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Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,401 | Kelong Li | $37,641,855 | 6 | $6,273,643 |
| 1,402 | Mira Nair | $37,621,446 | 10 | $3,762,145 |
| 1,403 | Kang Je-Kyu | $37,611,744 | 4 | $9,402,936 |
| 1,404 | Frank Nissen | $37,588,511 | 1 | $37,588,511 |
| 1,405 | Salvatore Ficarra | $37,557,767 | 3 | $12,519,256 |
| 1,406 | Kôjirô Hashimoto | $37,538,344 | 3 | $12,512,781 |
| 1,407 | Kasi Lemmons | $37,501,103 | 7 | $5,357,300 |
| 1,408 | Brad Anderson | $37,426,884 | 13 | $2,878,991 |
| 1,409 | Dorota Kobiela | $37,339,839 | 2 | $18,669,920 |
| 1,410 | Castille Landon | $37,260,168 | 6 | $6,210,028 |
| 1,411 | Todd Field | $37,236,666 | 3 | $12,412,222 |
| 1,412 | Forest Whitaker | $37,182,761 | 3 | $12,394,254 |
| 1,413 | Mark Pellington | $37,131,004 | 9 | $4,125,667 |
| 1,414 | Fung Chih-chiang | $37,092,694 | 2 | $18,546,347 |
| 1,415 | Scott Frank | $37,045,335 | 2 | $18,522,668 |
| 1,416 | Gilles Lellouche | $36,917,567 | 3 | $12,305,856 |
| 1,417 | Youyin Wu | $36,899,924 | 1 | $36,899,924 |
| 1,418 | Paolo Virzi | $36,885,908 | 7 | $5,269,415 |
| 1,419 | Pang Ho-cheung | $36,744,927 | 4 | $9,186,232 |
| 1,420 | Shunji Iwai | $36,744,865 | 10 | $3,674,487 |
| 1,421 | Zhi Li | $36,670,000 | 2 | $18,335,000 |
| 1,422 | Kay Pollack | $36,560,806 | 2 | $18,280,403 |
| 1,423 | Won-Chan Hong | $36,521,377 | 2 | $18,260,689 |
| 1,424 | Hany Abu-Assad | $36,477,068 | 6 | $6,079,511 |
| 1,425 | Sarah Gavron | $36,475,565 | 3 | $12,158,522 |
| 1,426 | Mennan Yapo | $36,294,228 | 1 | $36,294,228 |
| 1,427 | Michael Cuesta | $36,266,325 | 3 | $12,088,775 |
| 1,428 | Jeff Nichols | $36,250,784 | 6 | $6,041,797 |
| 1,429 | John Wells | $36,239,702 | 3 | $12,079,901 |
| 1,430 | Dan Trachtenberg | $36,203,423 | 3 | $12,067,808 |
| 1,431 | Zach Helm | $36,130,088 | 1 | $36,130,088 |
| 1,432 | Choi Kook-Hee | $36,010,953 | 2 | $18,005,477 |
| 1,433 | Kentarô Ôtani | $36,000,000 | 1 | $36,000,000 |
| 1,434 | Daniel Petrie | $36,000,000 | 8 | $4,500,000 |
| 1,435 | Geoffrey Sax | $36,000,000 | 2 | $18,000,000 |
| 1,436 | Tetsuo Yajima | $35,927,170 | 2 | $17,963,585 |
| 1,437 | Daniel Kwan | $35,876,616 | 3 | $11,958,872 |
| 1,438 | Daniel Scheinert | $35,876,616 | 4 | $8,969,154 |
| 1,439 | Sajid Khan | $35,830,902 | 2 | $17,915,451 |
| 1,440 | Tom Gormican | $35,816,163 | 2 | $17,908,082 |
| 1,441 | Ryo Tanaka | $35,762,324 | 2 | $17,881,162 |
| 1,442 | John Huston | $35,661,595 | 21 | $1,698,171 |
| 1,443 | Zhuo Chen (陈卓) | $35,523,265 | 3 | $11,841,088 |
| 1,444 | Florian Zeller | $35,410,283 | 2 | $17,705,142 |
| 1,445 | Jie Han | $35,288,134 | 1 | $35,288,134 |
| 1,446 | Jean-Philippe Vine | $35,225,538 | 1 | $35,225,538 |
| 1,447 | Christian Gudegast | $35,199,544 | 2 | $17,599,772 |
| 1,448 | Holger Tappe | $35,187,080 | 3 | $11,729,027 |
| 1,449 | Josie Rourke | $35,134,327 | 3 | $11,711,442 |
| 1,450 | Xu Jizhou | $35,045,171 | 1 | $35,045,171 |
| 1,451 | Eddie Murphy | $35,000,000 | 1 | $35,000,000 |
| 1,452 | Bille Woodruff | $34,995,510 | 6 | $5,832,585 |
| 1,453 | Wei Xu (徐伟) | $34,960,927 | 4 | $8,740,232 |
| 1,454 | Haolin Song | $34,939,739 | 3 | $11,646,580 |
| 1,455 | Grant Heslov | $34,920,023 | 1 | $34,920,023 |
| 1,456 | Jonathan Glazer | $34,908,334 | 4 | $8,727,084 |
| 1,457 | Ahn Sang-hoon | $34,794,258 | 3 | $11,598,086 |
| 1,458 | Farah Khan | $34,765,463 | 2 | $17,382,732 |
| 1,459 | Charles Herman-Wurmfeld | $34,700,000 | 1 | $34,700,000 |
| 1,460 | Michael Winterbottom | $34,699,329 | 27 | $1,285,160 |
| 1,461 | Giddens Ko | $34,660,432 | 4 | $8,665,108 |
| 1,462 | Tom Hanks | $34,540,890 | 2 | $17,270,445 |
| 1,463 | Shin-Yeon Won | $34,518,596 | 1 | $34,518,596 |
| 1,464 | Arthur Benzaquen | $34,510,866 | 1 | $34,510,866 |
| 1,465 | Norihiro Koizumi | $34,440,523 | 3 | $11,480,174 |
| 1,466 | Yoshihiro Osugi | $34,395,038 | 1 | $34,395,038 |
| 1,467 | Chi-Leung Law | $34,382,995 | 4 | $8,595,749 |
| 1,468 | Jane Campion | $34,360,941 | 8 | $4,295,118 |
| 1,469 | Peng Sanyuan | $34,244,133 | 1 | $34,244,133 |
| 1,470 | Dennie Gordon | $34,234,489 | 4 | $8,558,622 |
| 1,471 | Michael Lockshin | $34,213,937 | 3 | $11,404,646 |
| 1,472 | Kay Cannon | $34,212,286 | 4 | $8,553,072 |
| 1,473 | Takahiko Kyogoku | $34,193,048 | 2 | $17,096,524 |
| 1,474 | Jared Hess | $34,178,798 | 8 | $4,272,350 |
| 1,475 | David Wain | $34,154,430 | 5 | $6,830,886 |
| 1,476 | Jim Freeman | $34,100,000 | 1 | $34,100,000 |
| 1,477 | Courtney Solomon | $34,044,006 | 3 | $11,348,002 |
| 1,478 | Jin Mo-young | $34,012,260 | 1 | $34,012,260 |
| 1,479 | Shree Narayan Singh | $34,008,626 | 2 | $17,004,313 |
| 1,480 | Ken Scott | $34,005,021 | 5 | $6,801,004 |
| 1,481 | Brian Pimental | $34,000,000 | 1 | $34,000,000 |
| 1,482 | Tarek Boudali | $33,989,446 | 3 | $11,329,815 |
| 1,483 | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | $33,972,000 | 4 | $8,493,000 |
| 1,484 | Ole Bornedal | $33,969,741 | 6 | $5,661,624 |
| 1,485 | Ken Marino | $33,888,575 | 2 | $16,944,288 |
| 1,486 | Gosho Aoyama | $33,852,685 | 1 | $33,852,685 |
| 1,487 | Pat Boonnitipat | $33,845,730 | 1 | $33,845,730 |
| 1,488 | Leonard Nimoy | $33,815,822 | 6 | $5,635,970 |
| 1,489 | Xiaolie Wang (王小列) | $33,786,675 | 1 | $33,786,675 |
| 1,490 | Wash Westmoreland | $33,725,164 | 4 | $8,431,291 |
| 1,491 | John Herzfeld | $33,722,520 | 5 | $6,744,504 |
| 1,492 | Isabel Coixet | $33,717,820 | 12 | $2,809,818 |
| 1,493 | Guohui Chen (陈国辉) | $33,712,454 | 2 | $16,856,227 |
| 1,494 | Mandie Fletcher | $33,682,838 | 2 | $16,841,419 |
| 1,495 | Diederik Van Rooijen | $33,674,275 | 2 | $16,837,138 |
| 1,496 | Marius Balchunas | $33,671,730 | 7 | $4,810,247 |
| 1,497 | Douglas McGrath | $33,626,900 | 4 | $8,406,725 |
| 1,498 | Sean McCormack | $33,611,228 | 2 | $16,805,614 |
| 1,499 | Zhang Yang | $33,536,008 | 6 | $5,589,335 |
| 1,500 | Dave Filoni | $33,533,889 | 1 | $33,533,889 |
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.