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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,201 | Richard Thorpe | $41,037,326 | 11 | $3,730,666 |
| 1,202 | Danial Stamm | $41,034,350 | 1 | $41,034,350 |
| 1,203 | Tina Gordon | $40,860,481 | 2 | $20,430,241 |
| 1,204 | Timothy Reckart | $40,847,995 | 2 | $20,423,998 |
| 1,205 | Zach Cregger | $40,842,944 | 1 | $40,842,944 |
| 1,206 | Brian G. Hutton | $40,716,459 | 3 | $13,572,153 |
| 1,207 | Roxann Dawson | $40,713,082 | 1 | $40,713,082 |
| 1,208 | Bruce Neibaur | $40,593,286 | 1 | $40,593,286 |
| 1,209 | Niels Arden Oplev | $40,528,402 | 6 | $6,754,734 |
| 1,210 | Jim Sharman | $40,420,000 | 2 | $20,210,000 |
| 1,211 | Perry Andelin Blake | $40,363,530 | 1 | $40,363,530 |
| 1,212 | Aaron Norris | $40,330,481 | 6 | $6,721,747 |
| 1,213 | Pitof | $40,202,379 | 1 | $40,202,379 |
| 1,214 | S.S. Rajamouli | $40,196,918 | 4 | $10,049,230 |
| 1,215 | Peter MacDonald | $40,190,000 | 1 | $40,190,000 |
| 1,216 | George Gallo | $40,183,525 | 10 | $4,018,353 |
| 1,217 | Jeff McGrath | $40,108,697 | 1 | $40,108,697 |
| 1,218 | Cathy Malkasian | $40,108,697 | 1 | $40,108,697 |
| 1,219 | Michel Tiddes | $40,041,683 | 1 | $40,041,683 |
| 1,220 | Billy Bob Thornton | $40,017,377 | 4 | $10,004,344 |
| 1,221 | John Lafia | $39,879,208 | 2 | $19,939,604 |
| 1,222 | Henry Koster | $39,700,000 | 6 | $6,616,667 |
| 1,223 | Deborah Kaplan | $39,611,826 | 2 | $19,805,913 |
| 1,224 | Harry Elfont | $39,611,826 | 2 | $19,805,913 |
| 1,225 | John Patrick Shanley | $39,595,404 | 2 | $19,797,702 |
| 1,226 | Jerry Jameson | $39,583,301 | 7 | $5,654,757 |
| 1,227 | Sean Penn | $39,537,782 | 7 | $5,648,255 |
| 1,228 | Kyle Marvin | $39,448,525 | 1 | $39,448,525 |
| 1,229 | Charles Grosvenor | $39,442,871 | 1 | $39,442,871 |
| 1,230 | Steven Antin | $39,440,655 | 1 | $39,440,655 |
| 1,231 | John Eng | $39,402,572 | 1 | $39,402,572 |
| 1,232 | James Marsh | $39,367,579 | 10 | $3,936,758 |
| 1,233 | Danny Cannon | $38,971,167 | 2 | $19,485,584 |
| 1,234 | Ken Marino | $38,958,484 | 2 | $19,479,242 |
| 1,235 | Rachel Talalay | $38,936,366 | 4 | $9,734,092 |
| 1,236 | Joan Chen | $38,759,449 | 3 | $12,919,816 |
| 1,237 | Sean Durkin | $38,730,718 | 3 | $12,910,239 |
| 1,238 | Emilio Estevez | $38,715,091 | 6 | $6,452,515 |
| 1,239 | Michael Cuesta | $38,708,345 | 3 | $12,902,782 |
| 1,240 | Steven Seagal | $38,590,458 | 1 | $38,590,458 |
| 1,241 | Mike Nawrocki | $38,552,620 | 2 | $19,276,310 |
| 1,242 | Michael Radford | $38,416,287 | 9 | $4,268,476 |
| 1,243 | Carl Rinsch | $38,362,475 | 1 | $38,362,475 |
| 1,244 | Morton DaCosta | $38,253,846 | 2 | $19,126,923 |
| 1,245 | Oliver Parker | $38,212,093 | 10 | $3,821,209 |
| 1,246 | Herb Freed | $37,994,000 | 3 | $12,664,667 |
| 1,247 | Jerry Schatzberg | $37,934,324 | 5 | $7,586,865 |
| 1,248 | Joel Gallen | $37,882,551 | 1 | $37,882,551 |
| 1,249 | Christian E. Christiansen | $37,813,041 | 3 | $12,604,347 |
| 1,250 | Kerry Conran | $37,760,080 | 1 | $37,760,080 |
| 1,251 | Kevin Hooks | $37,732,823 | 4 | $9,433,206 |
| 1,252 | John Hoffman | $37,667,746 | 1 | $37,667,746 |
| 1,253 | Leo McCarey | $37,600,000 | 7 | $5,371,429 |
| 1,254 | Alan Myerson | $37,574,851 | 2 | $18,787,426 |
| 1,255 | Barry W. Blaustein | $37,490,596 | 3 | $12,496,865 |
| 1,256 | Alan Poul | $37,490,007 | 1 | $37,490,007 |
| 1,257 | Steve Williams | $37,384,046 | 1 | $37,384,046 |
| 1,258 | Nicolas Winding Refn | $37,274,641 | 4 | $9,318,660 |
| 1,259 | Dean Devlin | $37,124,904 | 2 | $18,562,452 |
| 1,260 | Greg McLean | $37,117,194 | 6 | $6,186,199 |
| 1,261 | John Wayne | $37,107,027 | 3 | $12,369,009 |
| 1,262 | Chris Nahon | $37,090,155 | 3 | $12,363,385 |
| 1,263 | Michael Dowse | $36,956,431 | 7 | $5,279,490 |
| 1,264 | David Lickley | $36,869,362 | 2 | $18,434,681 |
| 1,265 | Don Roos | $36,830,711 | 2 | $18,415,356 |
| 1,266 | Ilya Naishuller | $36,820,073 | 2 | $18,410,037 |
| 1,267 | Chuck Sheetz | $36,696,761 | 1 | $36,696,761 |
| 1,268 | Stephen Kessler | $36,509,156 | 2 | $18,254,578 |
| 1,269 | Ueli Steiger | $36,489,888 | 1 | $36,489,888 |
| 1,270 | Doug Ellin | $36,463,909 | 2 | $18,231,955 |
| 1,271 | Patrick Read Johnson | $36,414,766 | 5 | $7,282,953 |
| 1,272 | Jamie Uys | $36,323,227 | 3 | $12,107,742 |
| 1,273 | Todd Graff | $36,143,101 | 2 | $18,071,551 |
| 1,274 | Gene Kelly | $36,108,099 | 2 | $18,054,050 |
| 1,275 | Jeff Pollack | $36,093,386 | 2 | $18,046,693 |
| 1,276 | Barry Cook | $36,076,121 | 1 | $36,076,121 |
| 1,277 | Neil Nightingale | $36,076,121 | 2 | $18,038,061 |
| 1,278 | Don Chaffey | $36,000,000 | 3 | $12,000,000 |
| 1,279 | Peter Landesman | $35,941,917 | 4 | $8,985,479 |
| 1,280 | Clive Barker | $35,813,614 | 3 | $11,937,871 |
| 1,281 | Jim Jarmusch | $35,801,275 | 14 | $2,557,234 |
| 1,282 | Todd Holland | $35,782,398 | 5 | $7,156,480 |
| 1,283 | Dan Mazer | $35,627,770 | 4 | $8,906,943 |
| 1,284 | Willard Huyck | $35,561,076 | 2 | $17,780,538 |
| 1,285 | Justin Chadwick | $35,470,348 | 3 | $11,823,449 |
| 1,286 | Chris Addison | $35,417,038 | 2 | $17,708,519 |
| 1,287 | Bernard Rose | $35,355,804 | 10 | $3,535,580 |
| 1,288 | Jake Schreier | $35,317,772 | 4 | $8,829,443 |
| 1,289 | Morgan Neville | $35,199,023 | 11 | $3,199,911 |
| 1,290 | Dave Filoni | $35,161,554 | 1 | $35,161,554 |
| 1,291 | Daniel Barnz | $35,127,901 | 3 | $11,709,300 |
| 1,292 | J. Blakeson | $35,079,962 | 4 | $8,769,991 |
| 1,293 | Alek Keshishian | $35,056,189 | 3 | $11,685,396 |
| 1,294 | Jonathan Hensleigh | $34,852,564 | 3 | $11,617,521 |
| 1,295 | Kelly Fremon Craig | $34,804,039 | 2 | $17,402,020 |
| 1,296 | Liz Friedlander | $34,742,066 | 1 | $34,742,066 |
| 1,297 | Jeff Nichols | $34,741,555 | 6 | $5,790,259 |
| 1,298 | Rajkumar Hirani | $34,736,990 | 5 | $6,947,398 |
| 1,299 | Florent-Emilio Siri | $34,636,443 | 3 | $11,545,481 |
| 1,300 | Douglas McGrath | $34,604,862 | 4 | $8,651,216 |
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.