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Top Grossing Art Director at the Worldwide Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Art Directors based on the worldwide box office of the movies they worked on.
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1
Brian Stultz
| Best known as an Art Director based on credits in that role in 11 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,921,206,586 in 2021), Furious 7 ($1,457,219,775 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($1,214,630,956 in 2013), The Fate of the Furious ($1,189,009,332 in 2017), Jumanji: The Next Level ($792,472,668 in 2019), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ($207,854,947 in 2023), Red One ($185,884,173 in 2024), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back ($159,946,489 in 2016) |
2
Gary Tomkins
| Best known as an Art Director based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($2,056,046,835 in 2015), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,311,412,625 in 2011), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($1,055,083,596 in 2016), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($943,476,160 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,444,235 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,055,796 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,923,981 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($784,234,714 in 2004), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ($407,150,844 in 2022), Solo: A Star Wars Story ($393,151,347 in 2018) |
3
Sean Haworth
| Best known as an Art Director based on credits in that role in 9 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Transformers ($708,272,592 in 2007), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ($475,825,484 in 2005), Thor ($449,326,618 in 2011), Mission: Impossible III ($399,387,745 in 2006), Planet of the Apes ($362,211,740 in 2001), Eagle Eye ($180,585,259 in 2008), The Island ($163,018,913 in 2005), Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat ($133,818,283 in 2003) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Stultz | $12,011,538,392 | 11 | $1,091,958,036 |
| 2 | Gary Tomkins | $10,673,021,539 | 14 | $762,358,681 |
| 3 | Sean Haworth | $5,796,152,660 | 9 | $644,016,962 |
| 4 | Gavin Fitch | $5,779,683,815 | 10 | $577,968,382 |
| 5 | Andy McLaren | $5,753,415,098 | 4 | $1,438,353,775 |
| 6 | Greg Hooper | $5,748,533,604 | 11 | $522,593,964 |
| 7 | Jay Pelissier | $5,555,557,015 | 12 | $462,963,085 |
| 8 | Andrew Max Cahn | $5,314,235,703 | 13 | $408,787,362 |
| 9 | Michael Gowen | $5,221,696,373 | 10 | $522,169,637 |
| 10 | Steven Lawrence | $4,999,411,928 | 9 | $555,490,214 |
| 11 | Hayley Easton-Street | $4,802,006,333 | 6 | $800,334,389 |
| 12 | Jim Teegarden | $4,654,611,881 | 10 | $465,461,188 |
| 13 | Phil Harvey | $4,576,800,586 | 9 | $508,533,398 |
| 14 | Mark Harris | $4,576,291,661 | 7 | $653,755,952 |
| 15 | Beat Frutiger | $4,536,842,710 | 10 | $453,684,271 |
| 16 | Guy Bradley | $4,376,270,744 | 7 | $625,181,535 |
| 17 | Andrew L. Jones | $4,207,948,506 | 3 | $1,402,649,502 |
| 18 | Peter Dorme | $4,112,540,948 | 7 | $587,505,850 |
| 19 | Lauren Polizzi | $3,973,161,803 | 9 | $441,462,423 |
| 20 | Julian Ashby | $3,971,408,762 | 10 | $397,140,876 |
| 21 | Mark Bartholomew | $3,807,123,196 | 5 | $761,424,639 |
| 22 | Jill Cormack | $3,793,517,519 | 4 | $948,379,380 |
| 23 | Naaman Marshall | $3,747,389,378 | 9 | $416,376,598 |
| 24 | Andrew Menzies | $3,662,035,333 | 3 | $1,220,678,444 |
| 25 | Huw Arthur | $3,659,142,144 | 6 | $609,857,024 |
| 26 | Alan Hook | $3,638,757,585 | 7 | $519,822,512 |
| 27 | Tony Fanning | $3,619,179,307 | 11 | $329,016,301 |
| 28 | Fred Hole | $3,593,406,370 | 7 | $513,343,767 |
| 29 | Simon Bright | $3,584,042,159 | 3 | $1,194,680,720 |
| 30 | Rob Cowper | $3,556,676,843 | 4 | $889,169,211 |
| 31 | William Ladd Skinner | $3,495,415,268 | 8 | $436,926,909 |
| 32 | David Allday | $3,466,070,440 | 10 | $346,607,044 |
| 33 | Rob Bavin | $3,450,973,854 | 2 | $1,725,486,927 |
| 34 | Kevin Ishioka | $3,378,318,663 | 7 | $482,616,952 |
| 35 | Andrew Ackland-Snow | $3,372,562,330 | 9 | $374,729,148 |
| 36 | Andrew Palmer | $3,282,066,219 | 4 | $820,516,555 |
| 37 | Stephen Christensen | $3,276,951,075 | 4 | $819,237,769 |
| 38 | Desma Murphy | $3,222,390,570 | 5 | $644,478,114 |
| 39 | Stephen Swain | $3,184,618,242 | 5 | $636,923,648 |
| 40 | David E. Scott | $3,153,228,989 | 7 | $450,461,284 |
| 41 | James Lewis | $3,121,384,936 | 6 | $520,230,823 |
| 42 | John King | $3,120,889,645 | 8 | $390,111,206 |
| 43 | Randy Moore | $3,032,549,340 | 7 | $433,221,334 |
| 44 | James Collins | $3,013,368,937 | 3 | $1,004,456,312 |
| 45 | Richard L. Johnson | $3,009,956,075 | 25 | $120,398,243 |
| 46 | Helen Jarvis | $2,962,725,904 | 12 | $246,893,825 |
| 47 | Norm Newberry | $2,923,706,026 | 1 | $2,923,706,026 |
| 48 | Nick Bassett | $2,923,706,026 | 1 | $2,923,706,026 |
| 49 | Yuri Bartoli | $2,923,706,026 | 1 | $2,923,706,026 |
| 50 | Matt Gray | $2,921,750,485 | 9 | $324,638,943 |
| 51 | Scott Plauche | $2,910,793,074 | 13 | $223,907,160 |
| 52 | Kate Grimble | $2,839,196,657 | 7 | $405,599,522 |
| 53 | Anthony Caron-Delion | $2,834,478,923 | 6 | $472,413,154 |
| 54 | Domenic Silvestri | $2,793,284,292 | 13 | $214,868,022 |
| 55 | Peter Francis | $2,789,911,831 | 4 | $697,477,958 |
| 56 | Ashley Lamont | $2,775,406,903 | 2 | $1,387,703,452 |
| 57 | Stuart Rose | $2,719,253,154 | 5 | $543,850,631 |
| 58 | Rod McLean | $2,714,801,265 | 9 | $301,644,585 |
| 59 | Sarah Delucchi | $2,713,833,625 | 2 | $1,356,916,813 |
| 60 | Olivier Adam | $2,594,616,004 | 3 | $864,872,001 |
| 61 | Christa Munro | $2,519,295,238 | 10 | $251,929,524 |
| 62 | Luke Freeborn | $2,492,113,836 | 7 | $356,016,262 |
| 63 | Alan Tomkins | $2,476,775,783 | 8 | $309,596,973 |
| 64 | Benjamin Edelberg | $2,457,003,654 | 3 | $819,001,218 |
| 65 | Joe Howard | $2,419,223,572 | 5 | $483,844,714 |
| 66 | Martin Laing | $2,415,255,060 | 3 | $805,085,020 |
| 67 | Dan Hermansen | $2,408,883,286 | 7 | $344,126,184 |
| 68 | Kevin Kavanaugh | $2,378,188,223 | 8 | $297,273,528 |
| 69 | Michelle McGahey | $2,350,082,664 | 4 | $587,520,666 |
| 70 | Remo Tozzi | $2,339,253,814 | 5 | $467,850,763 |
| 71 | Rudie Schaefer | $2,320,250,281 | 1 | $2,320,250,281 |
| 72 | Steven Light-Orr | $2,320,250,281 | 1 | $2,320,250,281 |
| 73 | Suzan Wexler | $2,314,192,931 | 4 | $578,548,233 |
| 74 | Dawn Swiderski | $2,275,766,772 | 8 | $284,470,847 |
| 75 | Mary Mackenzie | $2,268,463,152 | 2 | $1,134,231,576 |
| 76 | Dean Wolcott | $2,235,026,026 | 5 | $447,005,205 |
| 77 | Dominic Masters | $2,194,178,875 | 5 | $438,835,775 |
| 78 | Keith P. Cunningham | $2,179,222,304 | 7 | $311,317,472 |
| 79 | Christian Huband | $2,176,110,729 | 4 | $544,027,682 |
| 80 | Mike Stallion | $2,151,738,479 | 7 | $307,391,211 |
| 81 | Bill Booth | $2,143,977,028 | 4 | $535,994,257 |
| 82 | Zack Grobler | $2,137,580,298 | 3 | $712,526,766 |
| 83 | Thomas Cardone | $2,101,371,273 | 5 | $420,274,255 |
| 84 | Brad Ricker | $2,094,221,432 | 8 | $261,777,679 |
| 85 | Martin Foley | $2,066,105,188 | 3 | $688,701,729 |
| 86 | Toby Britton | $2,059,971,963 | 4 | $514,992,991 |
| 87 | Jo Finkel | $2,056,046,835 | 1 | $2,056,046,835 |
| 88 | James Clyne | $2,056,046,835 | 1 | $2,056,046,835 |
| 89 | Kevin Jenkins | $2,056,046,835 | 1 | $2,056,046,835 |
| 90 | Oliver Roberts | $2,056,046,835 | 1 | $2,056,046,835 |
| 91 | Peter Grundy | $2,038,318,570 | 7 | $291,188,367 |
| 92 | W. Steven Graham | $2,016,892,338 | 7 | $288,127,477 |
| 93 | Ross Dempster | $2,014,894,752 | 7 | $287,842,107 |
| 94 | John Lord Booth III | $2,010,818,585 | 3 | $670,272,862 |
| 95 | Lorin Flemming | $2,007,242,402 | 4 | $501,810,601 |
| 96 | Arwel Evans | $2,003,999,913 | 5 | $400,799,983 |
| 97 | Brad Mill | $2,003,111,230 | 3 | $667,703,743 |
| 98 | Gary Jopling | $2,000,958,919 | 3 | $666,986,306 |
| 99 | Chris Shriver | $1,977,973,774 | 10 | $197,797,377 |
| 100 | Lucinda Thomson | $1,942,518,055 | 4 | $485,629,514 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.