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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Directors based on the worldwide box office of the movies they worked on.
Since we are still actively researching technical roles, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. The table includes data for movies in The Numbers database. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,501 | Aki Kaurismaki | $25,654,352 | 4 | $6,413,588 |
| 2,502 | Hiroshi Akabane | $25,644,943 | 10 | $2,564,494 |
| 2,503 | Phil Vischer | $25,608,779 | 1 | $25,608,779 |
| 2,504 | Ed Gass-Donnelly | $25,525,097 | 4 | $6,381,274 |
| 2,505 | Claude Lelouch | $25,521,685 | 11 | $2,320,153 |
| 2,506 | Priyadarshan | $25,519,868 | 10 | $2,551,987 |
| 2,507 | Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla | $25,515,605 | 2 | $12,757,803 |
| 2,508 | Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | $25,515,605 | 2 | $12,757,803 |
| 2,509 | Lulu Wang | $25,484,104 | 3 | $8,494,701 |
| 2,510 | Wayne Kramer | $25,482,975 | 4 | $6,370,744 |
| 2,511 | Michael Crichton | $25,473,174 | 6 | $4,245,529 |
| 2,512 | Maria Loohufvud | $25,462,153 | 1 | $25,462,153 |
| 2,513 | Love Martinsen | $25,462,153 | 1 | $25,462,153 |
| 2,514 | J.D. Dillard | $25,453,616 | 4 | $6,363,404 |
| 2,515 | Matthew Chow Hoi-Kwong | $25,441,760 | 1 | $25,441,760 |
| 2,516 | David Charhon | $25,385,741 | 4 | $6,346,435 |
| 2,517 | Mabrouk El Mechri | $25,363,494 | 2 | $12,681,747 |
| 2,518 | Doug Lefler | $25,357,771 | 2 | $12,678,886 |
| 2,519 | David Wnendt | $25,344,264 | 4 | $6,336,066 |
| 2,520 | Hart Bochner | $25,328,592 | 2 | $12,664,296 |
| 2,521 | Steve Loter | $25,320,246 | 1 | $25,320,246 |
| 2,522 | Timur Vermes | $25,283,394 | 1 | $25,283,394 |
| 2,523 | Peter Mullan | $25,218,290 | 2 | $12,609,145 |
| 2,524 | Gyeong Taek Kwak (곽경택) | $25,170,899 | 1 | $25,170,899 |
| 2,525 | Wexin Ye (叶伟信) | $25,141,990 | 1 | $25,141,990 |
| 2,526 | Rob Pritts | $25,116,103 | 1 | $25,116,103 |
| 2,527 | Michael Mohan | $25,052,619 | 3 | $8,350,873 |
| 2,528 | Clarence Fok Yiu-leung | $25,040,000 | 1 | $25,040,000 |
| 2,529 | Hajime Hashimoto | $25,023,863 | 3 | $8,341,288 |
| 2,530 | Kiyotaka Oshiyama | $25,016,271 | 1 | $25,016,271 |
| 2,531 | William Peter Blatty | $25,011,739 | 2 | $12,505,870 |
| 2,532 | Qing Da (大庆) | $25,001,995 | 1 | $25,001,995 |
| 2,533 | Al Silliman, Jr. | $25,000,000 | 1 | $25,000,000 |
| 2,534 | Jesse Eisenberg | $24,996,971 | 2 | $12,498,486 |
| 2,535 | Izuru Narushima | $24,995,444 | 8 | $3,124,431 |
| 2,536 | Park Noo-ri | $24,945,222 | 1 | $24,945,222 |
| 2,537 | Don Michael Paul | $24,927,588 | 14 | $1,780,542 |
| 2,538 | Sergio Leone | $24,900,598 | 8 | $3,112,575 |
| 2,539 | Wong Ming-Sing | $24,860,818 | 1 | $24,860,818 |
| 2,540 | Kwok Cheung Tsang | $24,859,900 | 1 | $24,859,900 |
| 2,541 | Tetsu Maeda | $24,770,384 | 6 | $4,128,397 |
| 2,542 | Erik White | $24,740,552 | 4 | $6,185,138 |
| 2,543 | Haiyin Qin (秦海燕) | $24,732,804 | 1 | $24,732,804 |
| 2,544 | Don Mancini | $24,716,190 | 3 | $8,238,730 |
| 2,545 | Yang Wu | $24,620,000 | 2 | $12,310,000 |
| 2,546 | Kamil Cetin | $24,618,883 | 9 | $2,735,431 |
| 2,547 | Joshua Marston | $24,595,114 | 4 | $6,148,779 |
| 2,548 | Javier Ruiz Caldera | $24,585,246 | 6 | $4,097,541 |
| 2,549 | Cho Jung rae | $24,578,583 | 6 | $4,096,431 |
| 2,550 | Tensai Okamura | $24,555,465 | 2 | $12,277,733 |
| 2,551 | Abhinay Deo | $24,518,217 | 5 | $4,903,643 |
| 2,552 | Hiroshi Nishikiori | $24,486,525 | 4 | $6,121,631 |
| 2,553 | Ashwni Dhir | $24,486,438 | 2 | $12,243,219 |
| 2,554 | Nicholas Ray | $24,485,263 | 3 | $8,161,754 |
| 2,555 | Anika Decker | $24,483,670 | 3 | $8,161,223 |
| 2,556 | Pitipol Ybarra | $24,465,224 | 6 | $4,077,537 |
| 2,557 | Ross Katz | $24,429,284 | 3 | $8,143,095 |
| 2,558 | Sajid Samji | $24,403,531 | 1 | $24,403,531 |
| 2,559 | Choi Sung-hyun | $24,376,704 | 1 | $24,376,704 |
| 2,560 | Fernando González Molina | $24,375,055 | 5 | $4,875,011 |
| 2,561 | Remi Bezancon | $24,364,748 | 3 | $8,121,583 |
| 2,562 | Mahsun Kirmizigül | $24,288,961 | 4 | $6,072,240 |
| 2,563 | Jeong Yeol Choi | $24,225,992 | 2 | $12,112,996 |
| 2,564 | Wayne Blair | $24,212,392 | 5 | $4,842,478 |
| 2,565 | Gabriela Cowperthwaite | $24,178,861 | 5 | $4,835,772 |
| 2,566 | Darina Shmidt | $24,168,275 | 4 | $6,042,069 |
| 2,567 | Jun-hee Han | $24,134,402 | 2 | $12,067,201 |
| 2,568 | Gary Halvorson | $24,114,804 | 18 | $1,339,711 |
| 2,569 | Jun-Soo Park | $23,979,032 | 3 | $7,993,011 |
| 2,570 | Marc Fafard | $23,970,431 | 1 | $23,970,431 |
| 2,571 | Patricia Rozema | $23,970,351 | 5 | $4,794,070 |
| 2,572 | Fritz Kiersch | $23,969,329 | 3 | $7,989,776 |
| 2,573 | Philippe Claudel | $23,936,509 | 3 | $7,978,836 |
| 2,574 | Hu Gao (高虎) | $23,927,919 | 1 | $23,927,919 |
| 2,575 | Hideki Ito | $23,913,019 | 1 | $23,913,019 |
| 2,576 | Wagner de Assis | $23,886,064 | 4 | $5,971,516 |
| 2,577 | Abdellatif Kechiche | $23,885,725 | 3 | $7,961,908 |
| 2,578 | Debra Granik | $23,867,192 | 5 | $4,773,438 |
| 2,579 | André De Toth | $23,802,233 | 7 | $3,400,319 |
| 2,580 | Gabriele Salvatores | $23,750,106 | 8 | $2,968,763 |
| 2,581 | Michael Mayer | $23,745,708 | 6 | $3,957,618 |
| 2,582 | Gregg Champion | $23,742,152 | 4 | $5,935,538 |
| 2,583 | Fioria Sigismondi | $23,739,371 | 3 | $7,913,124 |
| 2,584 | John Carl Buechler | $23,736,563 | 3 | $7,912,188 |
| 2,585 | Savage Steve Holland | $23,729,407 | 4 | $5,932,352 |
| 2,586 | Amy Holden Jones | $23,676,308 | 4 | $5,919,077 |
| 2,587 | Chava Cartas | $23,663,142 | 9 | $2,629,238 |
| 2,588 | Héctor Babenco | $23,630,098 | 5 | $4,726,020 |
| 2,589 | Seth Kearsley | $23,607,202 | 1 | $23,607,202 |
| 2,590 | Akiyuki Shinbo | $23,558,147 | 5 | $4,711,629 |
| 2,591 | Alberto Rodriguez | $23,533,797 | 5 | $4,706,759 |
| 2,592 | Benh Zeitlin | $23,532,256 | 2 | $11,766,128 |
| 2,593 | Byungkuk Hwang | $23,463,785 | 1 | $23,463,785 |
| 2,594 | Thomas Lilti | $23,456,054 | 4 | $5,864,014 |
| 2,595 | Tinto Brass | $23,416,337 | 2 | $11,708,169 |
| 2,596 | Giancarlo Lui | $23,415,271 | 1 | $23,415,271 |
| 2,597 | Bob Guccione | $23,415,271 | 1 | $23,415,271 |
| 2,598 | Mike Schwartz | $23,356,299 | 2 | $11,678,150 |
| 2,599 | Tyler Nilson | $23,356,299 | 3 | $7,785,433 |
| 2,600 | Soon-rye Yim | $23,352,404 | 3 | $7,784,135 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.