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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Dennie Gordon | $77,096,564 | 4 | $19,274,141 |
| 902 | Tony Bill | $77,017,552 | 7 | $11,002,507 |
| 903 | John R. Cherry, III | $76,741,060 | 3 | $25,580,353 |
| 904 | Paul Demeyer | $76,501,438 | 1 | $76,501,438 |
| 905 | Stig Bergqvist | $76,501,438 | 1 | $76,501,438 |
| 906 | John Crowley | $76,123,146 | 5 | $15,224,629 |
| 907 | Hideo Nakata | $75,941,727 | 17 | $4,467,160 |
| 908 | David Carson | $75,671,262 | 3 | $25,223,754 |
| 909 | Chris Rock | $75,665,378 | 4 | $18,916,345 |
| 910 | Jonathan Dayton | $75,069,730 | 3 | $25,023,243 |
| 911 | Valerie Faris | $75,069,730 | 3 | $25,023,243 |
| 912 | Stefen Fangmeier | $75,030,163 | 1 | $75,030,163 |
| 913 | Reginald Hudlin | $74,812,625 | 12 | $6,234,385 |
| 914 | Paul McGuigan | $74,537,910 | 8 | $9,317,239 |
| 915 | Mark Pellington | $74,508,867 | 10 | $7,450,887 |
| 916 | Gene Wilder | $74,341,544 | 5 | $14,868,309 |
| 917 | Gary Dauberman | $74,152,591 | 2 | $37,076,296 |
| 918 | George Scribner | $74,151,346 | 1 | $74,151,346 |
| 919 | Albert Magnoli | $74,106,633 | 2 | $37,053,317 |
| 920 | Tom Tykwer | $73,951,079 | 11 | $6,722,825 |
| 921 | Pedro Almodovar | $73,932,504 | 28 | $2,640,447 |
| 922 | Bryan Spicer | $73,874,414 | 3 | $24,624,805 |
| 923 | Chris Butler | $73,750,008 | 2 | $36,875,004 |
| 924 | Robert Mulligan | $73,700,194 | 8 | $9,212,524 |
| 925 | Costa-Gavras | $73,331,064 | 12 | $6,110,922 |
| 926 | Lorna Cook | $73,215,310 | 1 | $73,215,310 |
| 927 | Jim Gillespie | $73,210,997 | 4 | $18,302,749 |
| 928 | George Stevens | $73,151,952 | 13 | $5,627,073 |
| 929 | Mario Van Peebles | $73,142,885 | 12 | $6,095,240 |
| 930 | Madeline Sharafian | $72,987,454 | 2 | $36,493,727 |
| 931 | Adrian Molina | $72,987,454 | 1 | $72,987,454 |
| 932 | Nelson McCormick | $72,931,911 | 3 | $24,310,637 |
| 933 | Doug Sweetland | $72,679,278 | 1 | $72,679,278 |
| 934 | Terry Zwigoff | $72,616,397 | 4 | $18,154,099 |
| 935 | Arturo Perez | $72,581,770 | 1 | $72,581,770 |
| 936 | Samantha Jayne | $72,581,770 | 1 | $72,581,770 |
| 937 | Angel Manuel Soto | $72,541,501 | 4 | $18,135,375 |
| 938 | Marco Brambilla | $72,407,200 | 2 | $36,203,600 |
| 939 | Andrei Konchalovsky | $72,309,204 | 5 | $14,461,841 |
| 940 | Justin Simien | $72,057,441 | 3 | $24,019,147 |
| 941 | Mike Tollin | $72,027,629 | 2 | $36,013,815 |
| 942 | Steve Beck | $71,981,451 | 2 | $35,990,726 |
| 943 | Marielle Heller | $71,977,303 | 4 | $17,994,326 |
| 944 | Sean Cunningham | $71,750,222 | 4 | $17,937,556 |
| 945 | George Nolfi | $71,719,411 | 4 | $17,929,853 |
| 946 | Kevin Bray | $71,696,755 | 2 | $35,848,378 |
| 947 | Alfonso Arau | $71,664,677 | 2 | $35,832,339 |
| 948 | Gil Junger | $71,600,772 | 7 | $10,228,682 |
| 949 | Joachim Rønning | $71,260,727 | 2 | $35,630,364 |
| 950 | Steven Zaillian | $71,197,832 | 3 | $23,732,611 |
| 951 | Frank Pierson | $71,129,898 | 2 | $35,564,949 |
| 952 | Rick Rosenthal | $71,091,553 | 8 | $8,886,444 |
| 953 | Kieth Merrill | $70,800,000 | 3 | $23,600,000 |
| 954 | Gilbert Lewis | $70,300,000 | 1 | $70,300,000 |
| 955 | John Flynn | $70,051,158 | 6 | $11,675,193 |
| 956 | Mike "Mouse" McCoy | $70,012,847 | 1 | $70,012,847 |
| 957 | Graeme Ferguson | $70,000,000 | 1 | $70,000,000 |
| 958 | Andrew V. McLaglen | $69,787,676 | 13 | $5,368,283 |
| 959 | Paul Brickman | $69,591,795 | 2 | $34,795,898 |
| 960 | David Mirkin | $69,569,377 | 2 | $34,784,689 |
| 961 | Gerard McMurray | $69,488,745 | 3 | $23,162,915 |
| 962 | Sarah Smith | $69,471,739 | 2 | $34,735,870 |
| 963 | Terrence Malick | $69,189,848 | 11 | $6,289,986 |
| 964 | Nima Nourizadeh | $69,171,850 | 2 | $34,585,925 |
| 965 | Peter Howitt | $68,738,240 | 5 | $13,747,648 |
| 966 | John Dahl | $68,509,788 | 8 | $8,563,724 |
| 967 | Ash Brannon | $68,288,240 | 2 | $34,144,120 |
| 968 | Steve Shill | $68,261,644 | 1 | $68,261,644 |
| 969 | Dinesh D'Souza | $68,245,767 | 6 | $11,374,295 |
| 970 | Camille Delamarre | $68,141,561 | 5 | $13,628,312 |
| 971 | Olivia Wilde | $67,990,365 | 3 | $22,663,455 |
| 972 | Angela Robinson | $67,692,837 | 3 | $22,564,279 |
| 973 | Danny Philippou | $67,623,188 | 3 | $22,541,063 |
| 974 | Michael Philippou | $67,623,188 | 3 | $22,541,063 |
| 975 | Lee Cronin | $67,377,444 | 3 | $22,459,148 |
| 976 | Richard Pearce | $66,788,289 | 6 | $11,131,382 |
| 977 | Nick Bruno | $66,757,013 | 2 | $33,378,507 |
| 978 | Troy Quane | $66,757,013 | 2 | $33,378,507 |
| 979 | Chris Noonan | $66,664,515 | 2 | $33,332,258 |
| 980 | Shekhar Kapur | $66,661,940 | 8 | $8,332,743 |
| 981 | Nigel Cole | $66,138,388 | 6 | $11,023,065 |
| 982 | Derek Cianfrance | $66,033,390 | 4 | $16,508,348 |
| 983 | Greg Jacobs | $66,013,057 | 2 | $33,006,529 |
| 984 | Matthew Robbins | $65,556,816 | 5 | $13,111,363 |
| 985 | Gary Nelson | $65,535,600 | 3 | $21,845,200 |
| 986 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | $65,400,000 | 6 | $10,900,000 |
| 987 | Damien Leone | $65,283,519 | 5 | $13,056,704 |
| 988 | Andrew Douglas | $65,233,369 | 2 | $32,616,685 |
| 989 | Ted Berman | $65,187,923 | 2 | $32,593,962 |
| 990 | Keith Merryman | $65,028,687 | 1 | $65,028,687 |
| 991 | David Newman | $65,028,687 | 1 | $65,028,687 |
| 992 | Harve Foster | $65,000,000 | 1 | $65,000,000 |
| 993 | John Weiley | $65,000,000 | 3 | $21,666,667 |
| 994 | Brad Anderson | $64,662,298 | 15 | $4,310,820 |
| 995 | Richard Franklin | $64,516,233 | 5 | $12,903,247 |
| 996 | Jeremy Garelick | $64,460,211 | 5 | $12,892,042 |
| 997 | Bruce Malmuth | $64,296,891 | 3 | $21,432,297 |
| 998 | Peter Lepeniotis | $64,251,538 | 4 | $16,062,885 |
| 999 | Kevin Munroe | $64,149,046 | 4 | $16,037,262 |
| 1,000 | John Irvin | $64,110,994 | 11 | $5,828,272 |
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.