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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800)BETA
See also: Top Domestic Art Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Directors - Top Domestic Assistant Editors - Top Domestic Associate Producers - Top Domestic Casting Directors - Top Domestic Cinematographers - Top Domestic Co-Producers - Top Domestic Composers - Top Domestic Costume Designers - Top Domestic Costume Supervisors - Top Domestic Dialogue Editors - Top Domestic Editors - Top Domestic Executive Producers - Top Domestic Make-up and Hair Designers - Top Domestic Music Editors - Top Domestic Music Supervisors - Top Domestic Producers - Top Domestic Production Designers - Top Domestic Re-recording Mixers - Top Domestic Screenwriters - Top Domestic Second Unit Directors - Top Domestic Set Decorators - Top Domestic Set Designers - Top Domestic Sound Designers - Top Domestic Sound Editors - Top Domestic Sound Effects Editors - Top Domestic Sound Mixers - Top Domestic Story Creators - Top Domestic Stunt Coordinators - Top Domestic Supervising Sound Editors - Top Domestic Unit Production Managers - Top Domestic Visual Effects Supervisors - Top International Directors - Top Worldwide Directors
This list shows the highest grossing Directors based on the domestic box office of the movies they worked on.
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| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,701 | Alex Parkinson | $21,051,180 | 3 | $7,017,060 |
| 1,702 | Stephen Chow | $21,047,734 | 7 | $3,006,819 |
| 1,703 | Trey Edward Shults | $21,004,086 | 4 | $5,251,022 |
| 1,704 | Jimmy Chin | $20,988,714 | 7 | $2,998,388 |
| 1,705 | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | $20,988,714 | 7 | $2,998,388 |
| 1,706 | Chris Carter | $20,982,478 | 1 | $20,982,478 |
| 1,707 | Joe Chappelle | $20,914,733 | 3 | $6,971,578 |
| 1,708 | Paul Flaherty | $20,897,132 | 3 | $6,965,711 |
| 1,709 | Baran bo Odar | $20,883,918 | 3 | $6,961,306 |
| 1,710 | Federico Fellini | $20,864,063 | 20 | $1,043,203 |
| 1,711 | Derrick Borte | $20,831,465 | 5 | $4,166,293 |
| 1,712 | Drew Hancock | $20,809,101 | 1 | $20,809,101 |
| 1,713 | Martin Weisz | $20,804,166 | 2 | $10,402,083 |
| 1,714 | Nacho G. Velilla | $20,799,533 | 6 | $3,466,589 |
| 1,715 | Elliot Silverstein | $20,666,667 | 3 | $6,888,889 |
| 1,716 | Charles Haid | $20,623,071 | 3 | $6,874,357 |
| 1,717 | Mike Schwartz | $20,621,906 | 2 | $10,310,953 |
| 1,718 | Tyler Nilson | $20,621,906 | 3 | $6,873,969 |
| 1,719 | Franc. Reyes | $20,563,472 | 3 | $6,854,491 |
| 1,720 | Director X | $20,537,137 | 3 | $6,845,712 |
| 1,721 | James Komack | $20,518,000 | 1 | $20,518,000 |
| 1,722 | Aaron Paul | $20,494,316 | 3 | $6,831,439 |
| 1,723 | Nick Hurran | $20,466,072 | 3 | $6,822,024 |
| 1,724 | Bud Townsend | $20,418,789 | 1 | $20,418,789 |
| 1,725 | Jamie Blanks | $20,384,136 | 3 | $6,794,712 |
| 1,726 | Joel Smallbone | $20,335,239 | 1 | $20,335,239 |
| 1,727 | Jim Sonzero | $20,264,436 | 1 | $20,264,436 |
| 1,728 | Rick Famuyiwa | $20,255,281 | 2 | $10,127,641 |
| 1,729 | Michael Karbeinikoff | $20,246,790 | 1 | $20,246,790 |
| 1,730 | Katt Shea Ruben | $20,213,136 | 4 | $5,053,284 |
| 1,731 | John Farrow | $20,200,000 | 8 | $2,525,000 |
| 1,732 | Vilgot Sjöman | $20,200,000 | 1 | $20,200,000 |
| 1,733 | Joan Micklin Silver | $20,151,089 | 6 | $3,358,515 |
| 1,734 | Arkasha Stevenson | $20,092,802 | 1 | $20,092,802 |
| 1,735 | John Erman | $20,062,347 | 2 | $10,031,174 |
| 1,736 | Robert Klane | $20,041,891 | 2 | $10,020,946 |
| 1,737 | Kurt Wimmer | $20,037,665 | 3 | $6,679,222 |
| 1,738 | John Berry | $20,000,000 | 2 | $10,000,000 |
| 1,739 | DJ Pooh | $19,918,431 | 2 | $9,959,216 |
| 1,740 | Robert Olsen | $19,864,488 | 4 | $4,966,122 |
| 1,741 | Dan Berk | $19,864,488 | 5 | $3,972,898 |
| 1,742 | Tom Ford | $19,839,357 | 2 | $9,919,679 |
| 1,743 | Daniel Stamm | $19,811,427 | 2 | $9,905,714 |
| 1,744 | Hatsuki Tsuji | $19,762,690 | 1 | $19,762,690 |
| 1,745 | Richard Rush | $19,750,470 | 1 | $19,750,470 |
| 1,746 | Roger Young | $19,742,403 | 5 | $3,948,481 |
| 1,747 | Steve Carver | $19,729,309 | 2 | $9,864,655 |
| 1,748 | John Curran | $19,715,414 | 4 | $4,928,854 |
| 1,749 | Paris Barclay | $19,674,813 | 3 | $6,558,271 |
| 1,750 | Wayne Kramer | $19,617,129 | 4 | $4,904,282 |
| 1,751 | Gerald Potterton | $19,571,091 | 1 | $19,571,091 |
| 1,752 | Ariel Vromen | $19,545,051 | 7 | $2,792,150 |
| 1,753 | Joseph Barbera | $19,543,985 | 2 | $9,771,993 |
| 1,754 | William Hanna | $19,543,985 | 2 | $9,771,993 |
| 1,755 | Karyn Kusama | $19,524,707 | 5 | $3,904,941 |
| 1,756 | Gary Chapman | $19,478,106 | 1 | $19,478,106 |
| 1,757 | Chris Walas | $19,441,528 | 1 | $19,441,528 |
| 1,758 | George Jackson | $19,438,638 | 1 | $19,438,638 |
| 1,759 | Maurice Joyce | $19,421,271 | 1 | $19,421,271 |
| 1,760 | Susan Stroman | $19,398,532 | 1 | $19,398,532 |
| 1,761 | Mark Burton | $19,375,982 | 1 | $19,375,982 |
| 1,762 | Richard Starzak | $19,375,982 | 1 | $19,375,982 |
| 1,763 | Bruno Barreto | $19,253,607 | 9 | $2,139,290 |
| 1,764 | Nanette Burstein | $19,238,735 | 3 | $6,412,912 |
| 1,765 | Eric Meza | $19,194,572 | 1 | $19,194,572 |
| 1,766 | Ishana Night Shyamalan | $19,164,028 | 1 | $19,164,028 |
| 1,767 | Mark Herman | $19,121,399 | 5 | $3,824,280 |
| 1,768 | Adrienne Shelly | $19,097,550 | 1 | $19,097,550 |
| 1,769 | Andrew Dominik | $19,088,949 | 7 | $2,726,993 |
| 1,770 | Mike Slee | $19,084,280 | 4 | $4,771,070 |
| 1,771 | Stuart Beattie | $19,080,226 | 2 | $9,540,113 |
| 1,772 | Fioria Sigismondi | $19,046,448 | 3 | $6,348,816 |
| 1,773 | Stephen Low | $19,007,745 | 5 | $3,801,549 |
| 1,774 | Robert Longo | $19,006,201 | 1 | $19,006,201 |
| 1,775 | Alfred E. Green | $19,000,000 | 5 | $3,800,000 |
| 1,776 | Richard Quine | $19,000,000 | 5 | $3,800,000 |
| 1,777 | Michael Goldenberg | $18,972,237 | 1 | $18,972,237 |
| 1,778 | Nick Gomez | $18,967,399 | 3 | $6,322,466 |
| 1,779 | David Yarovesky | $18,892,185 | 3 | $6,297,395 |
| 1,780 | Carl Schultz | $18,875,011 | 2 | $9,437,506 |
| 1,781 | James D. Stern | $18,848,487 | 4 | $4,712,122 |
| 1,782 | Doug Atchison | $18,848,430 | 1 | $18,848,430 |
| 1,783 | John Bonito | $18,844,784 | 1 | $18,844,784 |
| 1,784 | David Steinberg | $18,838,000 | 2 | $9,419,000 |
| 1,785 | Ross Katz | $18,835,699 | 3 | $6,278,566 |
| 1,786 | Richard Glatzer | $18,827,538 | 2 | $9,413,769 |
| 1,787 | Richard Talmadge | $18,820,000 | 1 | $18,820,000 |
| 1,788 | Richard Compton | $18,800,000 | 1 | $18,800,000 |
| 1,789 | Bart Freundlich | $18,783,384 | 6 | $3,130,564 |
| 1,790 | Robert M. Young | $18,780,804 | 6 | $3,130,134 |
| 1,791 | Spenser Cohen | $18,771,004 | 1 | $18,771,004 |
| 1,792 | Anna Halberg | $18,771,004 | 1 | $18,771,004 |
| 1,793 | Jack Sholder | $18,763,152 | 3 | $6,254,384 |
| 1,794 | Don Kempf | $18,642,318 | 1 | $18,642,318 |
| 1,795 | Mary Agnes Donoghue | $18,638,183 | 2 | $9,319,092 |
| 1,796 | Asger Leth | $18,620,000 | 1 | $18,620,000 |
| 1,797 | Lang Elliott | $18,618,178 | 2 | $9,309,089 |
| 1,798 | David Clark | $18,571,938 | 2 | $9,285,969 |
| 1,799 | Al Giddings | $18,571,938 | 1 | $18,571,938 |
| 1,800 | Francois Ozon | $18,554,528 | 17 | $1,091,443 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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.