077 | 6 | $4,941,013 |
| 1,682 | Guo Degang | $29,546,964 | 2 | $14,773,482 |
| 1,683 | Eric Lavaine | $29,485,650 | 6 | $4,914,275 |
| 1,684 | Vikram Bhatt | $29,482,497 | 7 | $4,211,785 |
| 1,685 | Jang Chang-won | $29,480,018 | 1 | $29,480,018 |
| 1,686 | Kwak Kyung-taek | $29,474,797 | 3 | $9,824,932 |
| 1,687 | Yoichi Narita | $29,438,465 | 1 | $29,438,465 |
| 1,688 | Tae-Gyoon Kim | $29,433,930 | 2 | $14,716,965 |
| 1,689 | Gina Prince-Bythewood | $29,426,868 | 5 | $5,885,374 |
| 1,690 | Álvaro Fernández Armero | $29,392,562 | 5 | $5,878,512 |
| 1,691 | Christian Alvart | $29,374,078 | 8 | $3,671,760 |
| 1,692 | Doze Niu | $29,338,638 | 1 | $29,338,638 |
| 1,693 | Yan Han (韩琰) | $29,327,146 | 1 | $29,327,146 |
| 1,694 | Jae-Gyu Lee | $29,306,967 | 1 | $29,306,967 |
| 1,695 | Peter Ho-Sun Chan | $29,272,914 | 1 | $29,272,914 |
| 1,696 | Brian Tse | $29,257,113 | 4 | $7,314,278 |
| 1,697 | Christian Carion | $29,143,195 | 5 | $5,828,639 |
| 1,698 | Danial Stamm | $29,131,550 | 1 | $29,131,550 |
| 1,699 | John Frankenheimer | $29,081,379 | 21 | $1,384,828 |
| 1,700 | Dong-Hyuk Hwang | $29,056,658 | 3 | $9,685,553 |
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.