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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Nick Castle | $131,980,808 | 6 | $21,996,801 |
| 602 | David S. Ward | $131,823,724 | 5 | $26,364,745 |
| 603 | Michael Sucsy | $131,126,944 | 3 | $43,708,981 |
| 604 | Russell Mulcahy | $131,071,018 | 13 | $10,082,386 |
| 605 | Gavin O’Connor | $130,762,188 | 8 | $16,345,274 |
| 606 | Scott Waugh | $130,291,507 | 7 | $18,613,072 |
| 607 | Stephen Daldry | $129,945,419 | 8 | $16,243,177 |
| 608 | Leigh Whannell | $129,109,738 | 5 | $25,821,948 |
| 609 | Christopher Landon | $129,028,248 | 7 | $18,432,607 |
| 610 | Aaron Seltzer | $128,825,448 | 8 | $16,103,181 |
| 611 | Steve Rash | $128,719,644 | 7 | $18,388,521 |
| 612 | Alex Garland | $127,767,436 | 5 | $25,553,487 |
| 613 | Richard LaGravenese | $127,698,636 | 8 | $15,962,330 |
| 614 | Benjamin Renner | $127,665,701 | 3 | $42,555,234 |
| 615 | David McNally | $127,509,485 | 2 | $63,754,743 |
| 616 | Brett Leonard | $127,274,829 | 9 | $14,141,648 |
| 617 | Kevin Greutert | $127,011,368 | 7 | $18,144,481 |
| 618 | Ronald Neame | $126,700,000 | 9 | $14,077,778 |
| 619 | Lewis Teague | $126,272,538 | 6 | $21,045,423 |
| 620 | Carl Franklin | $125,096,163 | 7 | $17,870,880 |
| 621 | Zhang Yimou | $124,746,418 | 22 | $5,670,292 |
| 622 | Stephen Anderson | $124,515,017 | 2 | $62,257,509 |
| 623 | Bill Duke | $124,124,711 | 8 | $15,515,589 |
| 624 | Mark Robson | $122,411,111 | 7 | $17,487,302 |
| 625 | John Schultz | $122,369,257 | 10 | $12,236,926 |
| 626 | Kenny Ortega | $121,121,080 | 8 | $15,140,135 |
| 627 | Etan Cohen | $120,980,196 | 2 | $60,490,098 |
| 628 | Josh Trank | $120,692,723 | 3 | $40,230,908 |
| 629 | Simon Curtis | $120,184,817 | 5 | $24,036,963 |
| 630 | Trish Sie | $119,801,914 | 5 | $23,960,383 |
| 631 | Cody Cameron | $119,793,567 | 1 | $119,793,567 |
| 632 | Kris Pearn | $119,793,567 | 2 | $59,896,784 |
| 633 | Hoyt H. Yeatman | $119,436,770 | 1 | $119,436,770 |
| 634 | Arthur Penn | $119,339,299 | 9 | $13,259,922 |
| 635 | John A. Davis | $119,337,901 | 3 | $39,779,300 |
| 636 | Luis Mandoki | $119,089,702 | 7 | $17,012,815 |
| 637 | Jeff Rowe | $118,700,272 | 3 | $39,566,757 |
| 638 | Angus Maclane | $118,307,188 | 1 | $118,307,188 |
| 639 | Irwin Winkler | $117,668,401 | 7 | $16,809,772 |
| 640 | Corin Hardy | $117,459,086 | 3 | $39,153,029 |
| 641 | Rod Daniel | $117,324,248 | 4 | $29,331,062 |
| 642 | Ric Roman Waugh | $117,249,518 | 8 | $14,656,190 |
| 643 | Clark Johnson | $116,954,108 | 3 | $38,984,703 |
| 644 | Angelina Jolie | $116,480,232 | 6 | $19,413,372 |
| 645 | Bennett Miller | $116,452,322 | 3 | $38,817,441 |
| 646 | Lorene Scafaria | $116,309,555 | 3 | $38,769,852 |
| 647 | Frederik Du Chau | $116,305,627 | 3 | $38,768,542 |
| 648 | Noam Murro | $116,091,340 | 2 | $58,045,670 |
| 649 | Hugh Hudson | $115,997,356 | 7 | $16,571,051 |
| 650 | David S. Goyer | $115,637,767 | 4 | $28,909,442 |
| 651 | Denzel Washington | $115,532,367 | 4 | $28,883,092 |
| 652 | Sylvain White | $115,513,807 | 4 | $28,878,452 |
| 653 | David Koepp | $114,038,560 | 7 | $16,291,223 |
| 654 | Reinaldo Marcus Green | $113,937,093 | 4 | $28,484,273 |
| 655 | Michael Hoffman | $113,916,347 | 8 | $14,239,543 |
| 656 | John Erick Dowdle | $113,882,653 | 6 | $18,980,442 |
| 657 | Stanley Kramer | $113,000,000 | 9 | $12,555,556 |
| 658 | Dexter Fletcher | $112,157,549 | 5 | $22,431,510 |
| 659 | Billy Wilder | $112,145,625 | 20 | $5,607,281 |
| 660 | Howard Hall | $111,915,318 | 4 | $27,978,830 |
| 661 | Michael Cimino | $111,368,201 | 8 | $13,921,025 |
| 662 | Burr Steers | $111,058,088 | 4 | $27,764,522 |
| 663 | Johannes Roberts | $111,000,591 | 9 | $12,333,399 |
| 664 | Andrew Niccol | $110,858,027 | 7 | $15,836,861 |
| 665 | Takaski Shimizu | $110,359,362 | 2 | $55,179,681 |
| 666 | Rupert Wainwright | $110,126,614 | 3 | $36,708,871 |
| 667 | John Whitesell | $109,818,997 | 6 | $18,303,166 |
| 668 | Cornell John | $109,306,210 | 1 | $109,306,210 |
| 669 | Peter Billingsley | $109,226,916 | 2 | $54,613,458 |
| 670 | Alan Metter | $108,525,676 | 5 | $21,705,135 |
| 671 | Oren Peli | $107,926,366 | 2 | $53,963,183 |
| 672 | Dean Israelite | $107,712,691 | 5 | $21,542,538 |
| 673 | Frank Miller | $107,667,812 | 3 | $35,889,271 |
| 674 | Seth Rogen | $107,575,377 | 2 | $53,787,689 |
| 675 | Evan Goldberg | $107,575,377 | 2 | $53,787,689 |
| 676 | Clay Kaytis | $107,509,366 | 3 | $35,836,455 |
| 677 | Fergal Reilly | $107,509,366 | 1 | $107,509,366 |
| 678 | Duncan Jones | $107,087,680 | 5 | $21,417,536 |
| 679 | David Lowery | $106,682,246 | 7 | $15,240,321 |
| 680 | Stuart Rosenberg | $106,253,908 | 6 | $17,708,985 |
| 681 | David Lynch | $106,172,526 | 10 | $10,617,253 |
| 682 | Parker Finn | $105,935,048 | 2 | $52,967,524 |
| 683 | Tommy Wirkola | $105,840,239 | 9 | $11,760,027 |
| 684 | Paul Michael Glaser | $105,782,594 | 5 | $21,156,519 |
| 685 | Andrew Fleming | $105,766,635 | 9 | $11,751,848 |
| 686 | Peter Hedges | $105,728,259 | 5 | $21,145,652 |
| 687 | Jack Smight | $105,722,763 | 9 | $11,746,974 |
| 688 | Anthony Leondis | $105,618,115 | 2 | $52,809,058 |
| 689 | John Ford | $105,400,000 | 23 | $4,582,609 |
| 690 | Aaron Nee | $105,364,584 | 4 | $26,341,146 |
| 691 | Adam Nee | $105,364,584 | 4 | $26,341,146 |
| 692 | Don Siegel | $105,203,180 | 16 | $6,575,199 |
| 693 | Sofia Coppola | $104,480,355 | 8 | $13,060,044 |
| 694 | Joshua Logan | $104,081,356 | 5 | $20,816,271 |
| 695 | Christopher Cain | $103,901,633 | 8 | $12,987,704 |
| 696 | Steve Rodney McQueen | $103,231,002 | 6 | $17,205,167 |
| 697 | James Ivory | $103,094,259 | 20 | $5,154,713 |
| 698 | Danny Leiner | $103,063,267 | 3 | $34,354,422 |
| 699 | Thomas Carter | $103,024,926 | 4 | $25,756,232 |
| 700 | Tim Heitz | $102,996,915 | 1 | $102,996,915 |
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.