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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)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.

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 Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1,301 George Armitage $34,555,751 3 $11,518,584
1,302 Lone Scherfig $34,475,396 7 $4,925,057
1,303 Tommy O'Haver $34,473,936 4 $8,618,484
1,304 Elia Kazan $34,400,000 13 $2,646,154
1,305 Bud Yorkin $34,362,438 5 $6,872,488
1,306 Kevin Tancharoen $34,317,908 2 $17,158,954
1,307 James Signorelli $34,309,766 2 $17,154,883
1,308 David Swift $34,223,111 4 $8,555,778
1,309 Mark Cowen $34,126,126 1 $34,126,126
1,310 Peter Sollett $34,107,478 5 $6,821,496
1,311 Jocelyn Moorhouse $34,074,547 5 $6,814,909
1,312 Ari Sandel $34,030,343 2 $17,015,172
1,313 Seong-Hu Park $33,919,605 1 $33,919,605
1,314 Craig R. Baxley $33,915,875 3 $11,305,292
1,315 Henry King $33,900,000 7 $4,842,857
1,316 Beyoncé Knowles $33,889,684 1 $33,889,684
1,317 Phil Traill $33,864,613 3 $11,288,204
1,318 Matt Williams $33,771,174 1 $33,771,174
1,319 Alan Shapiro $33,689,416 2 $16,844,708
1,320 Mike Hodges $33,667,907 7 $4,809,701
1,321 Arlene Sanford $33,657,542 2 $16,828,771
1,322 Susanna Fogel $33,625,882 4 $8,406,471
1,323 Mick Garris $33,625,870 6 $5,604,312
1,324 Annabel Jankel $33,551,385 3 $11,183,795
1,325 Rocky Morton $33,551,385 2 $16,775,693
1,326 Allen Coulter $33,494,491 2 $16,747,246
1,327 Clive Donner $33,482,035 5 $6,696,407
1,328 Kent Alterman $33,479,698 1 $33,479,698
1,329 Steven E. de Souza $33,423,000 1 $33,423,000
1,330 Gil Junger $33,422,806 6 $5,570,468
1,331 Robert Pulcini $33,328,116 6 $5,554,686
1,332 Shari Springer Berman $33,328,116 6 $5,554,686
1,333 Steve Bendelack $33,302,167 1 $33,302,167
1,334 Marcus Raboy $33,262,678 4 $8,315,670
1,335 Keith Scholey $33,208,941 7 $4,744,134
1,336 Menahem Golan $33,202,975 5 $6,640,595
1,337 Jason Winer $33,052,700 2 $16,526,350
1,338 John Gatins $33,022,286 1 $33,022,286
1,339 Daisy von Scherler Mayer $32,909,269 3 $10,969,756
1,340 Robert Ben Garant $32,891,920 3 $10,963,973
1,341 Levan Gabriadze $32,789,645 2 $16,394,823
1,342 Mikael Salomon $32,761,319 5 $6,552,264
1,343 Dennis Iliadis $32,752,215 2 $16,376,108
1,344 Rodo Sayagues $32,638,038 1 $32,638,038
1,345 Gary Rydstrom $32,622,971 3 $10,874,324
1,346 Tom Bezucha $32,544,794 2 $16,272,397
1,347 Will Merrick $32,502,025 1 $32,502,025
1,348 Nick Johnson $32,502,025 1 $32,502,025
1,349 Rod Blackhurst $32,494,740 5 $6,498,948
1,350 Bryce McGuire $32,494,740 2 $16,247,370
1,351 David M. Evans $32,443,097 4 $8,110,774
1,352 Grant Heslov $32,428,195 1 $32,428,195
1,353 Joshua Michael Stern $32,421,277 3 $10,807,092
1,354 Tsui Hark $32,413,211 13 $2,493,324
1,355 Susanna White $32,408,327 3 $10,802,776
1,356 Hany Abu-Assad $32,400,085 6 $5,400,014
1,357 Dax Shepard $32,349,452 3 $10,783,151
1,358 Hans Petter Moland $32,291,008 7 $4,613,001
1,359 Damian Harris $32,262,005 3 $10,754,002
1,360 Adam Brooks $32,241,649 1 $32,241,649
1,361 Marco Schnabel $32,235,793 1 $32,235,793
1,362 Robert Greenwald $32,229,527 7 $4,604,218
1,363 Jack Clayton $32,189,287 3 $10,729,762
1,364 Richie Keen $32,187,017 3 $10,729,006
1,365 Tetsuro Kodama $32,132,374 1 $32,132,374
1,366 Hironobu Sakaguchi $32,131,830 1 $32,131,830
1,367 Mark Tonderai $32,112,020 2 $16,056,010
1,368 Jim Field Smith $32,083,860 2 $16,041,930
1,369 Scott Beck $32,062,904 4 $8,015,726
1,370 Bryan Woods $32,062,904 4 $8,015,726
1,371 Zach Helm $32,061,555 1 $32,061,555
1,372 Loren Bouchard $31,933,830 1 $31,933,830
1,373 Henry Levin $31,920,615 6 $5,320,103
1,374 Shane Acker $31,907,309 2 $15,953,655
1,375 Deran Sarafian $31,873,100 3 $10,624,367
1,376 Terry George $31,743,416 3 $10,581,139
1,377 Karel Reisz $31,700,000 7 $4,528,571
1,378 Mark Romanek $31,597,131 1 $31,597,131
1,379 Michael Zinberg $31,559,552 1 $31,559,552
1,380 Matthias Glasner $31,559,552 2 $15,779,776
1,381 Michael Gordon $31,455,882 6 $5,242,647
1,382 David Moreau $31,418,697 4 $7,854,674
1,383 Xavier Palud $31,418,697 1 $31,418,697
1,384 Oz Scott $31,261,000 2 $15,630,500
1,385 Christopher Erskin $31,203,964 1 $31,203,964
1,386 Vondie Curtis-Hall $31,191,613 5 $6,238,323
1,387 Jim Drake $31,138,404 2 $15,569,202
1,388 Peter Atencio $31,050,184 3 $10,350,061
1,389 Otto Bathurst $30,824,628 1 $30,824,628
1,390 Tomas Alfredson $30,820,158 3 $10,273,386
1,391 James Ponsoldt $30,787,449 5 $6,157,490
1,392 Luis Prieto $30,723,147 4 $7,680,787
1,393 Scott Frank $30,618,270 2 $15,309,135
1,394 Tom Ropelewski $30,610,303 2 $15,305,152
1,395 Tatsuya Nagamine $30,376,755 3 $10,125,585
1,396 Anna J. Foerster $30,353,973 2 $15,176,987
1,397 Bob Dolman $30,306,281 1 $30,306,281
1,398 Stephan Elliott $30,248,552 5 $6,049,710
1,399 Desmond Davis $30,000,000 3 $10,000,000
1,400 Michael Dinner $29,932,825 4 $7,483,206

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.