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Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,801 | Chris Appelhans | $25,860,000 | 2 | $12,930,000 |
| 1,802 | John McNaughton | $25,784,837 | 5 | $5,156,967 |
| 1,803 | Yong-seok Choi | $25,760,000 | 1 | $25,760,000 |
| 1,804 | Woogie Kim | $25,760,000 | 1 | $25,760,000 |
| 1,805 | Ariel Vromen | $25,755,893 | 7 | $3,679,413 |
| 1,806 | Matthias Schweighofer | $25,753,763 | 4 | $6,438,441 |
| 1,807 | Gints Zilbalodis | $25,739,080 | 2 | $12,869,540 |
| 1,808 | Christopher Jenkins | $25,725,460 | 2 | $12,862,730 |
| 1,809 | Hiroshi Akabane | $25,525,630 | 10 | $2,552,563 |
| 1,810 | Maria Loohufvud | $25,462,153 | 1 | $25,462,153 |
| 1,811 | Love Martinsen | $25,462,153 | 1 | $25,462,153 |
| 1,812 | Matthew Chow Hoi-Kwong | $25,441,760 | 1 | $25,441,760 |
| 1,813 | Damian Szifron | $25,426,338 | 2 | $12,713,169 |
| 1,814 | Richard Kelly | $25,424,158 | 3 | $8,474,719 |
| 1,815 | David Charhon | $25,377,052 | 4 | $6,344,263 |
| 1,816 | Steve Loter | $25,320,246 | 1 | $25,320,246 |
| 1,817 | James Ponsoldt | $25,305,019 | 6 | $4,217,503 |
| 1,818 | Nicolai Fuglsig | $25,298,665 | 1 | $25,298,665 |
| 1,819 | David Wnendt | $25,284,827 | 4 | $6,321,207 |
| 1,820 | Timur Vermes | $25,283,394 | 1 | $25,283,394 |
| 1,821 | Jeremiah Chechik | $25,218,821 | 6 | $4,203,137 |
| 1,822 | John Carpenter | $25,209,939 | 20 | $1,260,497 |
| 1,823 | Gyeong Taek Kwak (곽경택) | $25,170,899 | 1 | $25,170,899 |
| 1,824 | Wexin Ye (叶伟信) | $25,141,990 | 1 | $25,141,990 |
| 1,825 | Armando Iannucci | $25,138,064 | 2 | $12,569,032 |
| 1,826 | Raj Kumar Gupta | $25,077,571 | 5 | $5,015,514 |
| 1,827 | Clarence Fok Yiu-leung | $25,040,000 | 1 | $25,040,000 |
| 1,828 | Hajime Hashimoto | $25,023,863 | 3 | $8,341,288 |
| 1,829 | Qing Da (大庆) | $25,001,995 | 1 | $25,001,995 |
| 1,830 | Joseph Kahn | $25,000,000 | 4 | $6,250,000 |
| 1,831 | Zoë Kravitz | $25,000,000 | 1 | $25,000,000 |
| 1,832 | Izuru Narushima | $24,995,444 | 8 | $3,124,431 |
| 1,833 | Anthony Bell | $24,899,520 | 4 | $6,224,880 |
| 1,834 | Stephen Kay | $24,890,477 | 4 | $6,222,619 |
| 1,835 | Lenny Abrahamson | $24,890,064 | 4 | $6,222,516 |
| 1,836 | Wong Ming-Sing | $24,860,818 | 1 | $24,860,818 |
| 1,837 | Kwok Cheung Tsang | $24,859,900 | 1 | $24,859,900 |
| 1,838 | Park Noo-ri | $24,789,490 | 1 | $24,789,490 |
| 1,839 | Tetsu Maeda | $24,770,384 | 6 | $4,128,397 |
| 1,840 | Justine Triet | $24,758,970 | 3 | $8,252,990 |
| 1,841 | John Turturro | $24,748,875 | 5 | $4,949,775 |
| 1,842 | Lucia Aniello | $24,738,714 | 1 | $24,738,714 |
| 1,843 | Haiyin Qin (秦海燕) | $24,732,804 | 1 | $24,732,804 |
| 1,844 | Aaron Sorkin | $24,632,153 | 3 | $8,210,718 |
| 1,845 | Yang Wu | $24,620,000 | 2 | $12,310,000 |
| 1,846 | Kamil Cetin | $24,618,883 | 9 | $2,735,431 |
| 1,847 | Jocelyn Moorhouse | $24,595,219 | 5 | $4,919,044 |
| 1,848 | Javier Ruiz Caldera | $24,585,246 | 6 | $4,097,541 |
| 1,849 | Yvan Attal | $24,582,806 | 7 | $3,511,829 |
| 1,850 | Elaine Bogan | $24,519,529 | 1 | $24,519,529 |
| 1,851 | Joel Gallen | $24,518,792 | 2 | $12,259,396 |
| 1,852 | Katia Lund | $24,495,898 | 1 | $24,495,898 |
| 1,853 | Hiroshi Nishikiori | $24,486,525 | 4 | $6,121,631 |
| 1,854 | Anika Decker | $24,483,670 | 3 | $8,161,223 |
| 1,855 | Cho Jung rae | $24,454,879 | 6 | $4,075,813 |
| 1,856 | Brad Parker | $24,446,793 | 2 | $12,223,397 |
| 1,857 | Fred Wolf | $24,443,339 | 6 | $4,073,890 |
| 1,858 | Choi Sung-hyun | $24,376,704 | 1 | $24,376,704 |
| 1,859 | Fernando González Molina | $24,375,055 | 5 | $4,875,011 |
| 1,860 | Remi Bezancon | $24,364,748 | 3 | $8,121,583 |
| 1,861 | William Malone | $24,325,726 | 2 | $12,162,863 |
| 1,862 | Mahsun Kirmizigül | $24,288,961 | 4 | $6,072,240 |
| 1,863 | Daniel Stamm | $24,249,870 | 2 | $12,124,935 |
| 1,864 | Jeong Yeol Choi | $24,225,992 | 2 | $12,112,996 |
| 1,865 | Julie Delpy | $24,213,386 | 6 | $4,035,564 |
| 1,866 | Norman Jewison | $24,182,396 | 22 | $1,099,200 |
| 1,867 | Andrei Konchalovsky | $24,169,983 | 5 | $4,833,997 |
| 1,868 | Darina Shmidt | $24,168,275 | 4 | $6,042,069 |
| 1,869 | Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla | $24,148,581 | 2 | $12,074,291 |
| 1,870 | Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | $24,148,581 | 2 | $12,074,291 |
| 1,871 | Jun-hee Han | $24,134,402 | 2 | $12,067,201 |
| 1,872 | Neeraj Pandey | $24,073,713 | 4 | $6,018,428 |
| 1,873 | Luv Ranjan | $23,999,011 | 4 | $5,999,753 |
| 1,874 | Shari Springer Berman | $23,939,717 | 6 | $3,989,953 |
| 1,875 | Robert Pulcini | $23,939,717 | 6 | $3,989,953 |
| 1,876 | Hu Gao (高虎) | $23,927,919 | 1 | $23,927,919 |
| 1,877 | Hideki Ito | $23,913,019 | 1 | $23,913,019 |
| 1,878 | Aki Kaurismaki | $23,904,246 | 4 | $5,976,062 |
| 1,879 | Wagner de Assis | $23,886,064 | 4 | $5,971,516 |
| 1,880 | Chava Cartas | $23,663,142 | 9 | $2,629,238 |
| 1,881 | Felix Van Groeningen | $23,550,877 | 4 | $5,887,719 |
| 1,882 | Ashwni Dhir | $23,536,837 | 2 | $11,768,419 |
| 1,883 | Alberto Rodriguez | $23,533,797 | 5 | $4,706,759 |
| 1,884 | Jeff Tomsic | $23,500,000 | 9 | $2,611,111 |
| 1,885 | Thomas Lilti | $23,433,004 | 4 | $5,858,251 |
| 1,886 | Adam Brooks | $23,376,217 | 1 | $23,376,217 |
| 1,887 | Peter Cornwell | $23,369,006 | 2 | $11,684,503 |
| 1,888 | Akiyuki Shinbo | $23,367,669 | 5 | $4,673,534 |
| 1,889 | Soon-rye Yim | $23,352,404 | 3 | $7,784,135 |
| 1,890 | Byungkuk Hwang | $23,310,275 | 1 | $23,310,275 |
| 1,891 | Olatunde Osunsanmi | $23,296,384 | 3 | $7,765,461 |
| 1,892 | Priyadarshan | $23,271,949 | 10 | $2,327,195 |
| 1,893 | Diane English | $23,201,733 | 1 | $23,201,733 |
| 1,894 | Jack Smight | $23,200,000 | 9 | $2,577,778 |
| 1,895 | Yang Feng | $23,198,049 | 3 | $7,732,683 |
| 1,896 | Daniele Luchetti | $23,115,490 | 7 | $3,302,213 |
| 1,897 | Reema Kagti | $23,098,120 | 3 | $7,699,373 |
| 1,898 | Sajid Samji | $23,076,532 | 1 | $23,076,532 |
| 1,899 | Rusty Cundieff | $23,072,290 | 8 | $2,884,036 |
| 1,900 | David L. Cunningham | $23,058,167 | 4 | $5,764,542 |
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.