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Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,001 | Nirio Nitta | $1,291,784 | 2 | $645,892 |
| 5,002 | Andrew Jarecki | $1,291,449 | 1 | $1,291,449 |
| 5,003 | Aleksey Balabanov | $1,290,847 | 3 | $430,282 |
| 5,004 | Takafumi Hatano | $1,287,161 | 1 | $1,287,161 |
| 5,005 | Kwang-chun Park | $1,283,207 | 1 | $1,283,207 |
| 5,006 | Lori Evans Taylor | $1,283,203 | 1 | $1,283,203 |
| 5,007 | Anthony Chen | $1,283,173 | 4 | $320,793 |
| 5,008 | Chuwei Deng (邓楚炜) | $1,283,006 | 1 | $1,283,006 |
| 5,009 | Ipek Sorak | $1,282,632 | 1 | $1,282,632 |
| 5,010 | Shinnosuke Yakuwa | $1,281,145 | 2 | $640,573 |
| 5,011 | Leah Purcell | $1,281,001 | 1 | $1,281,001 |
| 5,012 | Thomas Vincent | $1,279,809 | 2 | $639,905 |
| 5,013 | Note Chern-Yim | $1,277,605 | 1 | $1,277,605 |
| 5,014 | Coralie Fargeat | $1,274,279 | 1 | $1,274,279 |
| 5,015 | Michael Taverna | $1,274,006 | 2 | $637,003 |
| 5,016 | Mahalia Belo | $1,273,551 | 2 | $636,776 |
| 5,017 | Takeshi Maruyama | $1,273,217 | 2 | $636,609 |
| 5,018 | John Patrick Shanley | $1,272,672 | 2 | $636,336 |
| 5,019 | Marilyn Agrelo | $1,270,858 | 3 | $423,619 |
| 5,020 | Giacomo Gianniotti | $1,270,173 | 1 | $1,270,173 |
| 5,021 | Marc Gracie | $1,270,044 | 3 | $423,348 |
| 5,022 | Christian Keller | $1,267,863 | 1 | $1,267,863 |
| 5,023 | Mark Baldo | $1,265,478 | 1 | $1,265,478 |
| 5,024 | Burak Kuka | $1,265,268 | 5 | $253,054 |
| 5,025 | Kathleen Marshall | $1,265,122 | 1 | $1,265,122 |
| 5,026 | Paul Urkijo Alijo | $1,264,878 | 2 | $632,439 |
| 5,027 | Fez Noriega | $1,264,747 | 1 | $1,264,747 |
| 5,028 | Roy Szeto | $1,264,734 | 1 | $1,264,734 |
| 5,029 | Yu Junsang | $1,264,724 | 1 | $1,264,724 |
| 5,030 | Jonathan Trier | $1,264,196 | 1 | $1,264,196 |
| 5,031 | Audrey Estrougo | $1,263,389 | 1 | $1,263,389 |
| 5,032 | Giorgos Lanthimos | $1,263,159 | 1 | $1,263,159 |
| 5,033 | Paula Van der Oest | $1,262,552 | 5 | $252,510 |
| 5,034 | Audrey Diwan | $1,261,705 | 3 | $420,568 |
| 5,035 | Jake Scott | $1,261,561 | 4 | $315,390 |
| 5,036 | Jung Ji Yeon | $1,261,165 | 1 | $1,261,165 |
| 5,037 | Jung Ji-hwan | $1,260,848 | 1 | $1,260,848 |
| 5,038 | Xinwen Dong (董新文) | $1,259,005 | 1 | $1,259,005 |
| 5,039 | Jill Wong | $1,258,272 | 4 | $314,568 |
| 5,040 | Kushan Nandy | $1,258,122 | 1 | $1,258,122 |
| 5,041 | Thomas Sorriaux | $1,257,995 | 1 | $1,257,995 |
| 5,042 | Simon Sandquist | $1,257,190 | 2 | $628,595 |
| 5,043 | Steven Cantor | $1,256,995 | 2 | $628,498 |
| 5,044 | Aleksandr Barshak | $1,256,352 | 2 | $628,176 |
| 5,045 | Marit Moum Aune | $1,256,339 | 1 | $1,256,339 |
| 5,046 | Benjamin Caron | $1,254,538 | 3 | $418,179 |
| 5,047 | Ai Weiwei | $1,254,157 | 3 | $418,052 |
| 5,048 | Joon Won Ha (하준원) | $1,253,729 | 1 | $1,253,729 |
| 5,049 | Defne Deliormanli | $1,252,169 | 1 | $1,252,169 |
| 5,050 | Iñaki Dorronsoro | $1,251,951 | 1 | $1,251,951 |
| 5,051 | Dagur Kari | $1,250,428 | 2 | $625,214 |
| 5,052 | Lu Li | $1,250,000 | 1 | $1,250,000 |
| 5,053 | Damon Fepulea’i | $1,249,744 | 1 | $1,249,744 |
| 5,054 | Benedict Andrews | $1,249,528 | 2 | $624,764 |
| 5,055 | Joaquin Bissner | $1,247,627 | 1 | $1,247,627 |
| 5,056 | Paolo Zucca | $1,242,989 | 2 | $621,495 |
| 5,057 | Pavel Lungin | $1,241,845 | 3 | $413,948 |
| 5,058 | Hui Peng | $1,240,000 | 1 | $1,240,000 |
| 5,059 | Guan Er | $1,240,000 | 1 | $1,240,000 |
| 5,060 | Yongmou Zhang | $1,240,000 | 1 | $1,240,000 |
| 5,061 | Andrey Zaytsev | $1,239,668 | 3 | $413,223 |
| 5,062 | Chidambaram | $1,238,844 | 2 | $619,422 |
| 5,063 | Emanuele Cralese | $1,238,062 | 2 | $619,031 |
| 5,064 | Ned Benson | $1,237,989 | 2 | $618,995 |
| 5,065 | Rohena Gera | $1,236,534 | 1 | $1,236,534 |
| 5,066 | Rocco Papaleo | $1,235,378 | 1 | $1,235,378 |
| 5,067 | Piet De Rycker | $1,234,959 | 2 | $617,480 |
| 5,068 | Ángel Gómez Hernández | $1,234,129 | 2 | $617,065 |
| 5,069 | Ilya S. Maksimov | $1,234,080 | 3 | $411,360 |
| 5,070 | Manuel Martin Cuenca | $1,231,222 | 4 | $307,806 |
| 5,071 | Kuzuchika Kise | $1,231,108 | 1 | $1,231,108 |
| 5,072 | Jie Tan (覃劼) | $1,230,000 | 1 | $1,230,000 |
| 5,073 | Orcun Benli | $1,229,719 | 4 | $307,430 |
| 5,074 | Jun Wu | $1,229,574 | 2 | $614,787 |
| 5,075 | Jung Gil-hoon | $1,229,311 | 1 | $1,229,311 |
| 5,076 | Keisuke Toyoshima | $1,229,264 | 1 | $1,229,264 |
| 5,077 | Stefano Sollima | $1,227,322 | 2 | $613,661 |
| 5,078 | Max Erlenwein | $1,225,484 | 1 | $1,225,484 |
| 5,079 | Hélène Angel | $1,225,280 | 1 | $1,225,280 |
| 5,080 | Malgorzata Szumowska | $1,224,284 | 6 | $204,047 |
| 5,081 | Tomas Masin | $1,223,697 | 3 | $407,899 |
| 5,082 | Ramunas Rudokas | $1,222,158 | 3 | $407,386 |
| 5,083 | Joseph Jude Anthany | $1,219,015 | 2 | $609,508 |
| 5,084 | Brando Quilici | $1,218,978 | 1 | $1,218,978 |
| 5,085 | Monia Chokri | $1,218,013 | 3 | $406,004 |
| 5,086 | Mukunda Michael Dewil | $1,217,880 | 4 | $304,470 |
| 5,087 | Homero Olivetto | $1,217,201 | 1 | $1,217,201 |
| 5,088 | Nadage Loiseau | $1,216,291 | 2 | $608,146 |
| 5,089 | Corinna Belz | $1,215,618 | 3 | $405,206 |
| 5,090 | Gavin Fitzgerald | $1,214,903 | 3 | $404,968 |
| 5,091 | Gael Garcia Bernal | $1,214,862 | 1 | $1,214,862 |
| 5,092 | Karen Shakhnazarov | $1,214,186 | 2 | $607,093 |
| 5,093 | Anurag Singh | $1,210,392 | 4 | $302,598 |
| 5,094 | Chuan-xing Chen | $1,210,000 | 1 | $1,210,000 |
| 5,095 | Andrew Morahan | $1,209,069 | 5 | $241,814 |
| 5,096 | Yong-jib Park | $1,208,613 | 1 | $1,208,613 |
| 5,097 | Kudret Sabanci | $1,208,389 | 4 | $302,097 |
| 5,098 | Jung-wook Go | $1,207,549 | 2 | $603,775 |
| 5,099 | Adam Gunn | $1,204,890 | 1 | $1,204,890 |
| 5,100 | Olya Zueva | $1,204,830 | 1 | $1,204,830 |
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.