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Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,801 | Samuel Maoz | $2,493,284 | 1 | $2,493,284 |
| 5,802 | Donna Deitch | $2,492,088 | 1 | $2,492,088 |
| 5,803 | Gilmer McCormick | $2,491,460 | 1 | $2,491,460 |
| 5,804 | Bob Wilbers | $2,490,710 | 5 | $498,142 |
| 5,805 | Mariana Rondon | $2,490,664 | 2 | $1,245,332 |
| 5,806 | Jacobo Martínez | $2,490,374 | 1 | $2,490,374 |
| 5,807 | Eric Valli | $2,487,878 | 1 | $2,487,878 |
| 5,808 | Tobias Lindholm | $2,487,513 | 4 | $621,878 |
| 5,809 | Michael Steinberg | $2,487,402 | 3 | $829,134 |
| 5,810 | Jim Loach | $2,482,925 | 2 | $1,241,463 |
| 5,811 | Joe Swanberg | $2,482,105 | 9 | $275,789 |
| 5,812 | Mélanie Auffret | $2,477,791 | 2 | $1,238,896 |
| 5,813 | John Stephenson | $2,476,776 | 3 | $825,592 |
| 5,814 | Yuriy Korobeynikov | $2,474,894 | 1 | $2,474,894 |
| 5,815 | Pierre Schoeller | $2,474,009 | 2 | $1,237,005 |
| 5,816 | Frank Ketelaar | $2,472,572 | 1 | $2,472,572 |
| 5,817 | Fu Dongyu | $2,472,281 | 2 | $1,236,141 |
| 5,818 | Arman Gevorgyan | $2,471,743 | 2 | $1,235,872 |
| 5,819 | Evgeniy Shelyakin | $2,470,968 | 4 | $617,742 |
| 5,820 | Sameer Vidwans | $2,466,571 | 1 | $2,466,571 |
| 5,821 | Olivier Ayache-Vidal | $2,465,589 | 1 | $2,465,589 |
| 5,822 | Stephen Belber | $2,465,224 | 3 | $821,741 |
| 5,823 | Luc Dionne | $2,462,588 | 1 | $2,462,588 |
| 5,824 | Emilio Portes | $2,461,744 | 2 | $1,230,872 |
| 5,825 | Zuxin Hou | $2,460,000 | 1 | $2,460,000 |
| 5,826 | Naruhiro Gonpa | $2,458,785 | 1 | $2,458,785 |
| 5,827 | Michaël Souhaité | $2,458,456 | 1 | $2,458,456 |
| 5,828 | Piet De Rycker | $2,456,751 | 3 | $818,917 |
| 5,829 | Sundar C. | $2,454,828 | 8 | $306,854 |
| 5,830 | Brano Misik | $2,454,169 | 1 | $2,454,169 |
| 5,831 | Jiang Qinmin | $2,453,626 | 2 | $1,226,813 |
| 5,832 | Eric Rohmer | $2,449,767 | 19 | $128,935 |
| 5,833 | Sergio Manfio | $2,448,962 | 2 | $1,224,481 |
| 5,834 | Ivo Macharácek | $2,448,459 | 1 | $2,448,459 |
| 5,835 | Xu Bing | $2,448,399 | 2 | $1,224,200 |
| 5,836 | Abdullah Oguz | $2,446,783 | 3 | $815,594 |
| 5,837 | Louis Pepe | $2,446,571 | 3 | $815,524 |
| 5,838 | Keith Fulton | $2,446,571 | 3 | $815,524 |
| 5,839 | Julio Torres | $2,444,644 | 1 | $2,444,644 |
| 5,840 | Yi Seung-jun | $2,444,618 | 3 | $814,873 |
| 5,841 | Koji Hashimoto | $2,443,200 | 2 | $1,221,600 |
| 5,842 | Sebastien Vanicek | $2,442,845 | 2 | $1,221,423 |
| 5,843 | Christian Zubert | $2,442,660 | 4 | $610,665 |
| 5,844 | Toni Kurkimäki | $2,435,881 | 1 | $2,435,881 |
| 5,845 | Adam Qiu | $2,435,535 | 1 | $2,435,535 |
| 5,846 | Niu Chaoyang | $2,434,690 | 2 | $1,217,345 |
| 5,847 | Benoit Graffin | $2,434,473 | 1 | $2,434,473 |
| 5,848 | Méliane Marcaggi | $2,431,751 | 1 | $2,431,751 |
| 5,849 | Yan Xusheng | $2,426,920 | 2 | $1,213,460 |
| 5,850 | Crystal Moselle | $2,426,219 | 4 | $606,555 |
| 5,851 | Rene Feret | $2,426,101 | 2 | $1,213,051 |
| 5,852 | Yonggyun Kim | $2,418,831 | 2 | $1,209,416 |
| 5,853 | David Oelhoffen | $2,418,515 | 4 | $604,629 |
| 5,854 | Francis Ng | $2,415,054 | 1 | $2,415,054 |
| 5,855 | Park Heung-sik | $2,413,751 | 2 | $1,206,876 |
| 5,856 | Lisa Immordino Vreeland | $2,413,011 | 5 | $482,602 |
| 5,857 | Humberto Hinojosa Ozcariz | $2,411,895 | 3 | $803,965 |
| 5,858 | Alexandr Nazrarov | $2,407,547 | 1 | $2,407,547 |
| 5,859 | José Pepe Bojórquez | $2,404,092 | 1 | $2,404,092 |
| 5,860 | Catherine Corsini | $2,401,428 | 4 | $600,357 |
| 5,861 | Thomas Bidegain | $2,401,421 | 3 | $800,474 |
| 5,862 | Farhad Mann | $2,396,302 | 1 | $2,396,302 |
| 5,863 | Wanuri Kahiu | $2,395,946 | 3 | $798,649 |
| 5,864 | Rupert Everett | $2,394,619 | 1 | $2,394,619 |
| 5,865 | Sifan Bu (不思凡) | $2,389,217 | 1 | $2,389,217 |
| 5,866 | Tony Tilse | $2,388,585 | 1 | $2,388,585 |
| 5,867 | Artyom Aksenenko | $2,385,755 | 2 | $1,192,878 |
| 5,868 | Leonardo D'Agostini | $2,383,752 | 2 | $1,191,876 |
| 5,869 | Yu-hsun Chen | $2,382,180 | 2 | $1,191,090 |
| 5,870 | Müfit Can Saçıntı | $2,380,336 | 4 | $595,084 |
| 5,871 | Kevin R. Adams | $2,379,961 | 1 | $2,379,961 |
| 5,872 | Joe Ksander | $2,379,961 | 1 | $2,379,961 |
| 5,873 | Matthew Bourne | $2,379,380 | 6 | $396,563 |
| 5,874 | Zabou Breitman | $2,377,546 | 1 | $2,377,546 |
| 5,875 | Yuval Adler | $2,375,337 | 4 | $593,834 |
| 5,876 | John Malkovich | $2,374,732 | 1 | $2,374,732 |
| 5,877 | Takuya Igarashi | $2,374,727 | 1 | $2,374,727 |
| 5,878 | Ethan Hawke | $2,372,167 | 6 | $395,361 |
| 5,879 | John Dower | $2,371,442 | 2 | $1,185,721 |
| 5,880 | Pierre Jolivet | $2,371,060 | 4 | $592,765 |
| 5,881 | Joji Matsuola | $2,365,060 | 1 | $2,365,060 |
| 5,882 | Yağız Alp Akaydın | $2,364,604 | 2 | $1,182,302 |
| 5,883 | Mikhael Hers | $2,363,781 | 2 | $1,181,891 |
| 5,884 | Krishna Chaitanya | $2,361,020 | 3 | $787,007 |
| 5,885 | Yasushi Kawamura | $2,359,127 | 1 | $2,359,127 |
| 5,886 | Maxime Govare | $2,354,567 | 3 | $784,856 |
| 5,887 | Joo-Young Lee | $2,354,360 | 1 | $2,354,360 |
| 5,888 | Serge Hazanavicius | $2,354,121 | 1 | $2,354,121 |
| 5,889 | Shintaro Shimosawa | $2,352,511 | 1 | $2,352,511 |
| 5,890 | Meghna Gulzar | $2,349,097 | 4 | $587,274 |
| 5,891 | Charlie McDowell | $2,348,380 | 6 | $391,397 |
| 5,892 | Matthew Crouch | $2,347,896 | 2 | $1,173,948 |
| 5,893 | Muharrem Gulmez | $2,346,973 | 1 | $2,346,973 |
| 5,894 | Ji Young Yoo (유지영) | $2,343,636 | 1 | $2,343,636 |
| 5,895 | Katsuhiro Otomo | $2,341,720 | 3 | $780,573 |
| 5,896 | James Yukich | $2,341,309 | 1 | $2,341,309 |
| 5,897 | Nadee Issara | $2,340,262 | 1 | $2,340,262 |
| 5,898 | Letitia Rosculet | $2,339,259 | 1 | $2,339,259 |
| 5,899 | Yûzô Asahara | $2,337,561 | 1 | $2,337,561 |
| 5,900 | Patricia Martínez de Velasco | $2,336,212 | 1 | $2,336,212 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.