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Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Worldwide Box OfficeBETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Second Unit Directors based on the worldwide box office of the movies they worked on.
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1
Spiro Razatos
| Best known as a Second Unit Director based on credits in that role in 27 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,457,219,775 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,189,009,332 in 2017), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Venom ($856,081,053 in 2018), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($719,360,068 in 2021), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), Transformers: The Last Knight ($602,893,340 in 2017), Kong: Skull Island ($568,652,812 in 2017) |
2
Brian Smrz
| Best known as a Second Unit Director based on credits in that role in 27 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Iron Man 3 ($1,214,630,956 in 2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past ($747,862,775 in 2014), The Hangover Part II ($586,764,305 in 2011), Night at the Museum ($579,446,407 in 2006), Mission: Impossible 2 ($549,588,516 in 2000), X-Men: Apocalypse ($542,537,546 in 2016), Venom: Let There be Carnage ($501,546,922 in 2021), Rise of the Planet of the Apes ($470,986,200 in 2011), Terminator: Genisys ($432,150,894 in 2015), X-Men 2 ($406,348,630 in 2003) |
3
Alexander Witt
| Best known as a Second Unit Director based on credits in that role in 25 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Skyfall ($1,110,526,981 in 2012), Spectre ($879,077,344 in 2015), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), Casino Royale ($594,420,216 in 2006), Cinderella ($542,351,353 in 2015), Twister ($499,230,797 in 1996), Terminator: Genisys ($432,150,894 in 2015), Hannibal ($350,100,280 in 2001), Prince of Persia: Sands of Time ($336,359,676 in 2010) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spiro Razatos | $11,323,935,084 | 27 | $419,405,003 |
| 2 | Brian Smrz | $9,773,909,966 | 27 | $361,996,665 |
| 3 | Alexander Witt | $8,729,144,561 | 25 | $349,165,782 |
| 4 | John Mahaffie | $8,329,630,714 | 13 | $640,740,824 |
| 5 | Stephen Woolfenden | $7,139,442,718 | 11 | $649,040,247 |
| 6 | Jack Gill | $6,373,762,682 | 35 | $182,107,505 |
| 7 | Simon Crane | $5,738,240,676 | 17 | $337,543,569 |
| 8 | Ken Bates | $5,406,414,345 | 23 | $235,061,493 |
| 9 | Dan Bradley | $5,160,442,288 | 16 | $322,527,643 |
| 10 | Vic Armstrong | $4,635,138,025 | 18 | $257,507,668 |
| 11 | Peter MacDonald | $4,101,236,643 | 7 | $585,890,949 |
| 12 | Todd Hallowell | $4,055,571,333 | 17 | $238,563,020 |
| 13 | Robert Legato | $3,786,673,469 | 12 | $315,556,122 |
| 14 | Jonathan Taylor | $3,758,683,153 | 6 | $626,447,192 |
| 15 | Jeff Habberstad | $3,648,012,690 | 10 | $364,801,269 |
| 16 | G. A. Aguilar | $3,412,850,027 | 15 | $227,523,335 |
| 17 | Roger Guyett | $3,086,306,357 | 4 | $771,576,589 |
| 18 | Garrett Warren | $2,887,499,302 | 8 | $360,937,413 |
| 19 | Chad Stahelski | $2,832,591,178 | 5 | $566,518,236 |
| 20 | Jeffrey A. Lynch | $2,721,105,771 | 4 | $680,276,443 |
| 21 | Damon Caro | $2,688,866,426 | 4 | $672,216,607 |
| 22 | George Marshall Ruge | $2,687,920,136 | 5 | $537,584,027 |
| 23 | David Ellis | $2,461,950,406 | 8 | $307,743,801 |
| 24 | Charles Gibson | $2,346,836,306 | 5 | $469,367,261 |
| 25 | Steven Quale | $2,258,178,396 | 2 | $1,129,089,198 |
| 26 | Paul Jennings | $2,122,266,586 | 9 | $235,807,398 |
| 27 | Kimble Rendall | $2,069,339,436 | 6 | $344,889,906 |
| 28 | Darrin Prescott | $2,050,292,930 | 6 | $341,715,488 |
| 29 | Andy Serkis | $1,899,681,475 | 2 | $949,840,738 |
| 30 | Wade Eastwood | $1,836,202,432 | 5 | $367,240,486 |
| 31 | Max Kleven | $1,742,697,249 | 7 | $248,956,750 |
| 32 | Gary Capo | $1,690,587,357 | 8 | $211,323,420 |
| 33 | David Leitch | $1,687,037,974 | 4 | $421,759,494 |
| 34 | Phil Neilson | $1,601,661,718 | 7 | $228,808,817 |
| 35 | Frank Marshall | $1,530,659,184 | 10 | $153,065,918 |
| 36 | Mic Rodgers | $1,522,622,202 | 12 | $126,885,184 |
| 37 | Terry J. Leonard | $1,517,312,392 | 8 | $189,664,049 |
| 38 | Marty Eli Schwartz | $1,466,590,811 | 2 | $733,295,406 |
| 39 | E.J. Foerster | $1,428,340,692 | 10 | $142,834,069 |
| 40 | Steve Starkey | $1,418,017,517 | 5 | $283,603,503 |
| 41 | Guy Norris | $1,411,407,500 | 4 | $352,851,875 |
| 42 | Gary Hymes | $1,338,978,980 | 3 | $446,326,327 |
| 43 | Mickey Gilbert | $1,312,163,995 | 5 | $262,432,799 |
| 44 | George Cottle | $1,249,748,464 | 2 | $624,874,232 |
| 45 | J.J. Perry | $1,192,222,744 | 4 | $298,055,686 |
| 46 | Eric Schwab | $1,180,780,721 | 6 | $196,796,787 |
| 47 | Billy Burton | $1,179,697,682 | 5 | $235,939,536 |
| 48 | Will Waring | $1,168,574,332 | 2 | $584,287,166 |
| 49 | Robert Alonzo | $1,158,401,886 | 3 | $386,133,962 |
| 50 | Glenn Randall | $1,130,387,678 | 2 | $565,193,839 |
| 51 | David H. Venghaus, Jr. | $1,116,022,156 | 2 | $558,011,078 |
| 52 | Doug Coleman | $1,091,723,862 | 9 | $121,302,651 |
| 53 | Conrad Palmisano | $1,087,564,014 | 7 | $155,366,288 |
| 54 | Allan Graf | $1,069,145,016 | 10 | $106,914,502 |
| 55 | Roger Christian | $1,046,513,456 | 1 | $1,046,513,456 |
| 56 | Eric Brevig | $1,037,030,392 | 2 | $518,515,196 |
| 57 | James Madigan | $994,366,227 | 3 | $331,455,409 |
| 58 | Geoff Murphy | $965,365,594 | 2 | $482,682,797 |
| 59 | Philip Hardage | $960,996,492 | 1 | $960,996,492 |
| 60 | Luke Scott | $921,923,620 | 2 | $460,961,810 |
| 61 | Tom Struthers | $907,320,877 | 3 | $302,440,292 |
| 62 | Gary Davis | $901,313,553 | 4 | $225,328,388 |
| 63 | David Lowery | $895,937,268 | 1 | $895,937,268 |
| 64 | Micky Moore | $888,807,670 | 6 | $148,134,612 |
| 65 | John Barry | $849,201,086 | 2 | $424,600,543 |
| 66 | Doug Lefler | $822,652,858 | 1 | $822,652,858 |
| 67 | Greg Rementer | $818,245,396 | 2 | $409,122,698 |
| 68 | Bruce A. Block | $817,548,051 | 5 | $163,509,610 |
| 69 | Dean Devlin | $817,400,878 | 1 | $817,400,878 |
| 70 | Kevin LaRosa | $817,400,878 | 1 | $817,400,878 |
| 71 | Mitchell Amundsen | $815,169,224 | 2 | $407,584,612 |
| 72 | Thomas Robinson Harper | $792,959,135 | 3 | $264,319,712 |
| 73 | Martin Kenzie | $792,212,724 | 4 | $198,053,181 |
| 74 | Gary Powell | $789,642,811 | 2 | $394,821,406 |
| 75 | David Tomblin | $782,565,284 | 2 | $391,282,642 |
| 76 | David R. Ellis | $766,752,423 | 5 | $153,350,485 |
| 77 | Jake Morrison | $760,928,081 | 1 | $760,928,081 |
| 78 | Chris O’ Hara | $760,732,926 | 1 | $760,732,926 |
| 79 | Cedric Nicolas-Troyan | $758,536,735 | 1 | $758,536,735 |
| 80 | Scott Marshall | $744,269,091 | 6 | $124,044,849 |
| 81 | Brick Mason | $738,677,381 | 3 | $246,225,794 |
| 82 | Mark Vargo | $719,500,941 | 3 | $239,833,647 |
| 83 | Tanya Lapointe | $714,711,520 | 1 | $714,711,520 |
| 84 | Brad Parker | $710,644,566 | 1 | $710,644,566 |
| 85 | Ian Sharp | $707,929,933 | 2 | $353,964,967 |
| 86 | Michael D. Moore | $700,532,185 | 2 | $350,266,093 |
| 87 | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | $690,227,695 | 5 | $138,045,539 |
| 88 | Greg Michael | $678,294,282 | 4 | $169,573,571 |
| 89 | Andrew Mondshein | $672,806,292 | 1 | $672,806,292 |
| 90 | Bruce Hendricks | $654,310,819 | 1 | $654,310,819 |
| 91 | Scott Rogers | $638,855,826 | 7 | $91,265,118 |
| 92 | Ted Rae | $622,313,635 | 1 | $622,313,635 |
| 93 | David Koepp | $618,638,999 | 1 | $618,638,999 |
| 94 | Phil Nelson | $584,877,827 | 1 | $584,877,827 |
| 95 | Tyler Spindel | $584,413,447 | 4 | $146,103,362 |
| 96 | Scott Ateah | $559,107,388 | 6 | $93,184,565 |
| 97 | Walter Von Huene | $558,864,191 | 2 | $279,432,096 |
| 98 | Randall William Cook | $556,906,378 | 1 | $556,906,378 |
| 99 | Anne Bruning | $549,588,516 | 1 | $549,588,516 |
| 100 | Deuel Droogan | $549,588,516 | 1 | $549,588,516 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.